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Stephen Walters

Stephen J.K. Walters is the author of "Boom Towns: Restoring the Urban American Dream" (Stanford University Press, 2014). He is a Professor of Economics at Loyola University Maryland, an Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute, and a fellow of the Institute for Applied Economics at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Walters is an applied microeconomist.

Articles by Stephen Walters

May 11, 2018 · Stephen Walters

Do Millennials Really Love Socialism?

The millennial generation is taking a lot of heat lately, with even some of its members a bit shame-faced about their values, habits, and much else. Most troubling to the economically literate…

Feb 23, 2018 · Stephen Walters

Urban Universities: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?

Look at any map of our recent presidential elections and a key fault-line in our fractured country becomes clear. Cities and their denser suburbs vote overwhelmingly Democratic and show up as blue islands.…