The Total Cost of Trump’s New Tariffs

The president’s proposed tariffs could increase nationwide consumer costs by nearly $40 billion annually.

A Look At Rural Broadband Economics

Executive Summary The Trump Administration has proposed expanding broadband Internet to improve the economic vitality of rural areas. While many reports highlight a simple lack of broadband in rural areas, policymakers should understand the nuances of broadband Internet and access to it before creating any specific policy. This study examines the official definition of broadband, […]

Is the SEC Proposed Regulation in the Best Interest of Investors?

Executive Summary After the collapse of the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking steps to meet the same goal of investor protection. Although no longer explicitly using the language of “fiduciary,” the SEC’s proposed Best Interest Regulation meets or exceeds that standard, including requiring financial advisors to mitigate, […]

Two Months to Go: Regulatory Budget Progress

The most noteworthy component of the Trump Administration’s regulatory reform efforts is the establishment of a regulatory budget — a cap on the amount of costs an agency’s new rules can impose each year.  With the fiscal year (FY) ending on September 30, this analysis provides an update on where agencies stand relative to their […]
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The Total Cost of Trump’s New Tariffs

The president’s proposed tariffs could increase nationwide consumer costs by nearly $40 billion annually.

August 17, 2018

The Daily Dish

Medicare for All

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Medicare for All Progressives tout “Medicare for All” So that nobody will recall Their toxic single payer That hasn’t a fiscal…

August 16, 2018

The Daily Dish

Beware Senators Bearing Gifts

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Beware Senators Bearing Gifts Senator Elizabeth Warren, charter member of the academic and ruling elites but self-styled crusader for the…

August 15, 2018

The Daily Dish

Incentives and the Part D Drug Program

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinonmics: Incentives and the Part D Drug Program The Medicare Part D program – which offers the plans that cover the cost of seniors’ outpatient…

August 14, 2018

Research

Redesigning Medicare Part D to Realign Incentives

Tara O'Neill Hayes

Restructuring the Medicare Part D program’s benefit design in a way that realigns incentives away from high-cost, high-rebate drugs may be the best way…

August 14, 2018

The Daily Dish

Not So Fast — Rethinking Rural Broadband Policy

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Not So Fast — Rethinking Rural Broadband Policy Broadband is at the center of many discussions regarding infrastructure and the economy…

August 14, 2018

Research

A Look At Rural Broadband Economics

Will Rinehart

Executive Summary The Trump Administration has proposed expanding broadband Internet to improve the economic vitality of rural areas. While many reports…

August 13, 2018

Insight

Parsing the Rhetoric of Medicare for All

Jonathan Keisling

Advocates of public health insurance have recently taken to naming their proposed legislation “Medicare [fill in the blank].” “Medicare Part E,”…

August 13, 2018

Insight

Two Months to Go: Regulatory Budget Progress

Dan Bosch

The most noteworthy component of the Trump Administration’s regulatory reform efforts is the establishment of a regulatory budget — a cap on the amount…

August 13, 2018

Week in Regulation

Health Care Rules Lead Deregulatory Week

Dan Goldbeck

Building off of last week’s trend, the August deregulatory streak continues apace. A trio of final rules from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)…

August 13, 2018

The Daily Dish

Turkish Tariffs

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Turkish Tariffs In my youth there was a candy called Turkish Taffy that was perhaps taffy and definitely not Turkish. It wasn’t particularly…

August 10, 2018

Weekly Checkup

The Folly of Compulsory Licensing

Christopher Holt, Will Rinehart

Over the last few weeks there has been growing buzz around the idea of compulsory licensing in the pharmaceutical market. According to the World Trade…

August 10, 2018

The Daily Dish

Best Interest Regulation

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Best Interest Regulation Investment advisors should give their clients advice that is good for the clients. That’s a pretty simple notion…

August 9, 2018

The Daily Dish

CFIUS Reform

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: CFIUS Reform The Trump Administration has undertaken an aggressive rollback of the federal regulatory burden; reformed the tax code to foster…

August 8, 2018

Insight

Is the SEC Proposed Regulation in the Best Interest of Investors?

Thomas Wade

Executive Summary After the collapse of the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking steps to…

August 8, 2018

Insight

Congress Passes Ambitious CFIUS Reform

Thomas Wade, Jacqueline Varas

Executive Summary The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) screens the national security implications of transactions in which…

August 8, 2018

The Daily Dish

Fair and Foul On the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Fair and Foul On the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act The Associated Press ran an interesting story about the geography of job growth under the Trump…

August 7, 2018

The Daily Dish

In Case You Didn’t Believe It the First (Dozen) Times

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) decision in the Browning Ferris Industries (BFI) case was a bad idea. Recall that since 1984, a firm…

August 6, 2018

Insight

Paid Leave Formally Meets Social Security

Ben Gitis

The new paid leave program still would be financed with new debt.

August 6, 2018

Week in Regulation

A Steady Deregulatory Week

Dan Goldbeck

Last week’s rulemakings generally trended in the cost-reducing and paperwork-cutting direction. While 12 out of the 16 measures with quantified cost-benefit…

August 6, 2018

The Daily Dish

A Trump Take on CAFE Standards

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

As anticipated, this past week the Trump Administration issued revised Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for the years 2020 to 2025. The…

A Look At Rural Broadband Economics

Executive Summary The Trump Administration has proposed expanding broadband Internet to improve the economic vitality of rural areas. While many reports highlight a simple lack of broadband in rural areas, policymakers should understand the nuances of broadband Internet and access to it before creating any specific policy. This study examines the official definition of broadband, […]

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