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The AAF Exchange

You wondered. We explained. AAF experts provide clear, data-driven insight into today’s economic and domestic policy issues. 

#Eakinomics: Why Conservatives Don’t Have A Health Care Plan

New in #Eakinomics – AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin explains why, in the midst of health care proposals like Medicare For All, conservatives do not have a proposal of their own.

An Analysis of Federal Training Programs

This new study examines the two major adult-worker training programs along with federal apprenticeship programs. It concludes that while these federal programs are largely effective at placing workers in jobs today, their focus is concentrated in industry sectors that are not projected to experience the bulk of job growth over the next five years.

Eye on Trade

International trade empowers Americans to build a better life by expanding options for U.S. consumers, lowering the cost of American manufacturing, and giving producers access to billions of consumers around the globe. Recent new trade barriers imposed by the Trump Administration threaten to diminish these benefits, significantly increasing costs for both businesses and consumers. AAF’s […]

The AAF Exchange

You wondered. We explained. AAF experts provide clear, data-driven insight into today’s economic and domestic policy issues. 

October 4, 2019

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(CLIP) The September Jobs Report — Yahoo! Finance

Gordon Gray

Watch AAF's Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray discussing the economy and the latest jobs figures on Yahoo Finance this afternoon.

October 4, 2019

Weekly Checkup

The President’s Plan for Medicare

Christopher Holt

This week President Trump rolled out a new executive order (EO) aimed at improving the Medicare program, and Medicare Advantage (MA) in particular. The…

October 4, 2019

U6 Fix

Not Bad, Not Great

Gordon Gray

U.S. firms and government added 136,000 jobs in September, with private firms adding 114,000 workers. Government added 22,000 workers, though only a small…

October 4, 2019

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September Jobs

Gordon Gray

Last month's jobs report disappointed at the top line but reflected other strengths in the labor market, including persistent gains in entrants to the…

October 3, 2019

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Projecting FY 2019 Regulatory Budget Results

Dan Bosch, Dan Goldbeck

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The end of fiscal year (FY) 2019 on September 30 wrapped up the latest year of the Trump Administration’s regulatory budget, which…

October 3, 2019

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Net Neutrality Settled Once And For All, Sorta

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Net Neutrality Settled Once And For All, Sorta Let’s review. All was well in Internet-land until 2015, when the Obama-era Federal Communications…

October 2, 2019

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The AAF Exchange — Ep. 12: Trump’s Regulatory Reform

Dan Bosch

Listen in as AAF’s Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Bosch discusses the Trump Administration’s regulatory agenda, how it has fared this past fiscal…

October 2, 2019

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Progressive Policies and the Facts

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Progressive Policies and the Facts It is the most pervasive and important narrative of our time: Over the past five decades, incomes of…

October 1, 2019

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(CLIP) Delisting Chinese Companies Is A Bad Idea — Fox Business

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the potential economic impact of restricting U.S.-China investment.

October 1, 2019

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Assessing President Trump’s Trade Deal with Japan

Jacqueline Varas

It replicates, at least in part, the benefits the United States would have enjoyed if President Trump had not prematurely withdrawn from TPP.  

October 1, 2019

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Risky Business

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Risky Business No, no, no — not Tom Cruise in his tighty-whities. I want to talk about the path forward on policy for the housing government-sponsored…

September 30, 2019

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The Future of Housing Finance Reform

Thomas Wade

AAF’s Director of Financial Services Policy Thomas Wade discusses the challenges that come with reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and what the future…

September 30, 2019

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Labor Rulemakings Rule the Week

Dan Goldbeck, Dan Bosch

As fiscal year (FY) 2019 comes to a close, the past week provided a real shot in the arm to the deregulatory side of the regulatory budget. The Department…

September 30, 2019

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Some Depressing Stats to Start Your Week 

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Some Depressing Stats to Start Your Week  Today’s effort to fulfill my obligation to find the dark cloud for every silver lining is…

September 27, 2019

Weekly Checkup

Negotiation in Speaker Pelosi’s Drug-Pricing Proposal

Christopher Holt

The following is adapted from Christopher Holt’s oral testimony that he delivered yesterday afternoon to the House Education & Labor Committee's HELP…

September 27, 2019

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As Goes California, So Goes the Nation

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: As Goes California, So Goes the Nation At least that is what Xavier Becerra asserts. Perhaps he's right, but there are big implications…

September 27, 2019

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The Economic Cost of Worker Reclassification

Isabel Soto

Executive Summary California’s Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which severely restricts how many workers…

September 26, 2019

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The Total Cost of Trump’s Tariffs

Jacqueline Varas

The president’s newly enacted tariffs could increase nationwide consumer costs by $120 billion annually and threaten nearly $665 billion of exports and…

September 26, 2019

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Testimony on The Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3)

Christopher Holt

U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education & Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions *The views expressed here are…

September 26, 2019

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The Sanders Wealth Tax

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: The Sanders Wealth Tax Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has proposed an aggressive tax on the wealth of individuals and…

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#Eakinomics: Why Conservatives Don’t Have A Health Care Plan

New in #Eakinomics – AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin explains why, in the midst of health care proposals like Medicare For All, conservatives do not have a proposal of their own.

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