#Eakinomics: Tax Reform and the Federal Budget

New in #Eakinomics – AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin explains how federal budget problems existed long before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The Total Cost of Trump’s New Tariffs

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

The Trump Administration’s Regulatory Agenda and Budget – Dan Bosch

AAF’s Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Bosch takes a look at the Trump Administration’s regulatory agenda and budget for FY2019. To keep up with the latest regulations, check out regrodeo.com.

State-by-State: The Labor Force and Economic Effects of the Opioid Crisis
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State Map of the Opioid Crisis

#Eakinomics: Tax Reform and the Federal Budget

New in #Eakinomics – AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin explains how federal budget problems existed long before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

November 16, 2018

Weekly Checkup

Tackling the IMD Exclusion

Christopher Holt

Earlier this week, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar announced that the Trump Administration will offer state Medicaid programs new opportunities…

November 16, 2018

Research

How to Get the Most Out of the Government’s Research Spending

Philip Rossetti, Sejla Avdic

The DOE’s research programs offer a model for how the federal government can best support productivity-improving innovation.

November 16, 2018

The Daily Dish

Progress at the FHA

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Progress at the FHA Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the poster children of the housing bubble, bust, and bailout era. But the Federal Housing…

November 15, 2018

Comments for the Record

Enterprise Capital Requirements

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Thomas Wade

11/15/2018 Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel Attention: Comments/RIN 2590–AA95 Federal Housing Finance Agency Eighth Floor, 400 Seventh…

November 15, 2018

The Daily Dish

“Winning” the HQ2 Sweepstakes

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: "Winning" the HQ2 Sweepstakes In a surprising diversion from politics, the talk of the town for the last few days has centered around Amazon’s selection of New…

November 14, 2018

Multimedia

Eakinomics: Drug Pricing

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

New in #Eakinomics – AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin explains why using an index of international drug prices isn’t as clever as it seems.

November 14, 2018

The Daily Dish

Budget Process Reform

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Budget Process Reform The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA) created the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process…

November 13, 2018

Week in Regulation

New Month, New Deregulatory Push

Dan Goldbeck

After a series of relatively quiet weeks, the first week of November provided a burst of activity in the Federal Register – particularly on the deregulatory…

November 13, 2018

The Daily Dish

Congressional Outlook

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Congressional Outlook Congress returns this week and faces a short list of “must-do” items. At the top of the list is funding agencies…

November 9, 2018

Weekly Checkup

What Does the Election Mean for Health Care Policy?

Christopher Holt

If you’re wondering what the Democratic takeover of the House and the slightly larger Republican majority in the Senate mean for health care policymaking…

November 9, 2018

The Daily Dish

The Fed Stays Steady

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: The Fed Stays Steady The Fed is a small island of predictability in a sea of DC policy uncertainty. To the surprise of exactly no one…

November 8, 2018

The Daily Dish

Designing Privacy Legislation

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Designing Privacy Legislation The issue of privacy and the use of personal information — especially in the tech sphere — has garnered…

November 8, 2018

Insight

Opt-In Mandates Shouldn’t Be Included In Privacy Laws

Will Rinehart

Executive Summary Many in the United States are pushing for a comprehensive privacy regulation that requires websites to only gather data after individuals’…

November 8, 2018

Comments for the Record

Comments on Developing the Administration’s Approach to Consumer Privacy

Will Rinehart

Executive Summary Among the most controversial parts of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the shift of the entire Internet ecosystem…

November 7, 2018

The Daily Dish

About Last Night

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: About Last Night (Full Disclosure: To avoid ex post rationalization or excess reaction to the results, this Eakinomics was written yesterday…

November 6, 2018

Multimedia

The Trump Administration’s Regulatory Agenda and Budget – Dan Bosch

Dan Bosch

AAF's Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Bosch takes a look at the Trump Administration's regulatory agenda and budget for FY2019. To keep up with the…

November 6, 2018

The Daily Dish

Getting to Know Your Local ER (Statistically, That Is)

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Getting to Know Your Local ER (Statistically, That Is) Remember when passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was going to eliminate unnecessary…

November 5, 2018

Week in Regulation

Another Subdued Week

Dan Goldbeck

Halloween happened to fall on Wednesday last week, so it is somewhat fitting that an eerie trend emerged. Much like the week before it, there was one (relatively…

November 5, 2018

The Daily Dish

The Indefinite Expansion?

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: The Indefinite Expansion? Greg Ip has an interesting Wall Street Journal column that features this: “Friday’s jobs report showed unemployment…

November 2, 2018

Weekly Checkup

ACA Open Enrollment and the State of the Marketplace

Jonathan Keisling

Yesterday marked the start of the sixth open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual market. The Trump Administration has made…

The Total Cost of Trump’s New Tariffs

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

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