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

#Eakinomics: Trump’s Regulatory Rollback

New in #Eakinomics – One of the Trump Administration’s least appreciated accomplishments is its rollback of costly regulations. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin explains how they did it.

The Total Cost of Trump’s New Tariffs

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

Regs Wrap-Up FY 2018: The Trump Administration’s Regulatory Budget – Dan Bosch

One plank of the Trump Administration’s agenda has been cutting the regulatory burden. How did they do in Fiscal Year 2018? AAF’s Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Bosch explains how the administration’s regulatory “budget” led to a whopping $1.65 billion in savings.
State Map of the Opioid Crisis
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State-by-State: The Labor Force and Economic Effects of the Opioid Crisis

October 23, 2018

Insight

Trump Administration Offers States More Flexibility on Health Insurance

Tara O'Neill Hayes

The Trump Administration has issued new guidance that gives states significantly more flexibility for obtaining waivers.

October 23, 2018

Insight

The Unified Agenda and Regulatory Reform

Dan Bosch

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  Of the 2,399 active actions listed in the latest Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, 514 are designated as…

October 23, 2018

Insight

U.S. Participation in the International Monetary Fund (IMF): A Primer

Gordon Gray, Thomas Wade

Executive Summary The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was created in the wake of the Great Depression to promote stability in global financial markets. …

October 23, 2018

The Daily Dish

Keeping Budgeting from Being a Disaster

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Keeping Budgeting from Being a Disaster Until a few days before Hurricane Michael hit, nobody knew that it would ravage the Florida panhandle…

October 22, 2018

Insight

Federal Disaster Relief and the Federal Budget

Gordon Gray

The Budget Control Act imposes a restriction on regular funding for disaster relief through a three-part formula that was established in 2018; the limit…

October 22, 2018

Week in Regulation

Agencies Find Modest Savings As Fall Agenda Drops

Dan Goldbeck

The biggest story in the regulatory world last week was the unveiling of the administration’s fall Unified Agenda and its “regulatory budget” under…

October 22, 2018

The Daily Dish

Sustainable Recovery in Historical Perspective

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Sustainable Recovery in Historical Perspective Financial market volatility and a struggling housing market have prompted recent concerns…

October 19, 2018

Weekly Checkup

The Shaming of Big Pharma

Christopher Holt

Since the release of President Trump’s “Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices” this spring, there has been chatter about the Trump Administration requiring…

October 19, 2018

The Daily Dish

Immigration and Inequality

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Immigration and Inequality Inequality in the distribution of overall income and labor earnings is a perennial element of policy and political…

October 18, 2018

Multimedia

#Eakinomics: Market Corrections

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

New #Eakinomics Video – Financial market volatility has been much in the news. Douglas Holtz-Eakin explains why we should all take a deep breath and…

October 18, 2018

Insight

The Unravelling of FSOC

Thomas Wade

Executive Summary The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), created by the Dodd-Frank Act in the wake of the 2008 financial collapse, seeks…

October 18, 2018

The Daily Dish

And Then There Were None

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: And Then There Were None Yesterday the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) announced that it had revoked its designation of Prudential…

October 17, 2018

Insight

The FY2019 Regulatory Budget & FY2018 Wrap-up

Dan Bosch

The Trump Administration has released a regulatory budget for the new fiscal year under Executive Order (EO) 13,771. The regulatory budget requires either…

October 17, 2018

The Daily Dish

Coal Bailout Runs Aground

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Coal Bailout Runs Aground The good ship Bailout has evidently hit a reef of common sense. Politico is reporting that “One of the Trump…

October 16, 2018

The Daily Dish

Bank Safety and Soundness

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Bank Safety and Soundness It’s October, a nip is in the air, and Congress is gone. So Eakinomics fans, fire up a hot cup of coffee and…

October 16, 2018

Insight

Bank Capital Requirements: A Primer

Thomas Wade

Executive Summary - In the 10 years since the financial crisis, bank capital requirements are a seemingly permanent fixture in regulatory compliance…

October 15, 2018

Multimedia

Regs Wrap-Up FY 2018: The Trump Administration’s Regulatory Budget – Dan Bosch

Dan Bosch

One plank of the Trump Administration’s agenda has been cutting the regulatory burden. How did they do in Fiscal Year 2018? AAF's Director of Regulatory…

October 15, 2018

Week in Regulation

Immigration Measure Drives Sizable New Costs

Dan Goldbeck

A single proposed rule out of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) punctuated an otherwise mundane week in rulemaking activity. The DHS proposal regarding…

October 15, 2018

The Daily Dish

U.S.-China Trade War in Global Perspective

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: U.S.-China Trade War in Global Perspective The imposition of tariffs against imported goods from China is explicitly intended to harm Chinese…

October 12, 2018

Weekly Checkup

Medicaid Growth, Past and Future

Tara O'Neill Hayes

The Medicaid actuaries recently released their annual status update on the program. The top-line numbers reveal no surprises: Expenditures and enrollment…

#Eakinomics: Trump’s Regulatory Rollback

New in #Eakinomics – One of the Trump Administration’s least appreciated accomplishments is its rollback of costly regulations. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin explains how they did it.

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