The Implications of Section 301 Tariffs to Combat Unfair Chinese Trade Practices

Executive Summary The United States announced new tariffs on over 1,300 imports from China, valued at more than $46 billion, in response to a Section 301 investigation into unfair Chinese trade practices. By targeting the tariffs to specific products highly reliant on intellectual property (IP), the Trump Administration is attempting to provide protections for the […]

The Cost of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and the European Union

Executive Summary The Trump Administration announced that national security tariffs on steel and aluminum will extend to Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. This announcement significantly increases the impact of the administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs, which originally applied to $17.5 billion of U.S. imports. With our closest allies now included, the tariffs will affect […]

The Types of Opioids Behind Growing Overdose Fatalities

Opioid-involved deaths have accelerated due to staggering growth in overdose fatalities involving heroin and synthetic opioids.

The Future of America’s Entitlements: What You Need to Know about the Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports

At its current pace, Medicare will go bankrupt in 2026 (three years earlier than last year’s projection) and the Social Security Trust Funds for old-aged benefits and disability benefits will go bankrupt in 2034.
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The Implications of Section 301 Tariffs to Combat Unfair Chinese Trade Practices

Executive Summary The United States announced new tariffs on over 1,300 imports from China, valued at more than $46 billion, in response to a Section 301 investigation into unfair Chinese trade practices. By targeting the tariffs to specific products highly reliant on intellectual property (IP), the Trump Administration is attempting to provide protections for the […]

June 21, 2018

Insight

Strengthening Career and Technical Education to Meet the Needs of Today’s Workforce

Chad Miller

After several years of Senate inaction, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Chairman Lamar Alexander announced the markup of…

June 21, 2018

The Daily Dish

Just Undo It

Eakinomics: Just Undo It There is an old saying that there are many economic puzzles but only two deep mysteries: What causes business cycles, and why…

June 20, 2018

Insight

The House Dabbled in Governing, The Senate took a Pass

Gordon Gray

On Wednesday, the Senate considered one of the rarest policy proposals one can encounter on Capitol Hill – a spending cut. The Trump Administration submitted…

June 20, 2018

Comments for the Record

Comments on Section 232 Investigation into Auto Imports

Jacqueline Varas

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Department of Commerce’s newest investigation under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Historical…

June 20, 2018

Insight

Understanding the Policies that Influence the Cost of Drugs

Tara O'Neill Hayes

The ACA included many provisions that either directly or indirectly impacted the cost of medicines, costing the industry more than $100 billion over the…

June 20, 2018

The Daily Dish

(Part of) The Family Gets Together

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: (Part of) The Family Gets Together The media loves the idea of comparing federal budgeting to a family sitting down and setting its financial…

June 19, 2018

Insight

Summary and Analysis: House Budget Committee FY2019 Budget Resolution

Gordon Gray

Taxes: Compared to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) baseline, the House Budget Committee’s (HBC) FY2019 Budget Resolution assume no changes…

June 19, 2018

The Daily Dish

Will DC Tip the Scales Against Waiters?

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Will DC Tip the Scales Against Waiters? Today District of Columbia voters go to the polls to decide a ballot referendum as to whether by…

June 18, 2018

Week in Regulation

An Active Week for Homeland Security

Dan Goldbeck

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) took the lead in the world of rulemaking last week. The agency had the most notable regulatory action and the…

June 18, 2018

The Daily Dish

Don’t Forget about the GSEs

Meghan Milloy

Eakinomics: Don’t Forget about the GSEs Guest authored by Meghan Milloy, AAF's Director of Financial Services Policy It’s been ten years since…

June 15, 2018

Weekly Checkup

The Politics of Preexisting Coverage Protections

Christopher Holt

In this edition of “I’m not a lawyer, but…” let’s take another look at the latest legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the Trump…

June 15, 2018

The Daily Dish

EPA Reconsiders Costs and Benefits

Dan Bosch

Eakinomics: EPA Reconsiders Costs and Benefits Guest authored by Dan Bosch, AAF's Director of Regulatory Policy Last week, the Environmental Protection…

June 14, 2018

The Daily Dish

How to Cause Global Chaos – Global Trade Edition

Jacqueline Varas

Eakinomics: How to Cause Global Chaos - Global Trade Edition Guest authored by Jacqueline Varas, AAF's Director of Trade and Immigration Policy This…

June 13, 2018

The Daily Dish

The AT&T-Time Warner Decision

Will Rinehart

Eakinomics: The AT&T-Time Warner Decision Guest authored by Will Rinehart, AAF's Director of Technology and Innovation Policy Yesterday, U.S. District…

June 12, 2018

Insight

Examining the National Security Argument for Electricity Market Intervention

Philip Rossetti

National security policies always compete for scarce resources, yet under this policy, the “problem” is treated in such a manner that no policy is…

June 12, 2018

The Daily Dish

Would Bailouts for Power Plants Improve National Security?

Philip Rossetti

Eakinomics: Would Bailouts for Power Plants Improve National Security? Guest authored by Philip Rossetti, AAF's Director of Energy Policy “Americans…

June 11, 2018

Week in Regulation

A Quiet Start to June

Dan Goldbeck

The first full week of June was a stale one in terms of federal rulemaking. The costliest regulatory action clocked in at $4.2 million; the most deregulatory…

June 11, 2018

Op-Eds

The Case Against Federal Intervention in the Electricity Market

Philip Rossetti

In an op-ed featured in the Washington Examiner, AAF's Director of Energy Policy, Philip Rossetti explains why the Trump Administration should avoid unnecessarily…

June 11, 2018

The Daily Dish

More Uncertainty for the ACA

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: More Uncertainty for the ACA The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) individual market was built upon three interlocking insurance regulations:…

June 8, 2018

Weekly Checkup

BREAKING: Social Security & Medicare Are Still Going Broke

Christopher Holt

This week the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the financial health of their respective programs. The reports are…

The Cost of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and the European Union

Executive Summary The Trump Administration announced that national security tariffs on steel and aluminum will extend to Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. This announcement significantly increases the impact of the administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs, which originally applied to $17.5 billion of U.S. imports. With our closest allies now included, the tariffs will affect […]

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