Addressing the Climate Challenge

The Biden Administration has promised to “take swift action to address the climate emergency” and set ambitious emissions goals for the U.S. economy. Such action will require Congress to approve sweeping new emissions targets and grants of authority to the executive branch. In the absence of such action, federal agencies will need to push the […]

The Immigration Opportunity: Facts, Myths, and Reforms

Everybody wants a stronger economy: growing wages, more jobs, entrepreneurial vigor, and companies that are the envy of the world. Legal immigration can contribute to all of these goals. The United States does not need to fear immigrants, but it should reform the immigration system to focus on economic skills rather than family ties. Doing […]

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Center for Health and Economy

The Center for Health and Economy (H&E), a research initiative of the American Action Forum, is focused on providing accessible analysis on the outlook for the United States health care system. With the guidance of nationally recognized economic, budget, and public policy experts, H&E uses microsimulation models and health economics literature to evaluate the effects […]
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Addressing the Climate Challenge

The Biden Administration has promised to “take swift action to address the climate emergency” and set ambitious emissions goals for the U.S. economy. Such action will require Congress to approve sweeping new emissions targets and grants of authority to the executive branch. In the absence of such action, federal agencies will need to push the […]

August 3, 2021

Research

Ballot Initiatives and Economic Performance

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Dan Bosch, Dan Goldbeck, Tom Lee

Executive Summary Recent headline-grabbing ballot initiatives underscore that direct-to-voter efforts have become an increasingly common way to enact…

August 3, 2021

The Daily Dish

Does the Infrastructure Package Help Bridge the Digital Divide?

Jennifer Huddleston

Over the last 17 or so months, many of us have grown to appreciate exactly how important high-speed internet is to be able to work, learn, or keep connected…

August 2, 2021

Research

The Total Cost of U.S. Tariffs

Tom Lee, Jacqueline Varas

The president’s newly enacted tariffs could increase nationwide consumer costs by $57 billion annually and threaten over $460 billion of exports and…

August 2, 2021

Insight

Tracker: The Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet Assets

Thomas Wade

Introduction This tracker follows the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) total consolidated assets, held on its balance sheet, as the best indicator of the Fed’s…

August 2, 2021

Week in Regulation

End of July Brings End of Trump-Era Labor Rule

Dan Goldbeck, Dan Bosch

Last week was yet another week where one rule towered above the rest in terms of significance. Six out of the seven rules with some quantifiable impact…

August 2, 2021

The Daily Dish

Reconciliation and a Clean Electricity Standard

Ewelina Czapla

Reconciliation and a Clean Electricity Standard The Biden Administration and Democratic members of Congress have supported including a clean electricity…

July 30, 2021

Weekly Checkup

Back to the Balance Beam: The COVID-19 Resurgence

Christopher Holt

Three weeks ago the Biden Administration—and to be fair most of us—celebrated if not the end of the pandemic, at least the beginning of the end. Now…

July 30, 2021

The Daily Dish

Non-Negotiable: Self-Insured Employers Can’t Negotiate with Hospitals 

Jackson Hammond

Non-Negotiable: Self-Insured Employers Can’t Negotiate with Hospitals  As health care prices continue to climb, employers everywhere are looking…

July 29, 2021

Series

Addressing the Climate Challenge

The Biden Administration has promised to “take swift action to address the climate emergency” and set ambitious emissions goals for the U.S. economy.…

July 29, 2021

Infographic

Policy Proposed in the NDC by Sector

Ewelina Czapla

The Biden Administration submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations in April to assert how the United States would…

July 29, 2021

The Daily Dish

BIF Gets Real

Gordon Gray

BIF Gets Real On Wednesday, the lead negotiators of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF) announced that an agreement had been reached on…

July 28, 2021

The Daily Dish

Inversions and the Global Minimum Tax

Gordon Gray

In the early 2010s, it seemed there was a parade of major firms announcing their intention to escape a U.S. tax code that had gotten substantially out…

July 27, 2021

Insight

Recalling Inversions

Gordon Gray

The U.S. tax code became increasingly uncompetitive from the late 1980s onward, resulting in a series of corporate expatriations, or inversions, whereby…

July 27, 2021

The Daily Dish

A Vacancy at OIRA

Dan Bosch

A Vacancy at OIRA From its onset, it was no secret that the Biden Administration would depend heavily on leveraging the resources of the federal bureaucracy…

July 26, 2021

Week in Regulation

Modest Week Caps Off First Six Months of Biden Administration

Dan Goldbeck, Dan Bosch

Last week saw the Biden Administration pass the six-month mark. The regulatory haul to mark this occasion was relatively limited, at least in terms of…

July 26, 2021

The Daily Dish

If It Is Broke, Why Fix It? The Community Reinvestment Act 

Thomas Wade

If It Is Broke, Why Fix It? The Community Reinvestment Act  In 1977 Congress passed the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to require deposit-taking…

July 23, 2021

Insight

Potential Broadband Expansion Proposals and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package

Jennifer Huddleston

Executive Summary The upcoming infrastructure package is likely to include significant funding for broadband expansion projects. Federal policymakers…

July 23, 2021

Weekly Checkup

Budget Games and the Rebate Rule

Christopher Holt

Infrastructure is the topic du jour in official Washington, but as is often the case, health policy is finding its way into the discussions. The pharmaceutical…

July 23, 2021

The Daily Dish

Just Add a Pinch of Collective Bargaining

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Just Add a Pinch of Collective Bargaining Unions are the not-so-secret sauce of Bidenomics. Need to solve income inequality issues? Get…

July 22, 2021

Insight

The Debate on Right to Repair: A Primer

Juan Londoño

Executive Summary President Biden’s recent executive order on competition reinvigorated a longstanding debate over whether manufacturers should…

The Immigration Opportunity: Facts, Myths, and Reforms

Everybody wants a stronger economy: growing wages, more jobs, entrepreneurial vigor, and companies that are the envy of the world. Legal immigration can contribute to all of these goals. The United States does not need to fear immigrants, but it should reform the immigration system to focus on economic skills rather than family ties. Doing […]

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