#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
Tariffs Featured Photo
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 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

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…

November 2, 2018

U6 Fix

Impressive Job Growth Despite Michael

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Everyone expected that Hurricane Michael would knock down the October employment report. Instead the labor market just kept roaring. Begin with the employer…

November 2, 2018

The Daily Dish

October Jobs

Gordon Gray

Last month’s jobs report was distorted by Hurricane Florence, but it was still decent with the payroll survey number coming in at 134,000. The unemployment…

November 1, 2018

Insight

A Measure of Regulatory Relief for Mid-Size Banks

Thomas Wade

Executive Summary - In two notices of proposed rulemaking announced on October 31, the Federal Reserve is at last grappling with the reform for mid-size…

November 1, 2018

Research

PRIMER: Examining Trends in Emergency Department Utilization and Costs

Tara O'Neill Hayes

Executive Summary Emergency department (ED) use has been increasing steadily for decades, at a rate faster than U.S. population growth. One reason…

November 1, 2018

The Daily Dish

Wage Growth

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Wage Growth Yesterday the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Employment Cost Index (ECI) for the third quarter of this year.…

October 31, 2018

The Daily Dish

Is China Undoing the Trump Tariffs?

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Is China Undoing the Trump Tariffs? News that “China Sets Official Yuan Rate at Weakest in a Decade” immediately raises suspicions (at…

October 30, 2018

Multimedia

#Eakinomics: Tax Reform and the Federal Budget

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

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

October 30, 2018

The Daily Dish

The Evolution of Equity Investments

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: The Evolution of Equity Investments Capital markets serve some very important economic functions. By issuing stock to raise necessary investment…

October 30, 2018

Insight

Investment Funds: A Primer

Thomas Wade

Executive Summary - Because the cost of investing in the stock market has fallen in recent decades, millions of people today have access to investment…

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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