Hutchins Roundup: Tax audits, growing inequality, and more
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Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyHutchins Roundup: Climate-induced losses, Russian oil price cap, and more
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Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomySpurred by federal legislation, new industrial investments are reaching a wide swath of the country
This March, the White House released an interactive map displaying the over $470 billion in private industrial investments announced since January 2021. These investments in semiconductors, clean e…
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyWhat caused the U.S. pandemic-era inflation?
Ben Bernanke, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Hutchins Center at Brookings, and Olivier Blanchard, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, answer a timely question: What caused the increase in U.S. inflation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic?
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyThe Turing Transformation: Artificial intelligence, intelligence augmentation, and skill premiums
Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb discuss one model of how artificial intelligence will affect the labor market, specifically how technology that directly substitutes for highly-valued skills could create opportunities for workers.
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyHutchins Roundup: Persistent poverty, retail good prices, and more
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Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyWhat’s BPEA’s role in shaping economic policy?
Outgoing BPEA coeditor James Stock is joined by his coeditor of 8 years, Jan Eberly, and incoming coeditor Jón Steinsson for a discussion on the importance of BPEA in economic policy over the years, the evolution of economic methodologies and analysis, and the direction of BPEA in years to come.
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomySpeaker McCarthy: We need a BRAC commission, but not to tackle federal spending
The BRAC commission model may not be an effective method for tackling federal deficit spending.
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyWho won the debt ceiling fight?
David Wessel joins host David Dollar to discuss what’s in the debt ceiling deal reached between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Wessel explains the deal’s broad provisions, it’s impact on fiscal policy, and whether it resolves the long-term budget and debt issues.
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyHutchins Roundup: Monetary policy transmission, tax cuts, and more
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Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyWords and policies: “De-risking” and China policy
The word “de-risking” is extremely ambiguous and its meaning uncertain. It tells us very little about China policy.
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyThe economics of the debt ceiling debate
Brookings experts explain and analyze the economics of the federal debt ceiling debate.
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyHutchins Roundup: Carbon pricing, school finance litigation, and more
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Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyWhy haven’t workers returned to the labor force after COVID-19?
Louise Sheiner of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy interviews Lea Rendell of the University of Maryland, one of the coauthors of a new BPEA study that asks “Where are the missing workers?” Explanations they discuss include fear of COVID-19 and shifting work-life balance preferences.
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyDebt ceiling brinksmanship has clear negative effects on taxpayers
Debt limit brinksmanship is already impacting Treasury securities. The increase in interest rates represents a cost to taxpayers and a lack of confidence among investors.
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyHutchins Roundup: Migrant domestic workers, Medicare and financial disparities, and more
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Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyWendy Edelberg Testifies on How a US Default Crisis Harms American Families and Businesses
THP Director Wendy Edelberg testified before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee in a hearing titled “Counting the Costs: How a U.S. Default Crisis Harms American Families and Businesses.”
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyHutchins Roundup: Net worth and retirement, inflation dynamics, and more
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Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyData portability and interoperability: A primer on two policy tools for regulation of digitized industries
Robert Seamans and Shabnum Gulati discuss the significance of data portability and interoperability and specific policy tools to better regulate these features and apply them to various industries facing increased digitization.
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyThe Fed shouldn’t be regulating banks
"Congress should move bank supervision from the Fed to agencies whose top priority is regulation," writes Aaron Klein.
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyDistinguishing US economic policy from China’s is important to win hearts and minds
Joshua P. Meltzer breaks down the US economic approach to China.
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyHow local leaders can upgrade their regional economic dashboards for a new era of place-based policymaking
The federal government is currently investing hundreds of billions of dollars to help regional economies rebuild in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the American Rescue Plan Act’s …
Brookings Institution > U.S. EconomyHutchins Roundup: Self-financing deficits, Child Tax Credit, and more
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