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February 4, 2025

The Family First Act Would Expand Net Income Tax Refunds to Higher Income Families

…families in the top half of the income distribution. At a time when lawmakers are seeking ways to reduce the federal deficit, they should consider whether these changes are prudent….

February 4, 2025

Snip, Snip: Spending Cuts Are Coming 

…circulated a short list of would-be savings totaling over $5 trillion, followed by a 50-page menu offering almost $15 trillion in nominal deficit reduction alongside more than $3 trillion in potential “sweeteners.” If lawmakers

January 24, 2025

Testing Theories of Why: Four Keys to Interpreting US Student Achievement Trends

…of test takers. Since 2011, the US has experienced the highest absolute achievement gap growth internationally. Adult performance trends on international assessments during this period reflect those of students, suggesting…

January 24, 2025

Testing Theories of Why: Four Keys to Interpreting US Student Achievement Trends

…of test takers. Since 2011, the US has experienced the highest absolute achievement gap growth internationally. Adult performance trends on international assessments during this period reflect those of students, suggesting…

January 22, 2025

How the Trump Administration Can Hit Its Growth Target

…recognizing that some policy shifts that increase output might adversely affect other areas of social interest (such as the distribution of income) or even national security, policymakers should focus squarely…

January 10, 2025

Marriage: America’s Keystone Institution

…than ever for the well-being of children and adults, at least on some outcomes. Scholars, journalists, professionals, and policymakers should not only take note of marriage’s rising value, but they…

January 7, 2025

Tax Policy Should Prioritize Shoring Up the Family

…have kids and rely on a sole breadwinner were thwarted by objections that a child allowance would also promote single-parent families in which no one worked. Policymakers seeking to use…

January 6, 2025

Congress Can Block Student Loan Cancellation—Forever

…extend the 2017 tax cuts, increase funding for immigration enforcement, and pursue other priorities. Lawmakers will need to find budget offsets to pay for all this. Most of the savings…

January 2, 2025

AI Will Have a Major Impact on Labor Markets. Here’s How the US Can Prepare

…the nation’s analytic systems and reports are not geared to produce the forward-looking “headlight” measures decision-makers need to navigate ambiguous, rapidly evolving technological change. Federal statistical data usually tell us…

December 30, 2024

What’s behind the unprecedented rise in homelessness, and how can we reverse it?

…research published in 2017 I found only modest effects of permanent supportive housing on homeless populations. Thus, policymakers should not expect that further expansions of the stock of permanent supportive…