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May 7, 2024
How Zoning Policies Affect the Housing Supply: City of Denver Case Study
…Compared to the entire state or the nation, Denver experienced a massive building boom after 2010. Before then, Denver had always been a bit of a laggard in construction activity….
May 6, 2024
How Much Are You Willing to Spend on Student Loan Forgiveness?
…forgiveness they think would be appropriate. In popular discourse, student loan forgiveness remains an abstract idea to be debated, not a line in our nation’s budget to be scrutinized. Meanwhile,…
May 2, 2024
Q&A: A Conservative Vision for Education
…THE NATION AS POLARIZED AS IT’S BEEN IN RECENT YEARS, CAN WE STILL POINT TO THOSE KINDS OF SHARED VALUES? It’s a funny thing: As divided as we may seem,…
April 26, 2024
Washington, District of Benefit Cliffs
…not include smaller and more targeted local public assistance programs and tax credits.” In sum, they find “The social safety net in DC is one of the most generous in the nation”…
April 26, 2024
Human Capital Spillovers and Health: Does Living Around College Graduates Lengthen Life?
Abstract Equally educated people are healthier if they live in more educated places. Every 10 percent point increase in an area’s share of adults with a college degree is associated…
April 18, 2024
The Real Story Behind Food Insecurity in the US
…lies in the subjective nature of food insecurity. Every December, the US Census Bureau asks a representative group of Americans up to 18 questions about their experience of food-related hardships over the…
April 18, 2024
Put Growth Back on the Political Agenda
…support for public goods such as national defense and education, or can reconfigure supply chains or shore up social insurance programs. A society without growth requires someone to be worse…
April 17, 2024
Homelessness and the Persistence of Deprivation: Income, Employment, and Safety Net Participation
…poverty literature. This paper provides the most detailed and accurate portrait to date of the level and persistence of material disadvantage faced by this population, including the first national estimates…
April 11, 2024
The Right Has an Opportunity to Rethink Education in America
…connect students to their community, promote patriotism, and be open minded towards faith and family. At the same time, of course, educational outcomes matter mightily, for students and the nation. A…
April 9, 2024
Biden Knows Student Loan Cancellation Is a Bad Idea
…don’t think I have the authority,” he wisely said. And beyond the question of authority, he seemed to acknowledge the ill-conceived nature of broad-based student loan cancellation when he offered…