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March 8, 2024
State of the Union – Biden’s Housing Proposals Would be Harmful, Not Helpful
…seller’s market) as it is today, particularly for starter homes. As economics 101 dictates, when demand exceeds supply, the result is inevitably higher prices. The President’s State of the Union…
March 6, 2024
College or Trade School? How About Both?
…access to higher education and reaped the benefits in terms of higher GDP and living standards. Education, then, feeds human capital development, the complex mix of education, skills, and social connection on which free markets depend for growth. To…
March 6, 2024
It’s Time to Scrap the Federal Student Loan Program
…should also be required to benchmark employee benefits, overhead, and administrative ranks against private sector norms, with student eligibility for federal loans contingent on acceptable performance. Moreover, institutions whose students…
March 4, 2024
Exploring America’s Social Safety Net And The Political Fights Around It
…to a relatively low level. Geoff Bennett:As a congressional staffer, Weidinger helped draft the landmark welfare reform law in the 1990s. The legislation followed years of anti-welfare sentiment driven by…
February 29, 2024
Recalling Pandemic Lessons on “Self-Certifying” Eligibility
…of $191 billion and the staggering $400 billion calculated by private experts. That catastrophe goes unmentioned in last week’s DOL guidance, which marks at least the third time since pandemic benefits ended that DOL…
February 29, 2024
The Age of Uncertainty—and Opportunity: Work in the Age of AI
…of labor market impacts have increasingly emphasized AI’s potential to automate tasks that require skills—including creativity, writing, and social and emotional learning—previously believed to be beyond the technology’s reach. In…
February 27, 2024
Options for Improving the Child Tax Credit Provisions in H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
…raising children. But H.R. 7024’s child tax credit provisions provide 91 percent of the benefits to families with no income tax liability, belying the “tax relief” marketing proponents often claim….
February 23, 2024
Study What You Love or Study What Will Make You Money?
…The full answer isn’t found by focusing on the “either” or the “or” but to look at both. While parents and students need to keep one eye on the market,…
February 22, 2024
The Workforce/Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit
…Credit (MIHTC). In response, the AEI Housing Center gathered leading housing experts to discuss the LIHTC’s poor record and propose more effective market solutions. In the first panel, AEI’s Kevin…
February 22, 2024
A Slow Start for Skills-Based Hiring
Growing second-thoughts on bachelors’ degrees and labor market pressures have caused employers to move toward more inclusive recruitment practices through “skills-based hiring.” This approach prioritizes the specific abilities and competencies…