Welcome to Our Research Archive
Search and filter by content type, issue area, author, and keyword
February 14, 2025
Poverty During the Pandemic and the Role of Government Transfers
…and money market accounts, certificates of deposit (CDs), directly-held stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. The data are from the CE. Asset information is collected only in the fifth interview of…
February 11, 2025
AI and the Future of Work Looks Bright
…and machine learning technologies, could provide us with a better understanding of current and future labor market demand. Such refinements to labor market information would form the foundation for more…
February 7, 2025
Low-Performing Students Fall Farther Behind the Pack
On January 29, the National Assessment of Education Progress, NAEP, released results from its 2024 assessment. This latest installment of the self-styled “Nation’s Report Card” makes depressing reading. Indeed, if…
January 22, 2025
How the Trump Administration Can Hit Its Growth Target
…basic questions like: Why can’t we build better infrastructure faster? Why can’t capital markets and bank lending be nimbler? Not only do such questions identify a specific goal; they also…
January 21, 2025
How Trump Can Permanently Fix the Student Loan Program
…this problem. In the private market, lenders assess whether a prospective borrower is likely to repay their debts in full — and decline to lend when they doubt the borrower’s…
January 21, 2025
Calling DOGE: HUD’s Costly Hunt for Answers the Market Already Has
…at no cost—from market-oriented organizations like the AEI Housing Center or Mercatus. Unfortunately, HUD’s approach is likely to result in more bureaucracy, subsidies, and government intervention, rather than addressing the…
January 16, 2025
Should We Believe the Economic Data or Americans’ “Lyin’” Eyes? The Answer Is Yes.
…and labor market track the leading objective measure of the strength of the labor market. No lyin’ eyes or lyin’ data here. At least not through mid-2021. Inflation Explains the…
January 6, 2025
This Child Welfare Rule Puts Social Justice Over Safety
…In any case, the purported overrepresentation of certain groups in prisons should play no role in their safety assessments. Putting social justice over child safety has been a hallmark of…
January 2, 2025
AI Will Have a Major Impact on Labor Markets. Here’s How the US Can Prepare
The nation can do better at forecasting AI-driven job and skill changes, including with a data-focused nonprofit that examines the technology’s impact. Markets are the killer app for efficiently organizing…
December 29, 2024
Why Rent Regulation Remains So Hard to Undo in NYC
…non-rent stabilized — is just $1,200. Market rents, in other words, can be close to regulated rents in lower-cost neighborhoods. Combined with a wave of vacant units coming back on the market…