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June 25, 2025
De-Skilling the Knowledge Economy
…this report, then, is more limited. Since quantitative estimates are, at this point, subject to too much uncertainty to be useful, it is better, from a policy standpoint, to look…
June 24, 2025
Public Housing and Rental Subsidies
…of the US Government, Fiscal Year 2025 (Government Publishing Office, 2024), p. 547. 23. “Voucher Payment Standards and Utility Standards,” New York City Housing Authority. 24. Buel W. Patch, “Federal Home…
May 14, 2025
Graduation in the Time of COVID: The Weakened Relationship with Chronic Absenteeism
…same kinds of students as it did before the pandemic. It is also possible that districts have eased de facto graduation standards to keep graduation rates high despite higher absenteeism….
May 7, 2025
Displacement by Design: How Bad Policy Made Housing Scarce, and How We Can Fix It
Musical chairs is one of the first games we play as children. The rules are simple: there are fewer chairs than players. When the music stops, someone ends up standing….
April 28, 2025
You Autor Know
…smaller job loss totals using their estimates. As an example, we can compare two CZs with import exposure differing by a standard deviation, and otherwise plug in the same numbers…
March 24, 2025
Tax Abatements: The Best-Kept Secret to Revitalizing Struggling Communities—Without Spending Taxpayer Money
…rules, faster permitting, and cost-effective building standards A meaningful property tax abatement that closes the feasibility gap Increased zoning capacity and flexibility to allow greater density across more areas When…
February 24, 2025
A Conservative Vision for Higher Education Reform
…addressing inequity. Unintended consequences of higher standards for students and borrowers should be addressed through direct grant aid rather than lower standards. Introduction The year 2019 marked a dramatic turning…
February 21, 2025
Hope And A Future: Forging Strong And Stable Families In Ohio, 2025
…this report, indicates that the state falls below average on key indicators of family strength. Ohio’s below-average standing on the Family Structure Index matters because this report will show how…
October 1, 2024
For the Sake of the Kids: Strengthening Families in the Lone Star State
…per thousand Texas residents has fallen by 45%, from 10.5 per 1,000 in 1990 to 5.8 per 1,000 in 2022. The total fertility rate for Texas currently stands at 1.84…
September 23, 2024
Toward a Potential Grand Bargain for the Nation
…strengthening the link between pay and performance; maintaining educational standards and accountability while narrowing gaps by race and class; expanding school choice; and recognizing the role that parents and families…