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May 30, 2024
Building a High Tech Workforce for the Future
…to retrain as AI use specialists. In March, at a meeting organized by NYU economist Dr. Julia Lane, AEI, and Stanford University’s Digital Economy Lab, a workshop of senior economists…
May 9, 2024
State Housing Bills Are Dead; Time for Local Leaders to Step Up
…ratios and other zoning standards. Housing reformers will inevitable run into opposition from those who will argue against any form of change and those who complain that reforms don’t contain…
May 8, 2024
Beltway Liberals Are Playing Name Games to Expand the Welfare State
…living with a minor, and not pregnant, among other criteria. Since the 1990s, ABAWDs have faced more stringent standards for collecting food stamps than single parents, disabled individuals, and the…
April 18, 2024
Put Growth Back on the Political Agenda
In a campaign season dominated by the past, a central economic topic is missing: growth. Rapid productivity growth raises living standards and incomes. Resources from those higher incomes can boost…
April 11, 2024
The Right Has an Opportunity to Rethink Education in America
…commitment to rigor, excellence, and merit is a value that conservatives should unabashedly champion. And talk about an easy sell! More than 80 percent of Americans say standardized tests like…
April 10, 2024
Biden Irresponsibly Encourages Borrowers to Enroll in SAVE Plan
…of dollars (at least) without explicit Congressional authorization. While establishing standing will be critical to the success of this suit, their argument is compelling: Forgiveness will negatively affect their tax…
April 9, 2024
The Child Tax Credit: My Long-Read Q&A with Kevin Corinth
…this new plan affect that, the Wyden-Smith plan? There’s a pretty large standard deduction. So if you don’t have earnings of, say, $25,000, then you don’t pay any federal income…
April 3, 2024
School Absenteeism Has Become A Big Problem. But We Can Do Something About It.
…than one superintendent who insisted they can’t be responsible for ensuring students make it to school. Malkus rejects that stance, urging school and community leaders to reset expectations and “make…
March 27, 2024
Perspectives on Place-Based Policy: Strategies for Workforce and Economic Development
Opportunity varies by place in the US, with the lowest levels of opportunity in states in the former Confederacy and American Indian reservations. Rural America faces unique challenges in relative…
March 19, 2024
Conservatives Distrust Higher Ed—But Still Need Degrees
…college. This assertion can be especially damaging for rural and Republican-dominated areas of the country that stand to lose the most by abandoning higher education. Residents of these areas are…