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Policy Proposals
April 27, 2023
Principles for public investment in climate-responsible energy innovation
This proposal lays out the rationale for substantially increasing federal spending on clean energy research and development, along with four foundational pilla…
Posts
April 24, 2023
How worried should we be if the debt ceiling isn’t lifted?
If the debt limit binds, how would the U.S. Treasury operate? How much would federal spending have to be cut? How would the economy be affected? Wendy Edelberg…
Posts
April 4, 2023
Who’s missing from the post-pandemic labor force?
An analysis backcasts census population revision in order to create a more informative point of comparison for the current size of the workforce and labor forc…
Posts
March 23, 2023
Are we headed for the soft-ish landing projected by CBO and the Fed?
Recent CBO and Fed projections point toward a soft-ish landing: a return to low inflation with only a modest slowdown in economic activity and the labor market.
Papers
March 1, 2023
The case for and challenges of delivering in-kind nutrition assistance to children
This essay makes the case that in-kind nutrition benefits—both in the form of prepared meals and grocery vouchers—support a healthy and hunger-free childhood.
Policy Proposals
March 1, 2023
A proposal for an enhanced partially refundable Child Tax Credit
Wendy Edelberg and Melissa Kearney make the case for a novel and efficient Child Tax Credit design that increases the value of the CTC and addresses common con…
Papers
March 1, 2023
The antipoverty effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit across states: Where were the historic reductions felt?
The 2021 expansion of the Child Tax Credit led to a historic reduction in poverty in the United States. This essay investigates how the CTC affected child pove…
Posts
February 8, 2023
Nurse licensure compacts before, during, and after COVID
A summary of changes to licensing requirements for nurses focuses on pandemic-era measures and the Nurse Licensure Compact.