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Learning curves: Post-COVID learning trajectories differ by the grade a student was in when the pandemic hit
Lauren Bauer and Eileen Powell assess whether the effect of COVID-related disruptions differed depending on the grade a student was in during the 2019–20 school year.
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Reforming federal support for risky development
David Conrad and Ed Thomas explore how the National Flood Insurance Program and other federal disaster relief programs could be reformed to better align the co…
Increasing the role of the private sector in housing finance
Changes in the government’s role in housing finance could contribute to budget savings. Phillip Swagel’s proposal to increase the role of private capital in ho…
An evidence-based path to disability insurance reform
Jeffrey Liebman and Jack Smalligan propose a path to improve our disability insurance system, through demonstration projects and administrative changes, that c…
Transitioning to bundled payments in Medicare
Slowing the rate of health care spending growth will likely require transitioning away from a fee-for-service system to a global payment system. Michael Cherne…
The many benefits of a carbon tax
Adele Morris proposes a carbon tax as a new source of revenue that could also help address climate change. She suggests that a carbon tax would reduce the buil…
Restructuring cost sharing and supplemental insurance for Medicare
Cost sharing under the Medicare Parts A & B programs is both variable and uncapped, with an overall structure that is hard to rationalize. Jonathan Gruber prop…
Replacing the home mortgage interest deduction
Tax reform discussions often center on tax expenditures. Alan Viard proposes to replace the mortgage interest deduction with a refundable credit as a way to re…
Limiting individual income tax expenditures
Diane Lim’s approach to individual income tax expenditures would raise revenue more efficiently and progressively by reducing tax expenditures, limiting potent…
