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Work permit applications suggest prior immigration is still pushing up labor supply—for now
Work permit applications remain elevated despite recent immigration slowdowns, illustrating a lag between policy changes and labor market effects that will continue impacting labor supply through 2025.
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Reforming unemployment insurance for the 21st century workforce
The current system of unemployment insurance has not been updated since 1935 and is in need of reform to meet the needs of today’s workforce. This paper outlin…
Fundamental restructuring of unemployment insurance: Wage-loss insurance and temporary earnings replacement accounts
This paper describes a proposal to restructure social insurance after job loss in order to improve protection against long-term effects of unemployment, provid…
Growth, opportunity, and prosperity in a globalizing economy
This framing paper articulates a philosophy of embracing international competition while investing in workers and market-friendly insurance. The underlying goa…
The ‘simple return’: Reducing America’s tax burden through simple return-free filing
In this paper, Austan Goolsbee proposes phasing in a simple program known as the "Simple Return," that would allow the U.S. government to take advantage of the…
An economic strategy to advance opportunity, prosperity, and growth
Americans’ long-held belief that education and hard work advances each generation’ outlook has provided a powerful incentive for industrious activity, spurring…
Summer Opportunity Scholarships (SOS): A proposal to narrow the skills gap
Even in early grades, a large skill gap exists between students from economically advantaged and disadvantaged families. This paper outlines a program based on…
Improving opportunities and incentives for saving by middle- and low-income households
Many middle- and low-income Americans retire without having accumulated sufficient savings to enjoy a comfortable retirement. This paper proposes changing the …
Identifying effective teachers using performance on the job
This paper outlines a program of federal support to help states measure the effectiveness of individual teachers. Teachers who receive good evaluations would b…
