Does High Market Concentration Contribute to Inflation?
Inflation is a top policy concern for Americans. Economist George Ford examines whether market concentration contributed to recent inflation.
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CGO Tech Poll
In this poll, we continue to unpack how Americans view today’s major tech platforms, free speech, teens and social media, and more.
Public Interest Comment on the FTC Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) through this ANPRM is pursuing a topic of immense importance to the American public and economy.
Disrupting the Narrative: Diving Deeper into Section 230 Political Discourse
We examine how Section 230 allows platforms to moderate content concerning health misinformation, hate speech, and child abuse materials.
Assuming Good Faith Online
At the core of debates around content moderation online is a tension between assuming users’ good faith while also combating users’ bad faith contributions.
Section 230: A Retrospective
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act governs the liability for online crimes among content creators, platforms, and services.
Crowdsourcing Conservation: How to use community science to advance public and private conservation
This policy paper examines conservation projects using crowdsourcing to determine if it is a useful tool for advancing conservation efforts.
Immigration Enforcement and Labor Supply: Hispanic Youth in Mixed-Status Families
Authors Joaquin Alfredo-Angel Rubalcaba, Jose R. Bucheli, and Camila Morales evaluate the labor supply behavior of US-born Hispanic youth.
Manufacturing a Pathway to Citizenship: How Legal Immigration Can Improve Economic Outcomes
In this paper, Todd Griffith examines what happened with manufacturing and productivity after Immigration Reform and Control Act took effect.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants
Recently, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed a rule that would rescind its 2020 definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act.
Are College Graduate Immigrants on Work Visas Cheaper than Natives?
Companies hire workers outside the US for positions in the country. Omid Bagheri examines if immigrants are a cheaper workforce than natives.
Impact of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions on Marriage and Divorce Decisions
In her analysis, author Chandrayee Chatterjee finds that the likelihood of being newly married decreased following Medicaid expansion.
Universal Savings Accounts: A Flexible Financial Tool to Support the Gig Economy
This policy paper explores how reforming the U.S. tax code allow gig economy workers greater financial security through Universal Savings Accounts (USAs).
Is a Wealth Tax the Best Way to Fight Wealth Inequality?
National conversations about wealth inequality in the United States have led to proposals for a wealth tax. Learn more here.
Industry Compliance Costs Under the Renewable Fuel Standard: Evidence from Compliance Credits
In this paper, the authors test whether smaller refiners are actually hurt by the RFS. Learn more about the research here.
The US Postal Savings System and the Collapse of Building and Loan Associations during the Great Depression
In this working paper, authors explore how competition from the US Postal Savings System affected private financial institutions.
Addressing the Maintenance Backlog on Federal Public Lands
In this policy paper, Jenkins, Dougher, and Garlick begin by examining how the maintenance backlog was created and why it has persisted over time.
Settling Down: T+2 Settlement Cycle and Liquidity
In this working paper, authors find that a shortened settlement cycle leads to increased liquidity, particularly for more difficult-to-borrow securities.
An Auctions Approach to Immigration Policy
In this paper, immigration scholars discuss points-based and merit-based immigration reform proposals before detailing their limitations.
Rethinking the Value of Life
This research explores the key issues underlying the VSL, including problems with the broader practice of monetizing nonmarket goods. Learn more here.
What Can Be Done to Address Rising Student Debt?
This Research in Focus summarizes the data and existing research on student debt and possible policy reforms.
How Do Taxes Affect Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Productivity?
This Research in Focus examines how income tax policy shapes incentives for innovation and entrepreneurship in the United States.
Housing Affordability – Trends, Consequences, and Policies
This paper discusses key trends in housing affordability and analyzes the effects of policy interventions designed to increase homeownership and make housing more affordable.
A Primer on the Past, Present, and Future of Higher Education
This policy paper examines ongoing changes in the cost of attending college, and debt financing of college over the past few decades.
Sources of Consumer Inertia in the Individual Health Insurance Market
This paper examines the causes of inertia in health insurance by examining Covered California, the largest U.S. health insurance Marketplace.
A Primer on Housing Finance Reform
This paper summarizes key findings from this literature and provides suggestions for how to increase resiliency in U.S. housing markets.
Monumental Debate – What Past Reforms of the Antiquities Act Can Teach Us about Current Controversies
This research suggests that past reforms have been effective at limiting executive power to designate large national monuments in western states without increasing the vulnerability of valuable landscapes and artifacts on federal lands.
Executive Discretion and the Antiquities Act
This policy paper reviews the relevant literature on the extent of executive discretion under the Antiquities Act. Learn more about the research here.
Consumer Protection, Ticket Bots, and the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act
The use of bots in the online ticket reselling space helps get tickets to those who value them most. See the public interest comment here.
How Does Lobbying Regulations Affect the Stock Prices of Firms That Lobby the Most?
This paper examines the effect of policy changes that increased public disclosure requirements associated with lobbying.