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Funding for Early Childhood Education and Its Implications for Future Health Outcomes
With the pandemic affecting not only the amount of time that K-12 students were able to be in school in recent years but also the quality of education received, investment in early childhood education is more critical than ever. Continue Reading
Meet the new industrial policy, same as the old industrial policy?
With the recent enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act, the conversation over industrial policy has started up again, but it remains to be seen where we end up. Continue Reading
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Corporate Minimum Tax Faces Major Issues
Fellow Joyce Beebe reviews the background, operating mechanism and different perspectives associated with implementing the Inflation Reduction Act’s 15% corporate minimum tax. Continue Reading
Oil is the outlier in the world’s post-COVID energy recovery
The interplay of market forces and political choices for 2021 is clearly at play in global energy markets this year. A growing focus on energy security is boosting coal and renewable consumption. How will this impact the ongoing recovery in global energy supply? Continue Reading
Biden foreign policy at 18 months
Biden’s foreign policy retains the usual mix of high ideals and pragmatic self-interest that has been a hallmark of U.S. foreign policy since the Republic’s founding. Biden should expect more shocks before the end of his term. There’s always going to be another “damned thing.” Continue Reading
How do states tax peer-to-peer car sharing?
States are acting quickly to impose taxes on peer-to-peer car sharing, in which owners rent their personal cars to users. How various states structure the tax model for this service will impact not only tax revenues but also the level of economic activity and innovation in the state. Continue Reading