AEI Economics: Experts, highlights, and headlines

Economic policy scholars

Kevin Hassett Director, Economic Policy Studies Tags: Tax and fiscal policy, US economy, stock market

 

Alex Brill Resident Fellow Tags: Health care/tax policy, US economy, retirement issues, Pharmaceutical industry, labor

 

Kevin Corinth Research Fellow, Economic Policy Studies Research areas: Poverty, Homelessness assistance program

 

Desmond Lachman Resident Fellow Research areas: Global macroeconomy, exchange rate policy, US housing market, central banking

 

Aparna Mathur Resident Scholar Research areas: State health insurance, Environmental & corporate taxation,Tax policy,  Labor market outcomes

 

Mark J. Perry Scholar Research areas: Financial markets, US economics, Energy and innovation

 

Vincent Smith Visiting Scholar Research areas: International & domestic agricultural commodity policy, agriculture risk management policy

 

Phillip Swagel Visiting Scholar Research areas: Economics, central banking

 

Alan Viard Resident Scholar Research areas: Federal tax and budget policy, corporate tax policy

 

Andrew Biggs Resident Scholar Tags: Social security reform, public & private sector compensation, public pensions

 

Edward Conard Visiting Scholar Tags: US economy, business innovation, finance and startups

 

Matthew Jensen Managing Director, Open Source Policy Center Research areas: US economy, Tax policy, Tax and budget issues, Public finance

 

John Makin Resident Scholar Tags: International finance, banking, financial markets, US/Japanese/European economies

 

Stephen Oliner Resident Scholar Research areas: US economy, Financial markets, Monetary policy, Real estate issues,  Federal reserve

 

James Pethokoukis Editor, AEIdeas DeWitt Wallace Fellow Research areas: US economy, taxes

 

Michael R. Strain Deputy Director, Economic Policy Studies Resident Scholar Topics: US economy, Labor economics, Federal budget

 

Stan A. Veuger Resident Scholar Research areas: Political economy, Public finance, US and EU economics

 

Benjamin Zycher Resident Scholar Research areas: Energy and environmental policy

Headlines and Highlights

Italy in Greece’s economic shadow
Desmond Lachman, The Hill
While the euro can very well survive without Greece, it is difficult to imagine how the euro could survive if Italy were to eventually follow Greece out of the euro.

The VAT is back (but don’t use the V word) 
Alan D. Viard, AEIdeas 
Senator Rand Paul’s plan makes him the most recent public figure to propose a value added tax (VAT).

Study: Europe must accept ‘creative destruction’ or else continue to stagnate
James Pethokoukis, AEIdeas
Can slow-growth Europe become a turnaround story?  

Equality vs. recovery 
Kevin A. Hassett, National Review
Countries that redistributed more before the financial crisis have, in general, recovered more slowly from the growth effects of the crisis.  

CBO: Social Security shortfall quadrupled since 2008
Andrew G. Biggs, Forbes
The question isn’t whether the government can promise more Social Security benefits. The question is what it will be able to pay.

Time to end federal interference with free trade in crude oil
Benjamin Zycher, The Hill
The current bank on US crude oil exports, enacted in part as a response to the 1973 oil embargo, is based on outdated economic considerations.  

Don’t fear our computerized future. At least not too much
Michael R. Strain, The Washington Post
The rule likely should be simple: Machines should always be a tool for humans. Society should keep them in their proper station. But interpreting that rule and executing it properly is — please pardon the phrase — where the rubber hits the road. 

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