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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

This is perhaps the best part of the White House report on job licenses
James Pethokoukis, AEIdeas
Many low- and moderate-income occupations have greater average licensure burdens than EMTs, including interior designers, barbers, cosmetologists, and manicurists.

Judging the governors 
Kevin A. Hassett, National Review 
Kevin Hassett constructs a simple regression model that estimates the effect of the incumbent governor on state employment growth. The results cast an interesting perspective on the job-creation track records of the current and former governors who are now competing for the GOP nomination.

The Dodd-Frank Act five years later: Are we more prosperous?
Peter J. Wallison, Testimony before the House Financial Services Committee
The administration’s refusal thus far to admit that the Dodd-Frank Act may be responsible for what could be a future financial catastrophe, must be seen as a wholly political effort to defend what they see as one of President Obama’s key legacies.  

Starting small: Using existing tax credits to fund family leave 
Aparna Mathur, Tax Notes
Mathur proposes two modifications to the tax code to allow families to supplement income during family leave. She suggests allowing workers to claim child-related tax credits when they go on family leave rather than when they file their tax returns, and making the child and dependent care credit refundable.  

Inscrutable Social Security
Andrew G. Biggs, Forbes
Nearly two-thirds of near-retirees can’t guess their Social Security benefit within +/-25%. It’s not their fault.

Nonsensical ‘fractivist’ pipeline hysteria
Mark J. Perry, Washington Times
As we consider the critical need to add natural gas pipeline capacity in the Northeast, let’s hope common sense prevails, even if Yoko Ono and the fracktivists have none.  

No debt relief for Greece: Opposing view
Stan Veuger, USA Today
Greece has violated loan terms several times in the past. Offering debt relief will remove the only leverage the Eurozone countries have. 

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