Taxes and Public Spending
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Embracing the economic beauty of aging
Birth rates are falling, and people are living longer. At the 2023 SIEPR Economic Summit, demographics experts discussed what this means for the economy 鈥 and for society.
March 09, 2023
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Beyond promises: The $120 trillion path to a 鈥渘et zero鈥 world
Promises abound, but nobody knows how the transition to 鈥渘et zero鈥 carbon emissions will play out. At the 2023 SIEPR Economic Summit, experts discussed what needs to happen next.
March 09, 2023
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Lawrence Summers on the U.S. economy: 鈥淚鈥檓 apprehensive鈥
At the 2023 SIEPR Economic Summit, the renowned former policymaker and pioneering scholar reflected on a range of pressing economic issues.
March 09, 2023
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The Fed鈥檚 Thomas Barkin: It鈥檚 the 鈥渙scillating economy鈥
In a speech at the 2023 SIEPR Economic Summit, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond president explained why the inflation fight is far from over.
March 09, 2023
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Q&A: How pandemic savings are 鈥榯rickling up鈥 to the super-rich
SIEPR鈥檚 Adrien Auclert shows how the surge in savings by US households during the pandemic is exacerbating wealth inequality 鈥 and likely complicating efforts to tame inflation.
February 16, 2023
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How the Affordable Care Act has improved farmworkers鈥 health
A new study by SIEPR Faculty Fellow Kwabena Donkor finds that the Affordable Care Act helps agricultural workers get better medical care 鈥 and avoid the ER.
February 15, 2023
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Biden nominee for IRS commissioner was asked today, at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing, about Black taxpayer research by SIEPR's Dan Ho.聽More via The Hill.
February 15, 2023
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"Capping the maximum benefit is a promising step toward solvency," writes SIEPR Policy Fellow Andrew Biggs in his latest Wall Street Journal feature.
February 15, 2023
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Tax avoidance has become a key part of IPO planning
SIEPR Faculty Fellow Rebecca Lester reveals many soon-to-be public companies are already one step ahead of the tax collector.
February 08, 2023
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IRS disproportionately audits Black taxpayers
A 成人大片 collaboration with the Department of the Treasury yields the first direct evidence of differences in audit rates by race.
January 31, 2023
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Petra Persson receives NSF CAREER Award
SIEPR Faculty Fellow Petra Persson is one of 14 成人大片 faculty to receive a NSF CAREER Award in 2022.
January 10, 2023
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Study: When public hospitals go private, low-income patients lose
As public control of US hospitals has declined dramatically, SIEPR鈥檚 Mark Duggan shows how privatization improves profitability but reduces access for the most vulnerable patients.
January 09, 2023
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Q&A with John Cochrane: The pain of a recession and agony of stagnation
While recessions are difficult, they are temporary, says 成人大片 economist John Cochrane. What is more painful is long-term economic slowdown and stagnation.
December 08, 2022
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鈥淲e have strengths and a lot of different sectors, it鈥檚 not just technology," SIEPR's Irena Asmundson says of California's growing economy. More via The Los Angeles Times.
November 02, 2022
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All about taxes: The policies everyone loves to hate
The SIEPR Policy Forum on taxation convened top policymakers, business leaders, and academics for an in-depth discussion on how to make the system more equitable and efficient.
November 02, 2022
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How to set top tax rates without deterring innovation
SIEPR Senior Fellow Charles Jones says the debate over taxing the highest earners overlooks the importance of encouraging new ideas.
October 25, 2022
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Study finds 鈥榮ubstantial鈥 costs on workers with severe COVID-19 illnesses
Research led by SIEPR鈥檚 Gopi Shah Goda estimates that at least 500,000 Americans are not working today because of the lingering consequences of their COVID-19 illnesses.
September 12, 2022
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The wide-ranging economic consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade
SIEPR Senior Fellow Luigi Pistaferri explains how the greatest burden of abortion restrictions will likely fall onto low-income women and minorities.
July 18, 2022
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Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell vowed to tackle inflation, but even he can鈥檛 control prices at the pump. The famed "Taylor Rule," named after SIEPR's John Taylor, is cited.
June 23, 2022
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How partisanship crept into a program to boost investment in low-income areas
Research by SIEPR Faculty Fellow Rebecca Lester reveals how political bias influenced the federal Opportunity Zone program rollout, underscoring concerns of fiscal misallocations.
June 20, 2022