Taxes and Public Spending
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SIEPR Director Mark Duggan spells out the need for unemployment insurance reform.
February 23, 2021
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SIEPR Director Mark Duggan outlines in this op-ed reforms needed for the VA's Disability Compensation program.
January 27, 2021
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As Janet Yellen's confirmation hearings for Treasury Secretary get underway, John Taylor provides his insights on how economic policy will look like under her tenure.
January 18, 2021
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On the issue of growing federal debt, SIEPR鈥檚 Michael Boskin warns, 鈥淎t some point we鈥檒l start paying a price for this.鈥
January 18, 2021
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SIEPR senior fellows John Taylor and John Cogan explain in this op-ed how stimulus checks will not promote economic growth.
January 13, 2021
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SIEPR's John Taylor discusses the implications of corporate migrations to Texas and says it should serve as a wake-up call to make California more business-friendly.
December 29, 2020
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Steep taxes and living costs combined with a rise in remote work are threatening California鈥檚 role as the center of tech [...]
December 20, 2020
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As COVID-19 cases surge again, SIEPR Senior Fellow Caroline Hoxby discusses the latest unemployment numbers and stimulus proposal.
December 03, 2020
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With Social Security reforms on President-elect Biden's political agenda, SIEPR Deputy Director Gopi Shah Goda is tapped to discuss what can be done to help safeguard the program.
December 02, 2020
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Social Security is heading to a point where people might not get what they paid into it. SIEPR Deputy Director Gopi Shah Goda is tapped for insights on what can be done [...]
December 01, 2020
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Trailblazing economist and presidential adviser Edward Lazear dies at 72
The SIEPR senior fellow founded the field of personnel economics.
November 24, 2020
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John Taylor & John Cogan write that the Trump administration's tax & regulatory policies had an immediate beneficial impact until the onset of the pandemic early this year.
October 07, 2020
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As the pandemic drags on in the U.S., Senior Fellow Ed Lazear discusses the S-shaped recovery ahead and gains in the employment rate in September.
October 02, 2020
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As debates continue on the role of the federal government assisting state and local governments, Senior Fellow Joshua Rauh makes the case that it鈥檚 time for bond holders to share t
September 17, 2020
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SIEPR Director Mark Duggan makes the case in this op-ed for reforms that can soften the blow of tax hikes needed to finance state unemployment benefits.
September 13, 2020
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As policymakers consider economic recovery strategies, Susan Athey tells Congress that worker training is a crucial part of addressing the instability & job loss brought on by AI.
September 10, 2020
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Gopi Shah Goda, SIEPR Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, discusses the history of social security and how it has shaped the United States.
August 17, 2020
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SIEPR Senior Fellow Nicholas Bloom warns that the longer Congress takes to decide on federal pandemic economic relief programs, "there鈥檚 less relief bang for the buck."
August 10, 2020
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鈥淭raining is not something that can be just left to the private sector . . . ultimately you are going to need public investment,鈥 said Erik Brynjolfsson.
July 13, 2020
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SIEPR Senior Fellow John H. Cochrane shares his thoughts on Modern monetary theory, also known as MMT.
June 05, 2020