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(USA) What is potential GDP, and why is it so controversial right now? (Brookings)

Tyler Powell, Louise Sheiner, and David Wessel President Biden’s proposal to spend another $1.9 trillion to shore up the COVID-ravaged U.S. economy is prompting a debate over...

(USA) Understanding COVID-19-era enrollment drops among early-grade public school students (Brookings)

Daphna Bassok and Anna Shapiro The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly disrupted schooling nationwide, raising serious concerns about the impact of the pandemic on children’s learning, the ways online...

(USA) Government-sponsored enterprises at the crossroads (Brookings)

Michael Calhoun and Lewis Ranieri Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs) play a foundational role in the U.S. housing market, providing financing to...

(USA) How poor communication exacerbates health inequities – and what to do about it (Brookings)

Stuart M. Butler and Nehath Sheriff In the United States, we know that long-standing systemic health and social inequities increase the likelihood of poor outcomes or death for members...

(USA) TechTank Podcast Episode 13: Should free speech be regulated online? (Brookings)

Nicol Turner Lee, David Johns, John B. Morris, Jr., and Tom Wheeler In the days leading up to the January 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, social media platforms were...

(Social Bonds) Virtual Roundtable: Can Social Bonds Help Save the World? (CFR)

Speakers Maud Le Moine Head of SSA Debt Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Maya Shah Head of Operations, Global Survivors Fund Presider David J. Scheffer Visiting Senior Fellow, Council...

(USA) America’s Excessive Government Spending Must Stop (Project-Syndicate)

GEORGE P. SHULTZ, JOHN F. COGAN, JOHN B. TAYLOR Before his death on February 6, George P. Shultz, a former US Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary...

(USA) The Limits to America’s Pent-Up Demand (Project-Syndicate)

STEPHEN S. ROACH Notwithstanding the predictable release of pent-up demand for consumer durables, face-to-face services show clear evidence of lasting scarring. Consequently, with the snapback...

(USA) Texas Froze by Design (Project-Syndicate)

JAMES K. GALBRAITH In 2002, under Governor Rick Perry, Texas deregulated its electricity system and established a free market, managed by a non-profit entity, with...

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