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The Problem With Regulating the Future
One of the best descriptions of innovation I’ve ever read has nothing to do with public policy.
5 hrs ago
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Veronique de Rugy
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July 2026
How Protectionism Turns Friends into Rivals
For years, free trade’s critics have been at pains to refute an assertion that no one in their right mind has put forward: the idea that international…
Jul 30
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Veronique de Rugy
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Revisiting Furman-Summers: Fiscal Policy in the Era of Low Interest Rates
A little over 5 years ago, Harvard economists Jason Furman and Larry Summers (FS) published a paper that became influential in the fiscal policy space—a…
Jul 24
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Jack Salmon
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Tax Increment Financing (TIF) FAQ
This is a guest post by our summer Fiscal Program intern Cameron Ewine
Jul 22
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Cameron W Ewine
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Andy Burnham’s Cost-of-Living Agenda Could Make Britain More Expensive
Andy Burnham entered Downing Street this week promising to make the cost of living his government’s defining priority.
Jul 21
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Jack Salmon
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The Quarterly Ledger: A Review of the Nation’s Balance Sheet: Q3 FY 2026
Policymakers in Congress are currently attempting to push through a $95 billion reconciliation framework (dubbed reconciliation 3.0).
Jul 20
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Jack Salmon
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“Is the U.S. Fiscal Outlook Japanese?” Or “Is Illinois the Same as Japan?”
Illinois’ carries $15,083 in pension debt per resident
Jul 19
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Japan’s Subsidies Can’t Stop
This is part 2 of a guest series by our PGPF Fiscal Intern Datoka Stacy
Jul 18
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Ice Cream Cartels and MMT's Japanese Illusion
This is the first post in a guest series by a PGPF Summer Intern Dakota Stacy
Jul 17
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If Congress Can't Say No to This, It Can't Say No to Anything
A billion-dollar bailout for comfortable retirees, tucked inside a defense bill, is the clearest tell yet that Washington cannot control spending
Jul 16
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Veronique de Rugy
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Debt Is Not a Free Lunch
New Policy Brief on channels, thresholds, and the role of monetary policy absorption in the Debt-Growth relationship
Jul 10
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Jack Salmon
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We Should Still Abolish the SBA: The $45 Million "Small Business" Edition
On the Fourth of July, because nothing says “Liberty!” like a bigger federal subsidy, the Small Business Administration doubled the ceiling on its…
Jul 9
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Veronique de Rugy
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