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State Fiscal Resilience Rankings
Measuring States’ Capacity to Withstand Federal Fiscal Retrenchment
9 hrs ago
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Jack Salmon
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April 2026
Do 68,000 People Die Every Year From Lack of Health Insurance? Probably Not
Last week the figure “68,000” was being promoted online as the estimated number of excess deaths in the United States caused by not having health…
Apr 29
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Jack Salmon
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The Climate Damage Function Problem No One Wants to Admit
One of the most striking features of modern climate economics is not consensus, it’s dispersion.
Apr 24
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Jack Salmon
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Data Center Sentiment is at an All-Time Low
What This Means and How We Should Respond
Apr 23
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Samson McCune
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Have Surtaxes and Tax Increases on High Earners Led to More Income Tax Revenues?
Revisiting Tax Changes in New York and Massachusetts
Apr 20
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Jack Salmon
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The Quarterly Ledger: A Review of the Nation’s Balance Sheet: Q2 FY 2026
As total debt held by the public surpassed $31 trillion in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, it would be valuable for policymakers to take stock…
Apr 17
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Jack Salmon
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The EITC's Success Story Was Always Thinner Than Advertised
For decades, the Earned Income Tax Credit has occupied a nearly sacred place in American social policy.
Apr 15
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Veronique de Rugy
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Studying the Wealth of Nations (Conclusion)
Debt, War, and Fiscal Illusion
Apr 14
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Joshua Rowley
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Did Structural Adjustment Programs Harm Developing Countries?
What Hickel Gets Wrong About Capitalism and Poverty, Part 2
Apr 13
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Jack Salmon
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The Doughnut Has a Hole: A Major Empirical Test of Degrowth Framework
One of the persistent frustrations in debates over “degrowth” is that its core claims—centered on the idea that economies must operate within a “safe…
Apr 8
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Jack Salmon
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The Federal Budget Mostly Benefits Seniors
New data from the Penn Wharton Budget Model shows exactly who the federal government works for
Apr 7
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Veronique de Rugy
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Studying the Wealth of Nations (Part 11)
Taxation, Incentives, and the Limits of Fiscal Design
Apr 7
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Joshua Rowley
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