Taxes and Public Spending

On the first anniversary of President Trump's "Liberation Day" declaration, SIEPR's Steve Davis tells Politico Magazine that one potentially lasting consequence of the breakdown in global cooperation is that U.S. companies have fewer reasons to innovate.

Axios covers a new analysis by several SIEPR scholars, including Trione Director Neale Mahoney, showing that higher tax refunds promised to the typical family under the One Big Beautiful Act could be devoured by rising gas prices from the Iran war.

CNBC quotes Nick Bloom, SIEPR senior fellow, on rising gas prices from the Iran war and how they risk exacerbating an economy that benefits the wealthy while harming lower-income households.

The Guardian cites research by, and quotes, SIEPR Senior Fellow Thomas Dee in a story about the economic crisis facing U.S. public schools as enrollment declines. Dee sheds light on the financial struggles schools are facing, and the trade-offs they are making to maintain public funding.

The 74, a national news site focused on education, features SIEPR's Susanna Loeb and her research in a story about federal and state governments' continued investment in student tutoring programs even after $120 billion in pandemic-linked federal funds expired.

Bloomberg covers new research by SIEPR Senior Fellow Marshall Burke identifying the high borrowing costs and debt loads that many small countries will face as they try to adapt to climate change-driven extreme weather.

Ryan Cummings, SIEPR chief of staff, describes in Time.com some core challenges behind President Trump's pledge to pay most Americans a portion of the money raised by U.S. tariffs.

A New York Times analysis of Manhattan's congestion pricing program has so far been a huge success cites research by SIEPR's Shoshana Vasserman and Hunt Allcott identifying some of the early impacts on travel speeds and air quality.

The Fed's success also depends on its ability to keep the U.S. financial system strong. In Barron's, SIEPR Senior Fellow Amit Seru recommends 8 ways the Fed could get that job done.

Bloomberg Opinion highlights new research from SIEPR Senior Fellow Michael Boskin finding that economic factors, like inflation and per capita GDP, determine levels of trust in government more than anything else.

The New York Times highlights research by SIEPR Senior Fellow Charles "Chad" Jones into how much money the government would have to spend to mitigate AI's existential threat.

Daniel Hornung, SIEPR policy fellow, warns in Reuters that falling consumer confidence sends a warning about the potential economic harms of a prolonged government shutdown.

The Wall Street Journal highlights, given the government shutdown, a monthly jobs report produced by SIEPR Senior Fellow Erik Brynjolfsson's Digital Economy Lab and ADP.