Author: Connor O’Brien
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The CARES Act Offered a Radical Experiment in Cash Transfers. Here’s What We Learned.
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In March, as the world stared into a financial and epidemiological abyss, Congress acted more swiftly and dramatically to save the U.S. economy than during any crisis in American history. The CARES Act—signed into law by President Trump on March 27 after facing virtually no resistance in the House or…
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What the U.S. Can Learn from the Success of China’s Special Economic Zones
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Developed countries are struggling to tackle growing geographic inequality, a phenomenon fueling populism and discontent at the polls in Europe and the United States. In the face of economic change, large, globally connected cities have thrived, while many former industrial hubs have shrunk. Governments are now looking for ways to…