Finance & Economy
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Plug and Play: The U.S. Military Adapts to Austerity
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In a recent strategy document, the U.S. Department of Defense explains how it will organize its capabilities to meet tomorrow’s uncertain security challenges, despite constrained resources.
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Reforming Immigration to Boost Economic Competitiveness?
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New research highlights the significant contribution that high-skilled immigrants make to innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth in the US.
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Seeing Red: Challenges to Social Harmony in China
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Protests in China during the last twenty years have focused on local grievances, such as land and labor issues, and are targeted against local governments, not necessarily the central party
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Where the EITC Goes: A Qualitative Examination of EITC Allocation
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A working paper from the National Poverty Center examines the allocation of the Earned Income Tax Credit in the budgets of low-income families
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Russian Intelligence: Government Transparency in Moscow
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A Russian official discusses her mission to create a more transparent government
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Municipal CFO Series: Jeff DeWitt, Phoenix
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Phoenix’s CFO discusses taxes, pensions, and buying local
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How Big is the Broadband Bonus?
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A new study investigates the economic impact of broadband investment
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Municipal CFO Series: Meredith Weenick, Boston
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Boston’s CFO discusses capital investment and infrastructure
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Internationalizing the RMB
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A 2012 report from the International Monetary Fund explains the conditions for and progress toward the internationalization of the Chinese renminbi (RMB).
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Tweeting, Tinkering, and Transforming
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Stephen Goldsmith discusses how to innovate tomorrow’s social sector today
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Municipal CFO Series: Ben Rosenfield, San Francisco
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San Francisco’s Controller discusses the financial implications of public investment in everything from mass transit to sports arenas