Policy Analysis
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Argentina Reborn: A Tale of Two Finance Ministers
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After more than a decade of stagnation, unsustainably high inflation, fiscal irresponsibility, and profound market distortions, Argentina’s newly appointed Minister of Economy forged ahead with an ambitious plan to restore currency stability, trust, and prosperity. This was evident in December 2023, when Minister Luis Caputo announced the wide-ranging reform package…
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China’s Economic Woes
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Members of Congress are growing increasingly concerned about economic competition with China. In 2022, President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law to decrease US reliance on Chinese-made semiconductors. The following year, the president signed another law, the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act, to sanction foreign companies for…
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Bankrupt Ballcarriers? How NFL Policy Limits Running Back Earnings
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Data visualization for this article was prepared by Yufei Liu. The National Football League has a major problem on its hands. Or, at least, the league’s running backs do: they aren’t getting paid like they used to, and the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement is partially to blame. After begrudgingly…
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A Balancing Act: Low-Income Mothers on the Childcare Benefits Cliff
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This article was co-authored by Rachel Huyhn. While the myth of the modern “supermom” endures, real working mothers have to navigate a siloed, broken childcare system in America. This is especially true for low-wage earners, of which nearly two-thirds are women and more than a quarter are women of color.…
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The Future of Food Aid: Looking at the Egypt Case
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Nearly two years have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine, beginning a conflict that has had profound effects on human and economic well-being around the world. A record 349 million people across 79 countries currently face acute food insecurity– this is a 200 million person increase when compared to pre-Covid-19 levels.…
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No Adult Left Behind: Automation, Job Loss, and Education Policy
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Artificial intelligence forces important education policy questions into the national landscape. Automation has only gotten cheaper and more prolific through the introduction of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Self-check-out and autonomous driving have taken center stage in the labor automation discussion but just around the corner is a wave of…
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Climate Crunch Time – The US’s Progress Towards Global Goals
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The world is making inadequate progress towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In November, climate institutes collaborated on the State of Climate Action report explaining that efforts to limit average global temperature increases are failing across almost all indicators. As one of the signatories to the Paris Agreement in 2015, the…
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Behind NYC’s Tightening Restrictions on Airbnb and Short-Term Rentals
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On September 5th, 2023, New York City implemented a municipal policy mandating that all hosts offering rentals for less than 30 days register with the city. The policy, known as Local Law 18, or the Short-Term Rental Registration Law, reinforces existing laws that prohibit individuals from renting out their residences…
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Government Shutdown Worries Focus on the Military, for Good Reason
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During the House Speaker crisis, military service members were sent to the front lines once again, not to fight a war against great powers across oceans, but to serve as a rhetorical tool for politicians within U.S. borders. The nearly avoided government shutdown in September 2023 that catalyzed the removal…
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Illegal Immigration Act: A Strain on the UK’s Economy and International Law
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On July 20, 2023, after much contention, the United Kingdom (UK) passed into law the “Illegal Migration Bill”. The Tory-led government implemented the bill to deter the number of migrants illegally entering the United Kingdom, from small boats crossing the English Channel. Proponents of the bill claim that it will…
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Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon on Rural America, Climate Policy, and the Future of ESG
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Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has dedicated his entire career to serving the state. Mark Gordon originally hails from Kaycee, Wyoming and he is a Middlebury College graduate. He is currently serving his second term as governor, securing reelection in 2022 with 79% of the vote, leading to the largest win…