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What Tools Does the U.S. Have to Combat the Next Recession? (VIDEO)

By Karen Dynan and Jay C. Shambaugh·December 12, 2018
Harvard University and George Washington University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

Excerpt from webinar with Karen Dynan (Harvard University), Jay Shambaugh (George Washington University, and The Hamilton Project at The Brookings Institution), and Eduardo Porter (New York Times), October 23, 2018. A collaboration between EconoFact and The Hamilton Project, Brookings.

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U.S. fiscal ...
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Understanding Trends in U.S. Labor Force Participation (VIDEO)

By Karen Dynan and Jay C. Shambaugh·December 3, 2018
Harvard University and George Washington University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

Excerpt from webinar with Karen Dynan (Harvard University), Jay Shambaugh (George Washington University, and The Hamilton Project at The Brookings Institution), and Eduardo Porter (New York Times), October 23, 2018. A collaboration between EconoFact and The Hamilton Project, Brookings.

The Issue:

The share of ...
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What Explains Slow Productivity Growth in the United States? (VIDEO)

By Karen Dynan and Jay C. Shambaugh·November 25, 2018
Harvard University and George Washington University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

Excerpt from webinar with Karen Dynan (Harvard University), Jay Shambaugh (George Washington University, and The Hamilton Project at The Brookings Institution), and Eduardo Porter (New York Times), October 23, 2018. A collaboration between EconoFact and The Hamilton Project, Brookings.

The Issue:

Productivity ...
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Weighing the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Universal Basic Income (VIDEO)

By Kimberly Clausing and Hilary Hoynes·November 9, 2018
Reed College and University of California, Berkeley

Excerpt from webinar with Hilary Hoynes (University of California, Berkeley), Kimberly Clausing (Reed College), and Eduardo Porter (New York Times), October 16, 2018. A collaboration between EconoFact and The Hamilton Project, Brookings.

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The idea of universal basic income, a fixed income that every ...
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Do Economists Agree on the Impact of Immigration? (VIDEO)

By Jennifer Hunt·November 2, 2018
Rutgers University

Excerpt from webinar with Tara Watson (Williams College), Jennifer Hunt (Rutgers University) and Eduardo Porter (New York Times), October 9, 2018. A collaboration between EconoFact and The Hamilton Project, Brookings.

The Issue:

What impact does immigration have on the employment prospects and wages of native ...
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Assessing the Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (VIDEO)

By Kimberly Clausing·October 29, 2018
Reed College

Excerpt from webinar with Kimberly Clausing (Reed College), Hilary Hoynes (UC Berkeley), and Eduardo Porter (New York Times), October 16, 2018. A collaboration between EconoFact and The Hamilton Project, Brookings.

The Issue:

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was among the biggest tax overhauls the U.S. ...
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A Snapshot of the Undocumented Population in the United States (VIDEO)

By Tara Watson·October 18, 2018
Williams College

Excerpt from webinar with Tara Watson (Williams College), Jennifer Hunt (Rutgers University) and Eduardo Porter (New York Times), October 9, 2018. A collaboration between EconoFact and The Hamilton Project, Brookings.

The Issue:

Despite recent increases in detentions of unauthorized immigrants at the border, ...
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Import Tariffs can also Reduce Exports (VIDEO)

By Lee Branstetter·October 8, 2018
Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University

Excerpt from webinar with Lee Branstetter, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University, October 2, 2018. In collaboration between EconoFact and The Hamilton Project, Brookings.

The Issue:

The Trump administration has imposed tariffs on imports from many other countries ...
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