Katharine Sciackitano
Dec 3, 20198 min read
Tax Cuts for the Rich: A 40-Year Mistake
Last month, we found out something that was not especially surprising but extremely concerning. A study by economists Emmanuel Saez and...
Katharine Sciackitano
Sep 30, 20197 min read
We Need Fifteen
In 2012, New York City fast food workers surprised the nation by walking off the job and protesting for a wage of fifteen dollars an...
Lana Green
Feb 23, 20195 min read
Economists, Not Politicians, Should Lead on Immigration Reform
Politicians have debated and promised the reduction of illegal immigration and stronger border policies for decades. Today, the...
Mark Lu
Sep 25, 20184 min read
AU's Price Tag, up Ten Percent since 2016, Keeps Rising
The last institutional budget headed by former American University president Cornelius Kerwin takes effect starting October 1, 2018....
Mark Lu
Aug 7, 20184 min read
How The GOP Tax Cuts may have doomed the economy
Two words: stock buybacks. In May, JPMorgan projected that in 2018, S&P 500 companies would invest about $1 trillion (with a "t") stock...
Mark Lu
Jul 30, 20187 min read
The strangely sensible economics of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been absorbed by the head-spinning political rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old former...
Nicholas Kinberg
Mar 13, 20183 min read
Nigeria: the Next Superpower?
The most populous country in its continent. A hegemon in its region. A defender of multilateral institutions and bilateral relationships....
Chris Fenn
Jan 9, 20184 min read
The Bursting Bitcoin Bubble
There has been a significant amount of intrigue surrounding the cryptocurrency Bitcoin due to its recent surge in value. On December 17,...