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Economic Mobility, Business Dynamism, and Barriers to Entrepreneurship: A Preliminary Examination
Click here to open the PDF in a new tab. Key Findings Entrepreneurship and economic mobility have both been discussed in the academic literature, but the environment for entrepreneurship warrants closer examination. While the United States, compared to other...
Marginal Tax Rates and Economic Opportunity
Click here to open the PDF in a new tab. Key Findings The marginal tax wedge is relevant for understanding how workers might benefit (or not) from an increase in pay once taxes enter the picture. Marginal tax wedges might deter workers from pursuing additional income...
Make a career move to Colorado easier
This article was originally published in Colorado Politics Colorado has been a prized destination for people moving to advance their career or to enjoy nature. This session, the legislature has a chance to make it easier to welcome new residents to this great state...
Biden’s Tax Policies Would Hamstring Economic Recovery and Social Mobility
This article was originally published on Merionwest.com “THE RECOVERY ITSELF IS LIKELY TO BE THE LARGEST JOB CREATOR THIS DECADE.” Debate over the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill is heating up. However, much of the discussion centers on how the...
Want to Solve the Immigration Crisis? Invest in the Central American Economy
This article was originally published on RealClearPolicy.com Vice President Kamala Harris visited Guatemala this week amid surges in U.S. border crossings, immigrants dying while trying to cross the border, and a chaotic, problematic federal response. It...
A Warning Sign for UBI? Unemployment Benefits Discourage Employment
This article was originally published on insidesources.com Economic prognosticators were abuzz last year with optimism about a so-called “V-shaped recovery.” With vaccines rolling out across the country and lockdowns lifting, the economy has indeed been recovering,...
Op-Ed: How Can We Get People Back to Work? Get Government Out of the Way
This article was originally published in the Western Journal The disappointing May job numbers were a surprise, signaling that the economic recovery may take longer than previously thought. The number of jobs is still 5 percent below the number in February...
Not-So Sweet Home Alabama: How Licensing Holds Back The Yellowhammer State
As 2020, a year that most of us would likely sooner forget, fades into the rearview mirror, the labor market nationally continues to rebound from the significant downturn resulting from COVID-19 and the associated state policies meant to reduce the spread of the disease.
The PRO Act Undermines the American Dream
This article was originally published on Real Clear Markets. More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic first disrupted daily life, local economies are reopening and vaccine distribution is exceeding expectations. The country is poised for a historic...
A $15 minimum wage means fewer skills for younger workers
As part of ongoing efforts to pass another COVID-19 relief package, congressional Democrats are still including a proposal to more than double the current federal minimum wage, increasing it to $15 per hour by 2025.
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