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IT Can Be Done: Reducing Payment Errors in Unemployment Insurance
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2017-09)
The United States Unemployment Insurance Program is a very complex system where mistakes are inevitable, but information technology and communication innovations at the Department of Labor (DOL) have been successful at ...
Local Government Control: The Case of Municipal Incorporation in The Woodlands Township, Texas
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2012-10)
Warfare is a “Train Wreck” for Global Supply Chains: What can governments do to mitigate its ill effects?
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2012-09)
A Smart, Price-Based Energy Policy
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2017-03)
Energy policy in the United States is fatally flawed both in the process by which problems are identified and in the solutions that are chosen. It relies too heavily on subsidies, tax credits, grants, and mandates, when ...
U.S. Ethanol Policy: The Unintended Consequences
(The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2012-02)
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) mandated a steep rise in domestic ethanol production. The goals were to ease dependency on imported petroleum and to cut greenhouse gas emissions. A new blend of ...
Free Trade in Oil and Natural Gas, The Case for Lifting the Ban on U.S. Energy Exports
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2014-11)
Not only should the US lift its ban on exporting oil and natural gas in light of today’s economic and political climate, but it was wrong to ever ban such exports in the first place. The US should cease to view its energy ...
Ethanol Waivers: Needed or Irrelevant?
(The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2012-10)
Because of the magnitude of the existing corn harvest shortfall coupled with the large ethanol mandates, policymakers face extreme uncertainties looking into the future with potentially large economic ramifications. ...
When Equal is Not Equitable: Adjusting for Geographic Differences in Education Costs
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2015-04)
An educational dollar doesn’t stretch as far in some parts of the country as it does in others. School districts in high cost areas need additional dollars just to be able to purchase the same resources and hire the same ...
Texas Cities in the Era of Government Transparency
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2014-09)
We are in the Era of Government Transparency. Recently, politicians from President Barack Obama to Texas Governor Rick Perry have touted a commitment to openness and transparency in their respective administrations. Citizens ...
The NAFTA Intellect Disconnect: Actual Costs and Benefits versus Popular Perceptions
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2016-12)
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was initiated during the Republican administration of George H.W. Bush and completed during the Democrat administration of Bill Clinton, has been studied intensively ...