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Preferences, Knowledge, and Citizen Probability Assessments of the Terrorism Risk of Nuclear Power
(10/21/2011)
How does the American public assess risk when it comes to national security issues? This paper addresses this question by analyzing variation in citizen probability assessments of the terrorism risk of nuclear power plants. ...
Stop Playing Favorites with the Tax Code
(The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2011-01)
The Great Recession has punched a gaping hole in state government budgets. California has a projected budget deficit of $21.3 billion for the 2012 fiscal year. Illinois has a projected shortfall of $17 billion; New ...
Deficit Reduction: $38 Billion Won’t Cut It
(The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2011-04)
Washington is awash in red ink, and no one seems willing to make the hard choices needed to set our fiscal house aright. Congress’ recent boast of cutting spending by $38 billion makes the problem seem just about solved. ...