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Are There Benefits to a Higher Standard? The Effects of Raising the Standard Tax Deduction
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Avoiding the Mistakes of the Past: Rejecting Protectionism and Embracing the Global Economy
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2014-08)The “Great Recession” of 2008 was the greatest global financial crisis since the Great Depression. It led to the bankrupting of businesses, caused credit markets to dry up, imploded the housing market, and led to a near ... -
Bumpy Road Ahead: Bracing for Insolvency in the Highway Trust Fund
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2015-03)Funding for the federal Highway Trust Fund (HTF) is not keeping up with the deteriorating condition of America’s roads and bridges. HTF outlays have exceeded revenues in almost every year since 2001, and the fund faces an ... -
California’s Solar Rooftop Experience: A Report Card
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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. ... -
Environmental Regulation: Can government regulate itself?
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2015-10)Leading theories of regulation assume that governments regulate profit-maximizing firms: governments set rules, to which firms respond rationally in ways that constrain their behavior. However, often the entities that ... -
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. ... -
Fairer Trade, Removing Gender Bias in US Import Taxes
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2015-03)Tariff rates on most articles of imported apparel and footwear are classified by the gender of the intended user, and for some items the rates differ. In this issue of The Takeaway the authors describe the discriminatory ... -
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 ... -
Giving an “F” to the Franchise Tax: The Texas Franchise Tax Fails to Fund
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2016-05)In 2006, Texas faced a fiscal double whammy. Not only had the Texas Supreme Court ordered the state to pick up more of the tab for K-12 education, but the legislature promised voters significant property tax relief. To ... -
Governing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: What it Is and Why it Matters
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The Hidden Tax of Jury Service
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2015-10-19)Not all taxes are conveniently labeled as such. For example, consider jury duty. Although it is seldom discussed in these terms, jury duty clearly fits the textbook definition of a tax—jurors are required to surrender a ... -
Humanitarian Crisis on the Southwest Border
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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 ... -
The Latest Unanticipated Consequence in the Ethanol Fiasco
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2013-12)Until recently, the 2007 ethanol mandates have been a story of very small environmental and security benefits and large, unexpected increases in food prices as corn was diverted from food to fuel uses. Now we have another ... -
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 ... -
Nonprofit Donor Motivation Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
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Not Enough Progress: Texas Still Leading in Health Uninsurance Rates
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The Oil Debacle in the Gulf of Mexico: An Alternative to the Coming Flood of Offshore Regulations
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2010-05)In the wake of the recent oil disaster in the Gulf, Congress appears poised to impose new bans on offshore drilling along with a strict new regulatory regime. While these measures may meet a widely felt need for swift ... -
The Permian Basin: A Tribute to American Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2019-04)