Economic Policy – Policy Perspectives

Rather Be Rotten: How China Fails to Combat Unwillingness to Work

Yaokun Shen is a contributing writer. He graduated from Trachtenberg with an MPP in Spring 2023. A considerable number of Chinese workers have consciously “laid down” and “rot”… Read more “Rather Be Rotten: How China Fails to Combat Unwillingness to Work”

The GW WonkCast has returned! Season 7, Episode 1 begins after nearly a year hiatus with a new team, co-host Ali Ulin, co-host Nathan Varnell and producer… Read more “GW WonkCast S7E1 – “Let’s Just Make It All Free”: A Conversation on State Welfare Policy with Matt Bruenig & David Trimmer”

David Trimmer is a staff writer and a second-year MPA student. Introduction On February 8, 2023, Congress’s Bipartisan SALT Caucus relaunched with the hope of repealing the cap… Read more “Uncapping the SALT Deduction Won’t Help Working Class Families”

Patrick Carr is a staff writer and first-year MPP student. The publication of new data from the Census Bureau on poverty in the United States has bolstered… Read more “Where Refundable Tax Credits Fall Flat”

Julia Vanella is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a second-year MPP student. Urban Design Is Not Neutral The availability of shade, such as trees,… Read more “How Racism Has Shaped the Presence of Urban Tree Cover in Public Spaces”

Madison Grady is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a second-year MPP student. GameStop Corp. During the last few days of January, traders rallied together… Read more “GameStopped: The Future of Market Regulation”

Emma Dewhurst is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a first-year MPP student. Across America, some 40% of families struggle financially to meet their basic… Read more “The Broken Bridge Out of Poverty: The Cliff Effect”

Brett Litzler is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a first-year MPP student. The following is an op-ed and does not necessarily reflect the views… Read more “The Push for the $15 per hour Minimum Wage is Here. Do the Arguments of its Opponents Hold Up?”

Catherine Kaufman is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a second-year MPA student. Back in March, President Donald Trump tweeted, “WE CANNOT LET THE CURE… Read more “The Value of Statistical Life: Tradeoffs between the Cure and the Problem Itself”