Zhao Zhai, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection… Read more “Can Dodd-Frank Prevent the Next Financial Crisis?”
Category: Economic Policy
It’s the service economy, stupid
Steve Bruns, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives During the 1992 presidential election, James Carville, then an aide to candidate Bill Clinton, insisted the Clinton campaign focus… Read more “It’s the service economy, stupid”
Who’s Paying for Louisiana’s Industry?
Nathan Rupp, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Louisiana, like many states, is in debt. Under the supervision of Governor Bobby Jindal, the state went from having… Read more “Who’s Paying for Louisiana’s Industry?”
The Almighty Dollar: Why the Greenback is Surging and What It Means
By Jason Marshall, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Although there’s still a little more than a month left before President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of… Read more “The Almighty Dollar: Why the Greenback is Surging and What It Means”
Currency Mismatch: A Challenge Facing Emerging Market Investment
Jason Marshall, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives After the Great Recession came the New Normal. The worst economic downturn in the U.S. since 1929 has decreased annual… Read more “Currency Mismatch: A Challenge Facing Emerging Market Investment”
Better Than the Minimum Wage – Refundable Tax Credits and the Earned Income Tax Credit
Conor McGrath, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives A debate over raising the minimum wage has recently found its way into the 2016 Presidential Debate. Among the… Read more “Better Than the Minimum Wage – Refundable Tax Credits and the Earned Income Tax Credit”
World Bank Program Overview: Republic of Tajikistan for a Second Public Finance Management Modernization Project
Zhao Zhai, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Introduction The Republic of Tajikistan is one of the poorest countries in Central Asia. Following six years of civil war,… Read more “World Bank Program Overview: Republic of Tajikistan for a Second Public Finance Management Modernization Project”
Worker Self-Directed Enterprises – A New Way of Thinking About the Workplace
Ryan Thombs, MPP A democratic workplace in which the workers own and democratically decide how profit is distributed has long been the ideal of socialist thinkers. Marx… Read more “Worker Self-Directed Enterprises – A New Way of Thinking About the Workplace”
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