Tag Archives: Economic Policy

GW WonkCast S3E7-1: Below the Fold: Minimum Wage Violations and the Primordial Soup of Policy Making

March 5, 2018 · by · in Domestic Policy, Economic Policy, Notes from the Policy Field, WonkCast · Leave a comment

This week, our #BelowtheFold goes meta. co-Host Katherine Lundie starts off by discussing a Politico investigation into the enforcement of minimum wage violations. In six states, there are no investigators dedicated to enforcing these violations. Next, co-Host Gabe Moss kicks off a discussion about the theory of the primordial soup of policy making. How do […]

GW WonkCast S3E6-2: Opportunity Zones for Investment

February 28, 2018 · by · in Domestic Policy, Economic Policy, Social Policy, WonkCast · 1 Comment

The new tax bill contains an opportunity zones provision which allows companies and corporations to defer capital gains to an opportunity fund. These funds will be allocated to low-income tracks. Special guest MPP Lorena Roque who concentrates on economic and energy policy joins to unpack the provision. co-Host Erik LaDue moderates joined by co-Hosts Katherine Lundie and […]