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Category Archives: National vs. state vs. local
Reflections coming out of the recent AEI forum debating pre-K
On Wednesday, February 17, I participated in a forum at the American Enterprise Institute. The forum, organized by AEI Research Fellow Katharine Stevens, was entitled “Does pre-K work? A look at the research.” Forum participants, in addition to me, were … Continue reading
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What are the best paths to prosperity for localities and the nation?
I have a new paper published that bears on the following important issue: when will local economic development incentives – various types of customized tax breaks or services to individual businesses – be most effective in helping improve economic well-being? … Continue reading
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Should early childhood education be financed by state governments, the federal government, or both?
One important governance issue discussed in my new book, From Preschool to Prosperity, is whether pre-K and other early childhood programs should be primarily financed by state governments or the federal government. I’m a political pragmatist. I think either approach … Continue reading
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Local areas matter for income mobility, especially for younger kids, and especially for kids from lower-income families
David Leonhardt of the New York Times has highlighted a recent article by economists Raj Chetty, Nathaniel Hendren, Patrick Kline, and Emmanuel Saez. Chetty et al use IRS data to look at how the income mobility of children varies across … Continue reading
What should policymakers do about state and local business incentives?
Louise Story of the New York Times has a series, starting December 2nd (2012), on state and local business incentives. Full disclosure: I was interviewed by Ms. Story for the series, and I am quoted in the first article. From … Continue reading
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U.S. job growth and education jobs
The latest U.S. job growth figures, released this morning (September 7, 2012) by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, continued to show positive growth, but at an insufficient rate to boost employment rates and labor market conditions. If we focus … Continue reading
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State government revenue capacity
The New York Times gave front-page coverage, on July 18, 2012, to a recent report by the State Budget Crisis Task Force. This report argued that states faced major long-term budget problems due to “rising health care costs, underfunded pensions, … Continue reading
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Federal versus state and local roles in children’s programs
I was recently asked to comment on a report by First Focus, which describes itself as “a bipartisan advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families a priority in federal policy and budget decisions”. This report, released on June 27, … Continue reading
ReadyNation issue brief on my book
ReadyNation has a new and improved version of an issue brief that summarizes my 2011 book, Investing in Kids. This issue brief summarizes the main points of my book, and accompanies this summary with some great graphics. Specifically, the issue brief … Continue reading
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Why relocation doesn’t solve local labor market problems
Well-known blogger Matt Yglesias has an interesting post commenting on labor economist Enrico Moretti’s recent Wall Street Journal column. Moretti argues that policymakers should help workers to move away from high unemployment metro areas. (Moretti’s column is based in part … Continue reading
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