Sarah Reber will examine the relationship between expenditures on primary and secondary schools and student academic achievement. She will analyze cross-state data on per-pupil spending in primary and secondary schools to understand better whether, and under what circumstances, increased spending leads to higher-performing schools and will compare those findings to new research suggesting increased spending leads to better student outcomes. The project’s findings will appear in a report and a policy brief.
William Gale and Alan Auerbach will lead an effort to examine how policy analysts can most accurately estimate the effects of tax policy changes on U.S. government revenue and overall levels of economic growth. The project’s findings will appear in a report.
Tara Watson and David Wessel will lead an effort to assess a variety of policy approaches that provide low-income parents with incentives for employment while protecting children from poverty. They will explore the employment and poverty-reduction impacts of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC), assess how those policies work in tandem, and commission a series of analyses related to the design and impacts of the EITC. The project’s findings will appear in a series of papers and policy briefs.
Edward Glaeser and David Wessel will lead an effort to identify strategies to increase the efficiency of government-funded transportation spending. They will commission research related to procurement rules, the use of cost-benefit analysis in project selection, and the revision of rules to increase private-sector funding in projects. The project’s findings will appear in a series of reports.
Janice Eberly and Jón Steinsson will commission and edit research on critical economic policy issues including the sustainability of federal budget deficits, the causes of rising home prices, the wealth effects associated with accommodative monetary policy, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment rates. Commissioned work will be published in the biannual journal Brookings Papers on Economic Activity.
Bruce Jones will research and write a book examining how the United States can maintain an edge in undersea warfare vis-à-vis China and Russia. He will assess Chinese, Russian, and U.S. strategies and capabilities for operations in the subsea domain in a range of potential warfighting scenarios.
Mireya Solís will research and write a book exploring the evolution of the economic terrain of East Asia as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan adjust to China’s assertive geopolitical posture.
Sarah Reber will examine the relationship between expenditures on primary and secondary schools and student academic achievement. She will analyze cross-state data on per-pupil spending in primary and secondary schools to understand better whether, and under what circumstances, increased spending leads to higher-performing schools and will compare those findings to new research suggesting increased spending leads to better student outcomes. The project’s findings will appear in a report and a policy brief.
Louise Sheiner and David Wessel will lead an effort to explore how best to measure the strength of the labor market and its relationship to inflation dynamics. They will convene a conference of leading economists to consider a variety of questions related to the labor market since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. The project’s findings will appear in a report.
Janice Eberly and Jón Steinsson will commission and edit research on critical economic policy issues including the sustainability of federal budget deficits, the causes of rising home prices, the wealth effects associated with accommodative monetary policy, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment rates. Commissioned work will be published in the biannual journal Brookings Papers on Economic Activity.