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May 7, 2025
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 432
The Politics of Tariff Exemptions
Campaign contributions and lobbying increased the likelihood of tariff exemptions on Chinese imports during the first Trump administration.
By Veljko Fotak, Hye Seung (Grace) Lee, William L. Megginson, & Jesus M. Salas
May 7, 2025
Visual Feature

Social Security’s Financial Crisis: The Trust Fund Myth Uncovered
Most people misunderstand the Social Security trust fund, believing it holds real financial assets that ensure future benefits. But there’s a big problem.
By Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia
April 30, 2025
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 431
The China Shock Revisited: Job Reallocation and Industry Switching in US Labor Markets
Chinese import competition during the 2000s reduced US manufacturing jobs but created even more service jobs.
By Nicholas Bloom, Kyle Handley, André Kurmann, & Philip A. Luck
April 29, 2025
Policy Analysis

No. 995
Content Creators, Entrepreneurial Users, and the Impact of Tech Policy
The availability of platforms to lower barriers to sharing information or creating a business has empowered a new wave of entrepreneurs who might never reach household fame but who are contributing both to their own households and the greater economy.
By Jennifer Huddleston
April 24, 2025
Policy Analysis

No. 994
Illegal Immigrant Incarceration Rates, 2010–2023
Legal immigrants have the lowest incarceration rates, and native-born Americans have the highest. Illegal immigrants are in the middle.
By Michelangelo Landgrave and Alex Nowrasteh
April 23, 2025
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 430
The Effect of Daylight Saving Time on Heart Attacks
Spring transitions to daylight saving time increased heart attack admissions in Indiana by 27.2 percent for approximately two weeks after each transition.
By Shinsuke Tanaka and Hideto Koizumi
April 16, 2025
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 419
The Impacts of Minimum Wage Increases on People with Disabilities
Large minimum wage increases in the 2010s reduced employment among people with severe disabilities.
By Jeffrey Clemens, Melissa D. Gentry, and Jonathan Meer
April 15, 2025
Briefing Paper

No. 187
Immigrants, Housing Wealth, and Local Government Finances
In addition to the $1.7 trillion in directly paid property taxes as property owners, immigrants also generated $513 billion in taxes as renters and another $1.1 trillion through their positive effects on property values in their roles as consumers.
By Jacob L. Vigdor, David J. Bier, and Michael Howard
April 9, 2025
Briefing Paper

No. 186
End the National Endowment for the Arts
Art can survive and thrive without public funding.
By Ryan Bourne
April 9, 2025
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 431
The Origins and Evolution of Occupational Licensing in the United States
Over time, licensing has gradually spread from higher-risk, more complex jobs to lower-risk, less complex ones.
By Nicholas A. Carollo, Jason F. Hicks, Andrew Karch, & Morris M. Kleiner
April 2, 2025
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 427
Pharmaceutical Drug Regulation and Mortality: Evidence from Electronic Cigarettes
Exempting e-cigarettes from FDA regulation reduced mortality attributable to smoking by approximately 10 percent.
By Michael Pesko and Christian Saenz
April 1, 2025
Briefing Paper

No. 185
Risk Analysis of Mass Shootings Committed by Immigrants and Native-Born Americans
Foreign-born people are not disproportionately responsible for deaths or injuries caused by mass shootings.
By Alex Nowrasteh
March 26, 2025
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 426
The Effects of Immigration in Brazil
Brazilian municipalities with a higher population share of European immigrants in 1920 had greater farm values.
By David Escamilla-Guerrero, Andrea Papadia, and Ariell Zimran
March 25, 2025
Policy Analysis

No. 993
Cutting School Food Subsidies
Congress should repeal school food programs to reduce budget deficits and hand power back to the states.
By Chris Edwards
March 19, 2025
Research Briefs in Economic Policy

No. 425
The Hidden Samaritan Contest
Foreign aid is driven partly by a hidden contest among donors to access natural resources.
By Rabah Arezki, Youssouf Camara, Frederick van der Ploeg, & Grégoire Rota-Graziosi