PUBLICATIONS Search for: All CategoriesArticles & Op-EdsBlog: By the NumbersBooksFiguresMember StatementsNewsPapersPolicy BriefsAll TopicsClimate, Energy, and InfrastructureDemographics and PopulationIncome Inequality and Labor MarketSocial Policy and EducationTax and BudgetTechnology and InnovationTrade, Immigration, and Globalization Recent Publications : Climate, Energy, and Infrastructure December 10 2020 | Books Securing Our Economic Future The Economic Strategy Group's third annual policy volume focuses on the economics of the middle class, geographic disparities in economic opportunity, and U.S. policy options to address climate change. Aspen Economic Strategy Group December 10 2020 | Papers Harnessing the Power of Markets to Solve the Climate Problem Author Gilbert E. Metcalf of Tufts University argues that a carbon tax should be the centerpiece of any portfolio of policies that aim to achieve zero net emissions. However, a carbon tax alone is insufficient to achieve zero net emissions,... Gilbert E. Metcalf February 04 2019 | Papers Introduction: The Need to Expand Economic Opportunity The pursuit of economic opportunity for all Americans is as important to the health of the country’s economy as it is to the strength of its democracy. The promise that hard work and determination will yield economic success is a... Melissa S. Kearney, Amy Ganz February 04 2019 | Papers Creating Economic Opportunity for More Americans Through Productivity Growth The U.S. economy in recent years has been characterized by slow average productivity growth and increasing productivity dispersion within industries. In this essay, author Chad Syverson discusses research into the potential causes of these patterns and outlines several policy changes... Chad Syverson February 04 2019 | Papers Restoring Economic Opportunity for “The People Left Behind”: Employment Strategies for Rural America In order to stimulate employment in rural areas, author James P. Ziliak proposes a two-fold strategy of bringing “people to jobs” and “jobs to people,” an approach that combines people-based and place-based policies. The people-based policies include relocation assistance payments... James Ziliak « Previous 1 2 3