Jun 25, 2021 | Economic Policy
Brief # 122 – Economic Policy Infrastructure Plan Update: Parties Haggle over Content and Funding By Rosalind Gottfried June 22, 2021 Policy Summary Biden and the Democrats are currently haggling over a 1.2 trillion dollar plan to address infrastructural...
Jun 23, 2021 | Economic Policy
Brief # 121 – Economic Policy Should We Be Concerned About Inflation? By Rosalind Gottfried June 20, 2021 Policy Summary Inflation occurs when the value of money decreases, largely due to increases in prices which are not matched by rises in income. With the...
Jun 16, 2021 | Economic Policy
Brief # 120 – Economic Policy The Unemployment Disconnect in California By Patrick Dwire June 16, 2021 Policy Summary It’s not so much about unemployment benefits. It’s about women, health care, child care and home schooling. As restaurants, hotels and...
Jun 12, 2021 | Economic Policy
Brief # 119 – Economic Policy Biden Seeks Mandatory Global Taxation Level For Multinationals By Rosalind Gottfried June 10, 2021 Policy Summary Under current international tax rules, multinationals generally pay corporate income tax where production occurs rather...
Jun 8, 2021 | Economic Policy
Brief # 119 – Economics Policy The American Jobs Plan: A Spotlight on Airport Infrastructure By Lily Cook June 7, 2021 Policy Summary President Biden’s American Jobs Plan (AJP) proposes $621 billion for improvements to transportation infrastructure with...
Jun 7, 2021 | Economic Policy
Brief # 118 – Economic Policy It’s Frustrating to Negotiate with Republicans By Rosalind Gottfried June 4, 2021 Policy Summary In March Biden proposed a 2.3 trillion dollar infrastructure plan which he has trimmed to 1.7 trillion. The Republicans...
