Katharine Sciackitano
- Dec 3, 2019
- 8 min
Tax Cuts for the Rich: A 40-Year Mistake
Last month, we found out something that was not especially surprising but extremely concerning. A study by economists Emmanuel Saez and...
Katharine Sciackitano
- Sep 30, 2019
- 7 min
We Need Fifteen
In 2012, New York City fast food workers surprised the nation by walking off the job and protesting for a wage of fifteen dollars an...
Lana Green
- Feb 23, 2019
- 5 min
Economists, Not Politicians, Should Lead on Immigration Reform
Politicians have debated and promised the reduction of illegal immigration and stronger border policies for decades. Today, the...
Mark Lu
- Sep 25, 2018
- 4 min
AU's Price Tag, up Ten Percent since 2016, Keeps Rising
The last institutional budget headed by former American University president Cornelius Kerwin takes effect starting October 1, 2018....
Mark Lu
- Aug 7, 2018
- 4 min
How The GOP Tax Cuts may have doomed the economy
Two words: stock buybacks. In May, JPMorgan projected that in 2018, S&P 500 companies would invest about $1 trillion (with a "t") stock...
Mark Lu
- Jul 30, 2018
- 7 min
The strangely sensible economics of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been absorbed by the head-spinning political rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old former...
Nicholas Kinberg
- Mar 13, 2018
- 3 min
Nigeria: the Next Superpower?
The most populous country in its continent. A hegemon in its region. A defender of multilateral institutions and bilateral relationships....
Chris Fenn
- Jan 9, 2018
- 4 min
The Bursting Bitcoin Bubble
There has been a significant amount of intrigue surrounding the cryptocurrency Bitcoin due to its recent surge in value. On December 17,...