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  • Issue Brief posted April 26, 2012 by David John Volcker Rule May Make the Financial and Banking System Riskier

    By now, it should be clear even to casual observers that the Volcker Rule, which was intended to limit the “risky” activities of banks by banning them from certain types of transactions, will be nearly impossible to implement without severe unintended damage to the U.S. financial system and many other…

  • Special Report posted April 18, 2012 by Nahid Anaraki A Housing Market Without Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Effect on Home Prices

    Executive Summary Between 2003 and 2006, home prices rose dramatically, but then they fell abruptly in 2007 and thereafter. While many believe that the main cause of the boom was easy access to credit in the…

  • Special Report posted March 7, 2012 by Derek Scissors, Ph.D., Kumi Yokoe, Ph.D. Japan's National Budget: Time to Give Up on Keynesianism

    Abstract: Japan’s “lost decade” has turned into two; and Japan is not alone. Staggering amounts of public debt and stagnant economies have become a problem from the EU to the U.S. Despite twenty years of evidence to the contrary, the belief persists that deficit…

  • Issue Brief posted February 15, 2012 by Curtis Dubay Obama’s Small-Business Tax Proposals Will Not Create Jobs

    President Obama recently sent Congress a series of policies as part of his “Startup America Initiative.”[1] The goal of the program is to help startups and small businesses to create jobs.   The proposal includes four tax provisions that he also included in his budget. Some…

  • Backgrounder posted February 14, 2012 by James Sherk Delayed Recovery Historically Slow

    Abstract: In his third State of the Union address, President Obama, pointing to two years of job growth and the fastest job creation since 2005, argued that America’s economy is roaring back. These positive numbers lack context: In normal economic times they would represent…

  • Special Report posted February 8, 2012 by William Beach, Patrick Tyrrell The 2012 Index of Dependence on Government

    Abstract: The great and calamitous fiscal trends of our time—dependence on government by an increasing portion of the American population, and soaring debt that threatens the financial integrity of the economy—worsened yet again in 2010 and 2011. The United States has long reached the…

  • WebMemo posted February 6, 2012 by Dean Cheng, Derek Scissors, Ph.D. Xi Jinping Visit an Opportunity to Finally Establish China Priorities

    The man designated as the next General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping, is due at the White House on February 14. Xi’s scheduled term of office is 10 years. The last 10 years saw the Chinese economy, according to official statistics, more than quadruple in size. It…

  • WebMemo posted February 1, 2012 by J.D. Foster, Ph.D. CBO Baseline: A Few Quirks Do Not Distract from a Dismal Picture

    The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its baseline budget outlook through fiscal year 2022 on January 31. The analysis is as creditable to the CBO as its message is daunting to the nation. After squandering three years in which the signal consequences have been persistent high unemployment coupled with an…

  • WebMemo posted January 30, 2012 by Diane Katz CFPB Wields New Powers with Director

    Within hours of Richard Cordray assuming the role of director[1] at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), agency officials began exercising their newly expanded powers. Their immediate target is all manner of “nonbank”[2] financial services used by millions of households. While proponents contend that the new…

  • Backgrounder posted January 23, 2012 by David Addington Government’s Proper Role in Creating Jobs: Top Five Actions to Take

    Abstract: America needs jobs. A government committed to free enterprise, limited government, and individual freedom, and not to more borrowing and spending, can properly help. To help unleash the private sector to invest and create jobs, Congress should promptly take five specific actions: enact…

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