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Briefing Book Turns Two!
Looking ahead to what’s to come.
Sep 8 • 
Gopi Shah Goda
 and 
Wesley Yin
11
No, Native-Born Employment Has Not Soared
A newly viral chart showing native-born employment levels is a multiple-count data felony. Focus instead on the native-born unemployment rate.
Published on Jed Kolko • Aug 18
How Cuts to the Insurance Marketplaces Will Harm Entrepreneurs
Small business owners and the self-employed rely on the marketplaces, and coverage is about to become less affordable
Aug 4 • 
Vani Agarwal
, 
Tom Buchmueller
, 
Helen Levy
, and 
Wesley Yin
8
3
Quick hits: Reactions to the Proposal by Senators Cassidy and Kaine to Rescue Social Security
Would the rescue work?
Jul 21 • 
Gopi Shah Goda
8
4
Brave New World
What financial regulatory policy wonks need to know about Silicon Valley
Jul 7 • 
Hilary Allen
34
2
The Proliferation of Private Digital Money
Don’t say you didn’t see this financial crisis coming.
Jun 30 • 
Jeffery Zhang
10
The real issues facing the Social Security program aren’t inefficiency or fraud
Strengthening the program’s future will require balancing tradeoffs of increasing revenue and reducing benefits
Jun 23 • 
Gopi Shah Goda
 and 
Lily Nevo
13
2
Quick hits: Interesting links
Student loans, unions, tariffs, and more
Jun 16 • 
Briefing Book
15
2
The Heart of the Deal
Why the US-UK trade deal might make both countries poorer
Jun 2 • 
Thomas Baranga
 and 
Judd Cramer
5
The Long-term Dangers of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
Analysis shows that the bill would weaken US economic, fiscal and institutional resilience
May 26 • 
Wesley Yin
13
1
Why do some jobs pay better than others? Think about what workers do
Policy matters, but don't forget the fundamentals
May 12 • 
Kevin Rinz
, 
Chris Bangert-Drowns
, and 
Chiara Chanoi
6
2
The economic and geopolitical failings of Trump’s tariffs
Trump tariffs will raise U.S. prices by 5.4% and lower real income by 0.8%. They hurt close U.S. allies much more than the Chinese economy.
Apr 28 • 
Kyle Meng
18
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