While economists, policymakers, and the media broadly agree that the U.S. has fewer housing units than needed for the population, estimates of the shortfall size vary widely. Calculations by Elena Patel, Aastha Rajan, and Natalie Tomeh suggest the nation was short 4.9 million housing units in 2023 relative to the mid-2000s.
The extension of individual tax cuts in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will likely take center stage at the beginning of the next administration. William G. Gale and Kyle Pomerleau take a look at the debate on corporate taxes that is likely to follow, from how bills might pass through Congress to details of the potential changes.
From the overall rate of economic growth to health care to climate change, the United States faces a variety of economic and social challenges. A new report co-edited by Brookings Senior Fellow Isabel Sawhill looks at how policymakers and researchers can break down silos to address multiple problems at once.
Monday, December 16, 2024, 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. EST
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