The Truth Behind Trump's Regulatory Savings, How to Boost Tax Credits, and More

January 16, 2019

A pedestrian walks across New Jersey Avenue in front of the U.S. Capitol building, on largely deserted streets, as a major snow storm hits the Washington area, closing U.S. Federal Government offices for the day and shutting down much of the city of Washington February 13, 2014. A deadly and intensifying winter storm packing heavy snow, sleet and rain pelted a huge swath of the U.S. East Coast on Thursday, grounding flights and shuttering schools and government offices. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS) - GM1EA2D1QAN01

Lots of plans to boost tax credits: Which is best?

Isabel V. Sawhill and Christopher Pulliam

With Congress debating a number of different tax credit plans to help low- and middle-income families, Isabel Sawhill and Christopher Pulliam examine how effective each of these proposals would be at lowering poverty, increasing opportunity, and supporting children.

U.S. President Donald Trump cuts a red tape while speaking about deregulation at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1D5597AAF0

What does $33 billion in regulatory cost savings really mean?

Connor Raso

The Trump administration recently touted $33 billion in regulatory cost savings, but as Connor Raso explains, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affair’s estimate may not accurately account for the loss in benefits from those rules that have been subject to Trump’s deregulatory actions.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and U.S. President Barack Obama (R) shake hands during a joint ratification of the Paris climate change agreement ceremony ahead of the G20 Summit at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou, China on September 3, 2016. REUTERS/How Hwee Young/Pool/File Photo - TM3ECBA1TEJ01

How would the Paris Climate Agreement affect individual countries?

Weifeng Liu, Warwick J. McKibbin, Adele Morris, and Peter J. Wilcoxen

Using a multi-region model of the world economy, Weifeng Liu and experts from the Brookings Climate and Energy Economics Project find that participating in the Paris Climate Agreement may result in gross costs, but doing so also generates net benefits for individual countries that reach their outlined climate goals.

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