How to reform Social Security for future generations of Americans

The Social Security 2100 Act proposes to raise benefits and increase the payroll tax, putting the program on sound financial footing for the indefinite future. But according to Jacob Lew, Henry Aaron, Kenneth Apfel, and Robert Reischauer, there's room for improvement in the legislation.

Not all robots take your job, some become your co-worker

What happens when the robots come for your job, succeed, and your job remains? Aaron Klein explores the intertwined history of ATMs and bank tellers to illustrate how automation and jobs can coexist.

Veterans are engaged in the labor force and in the classroom

More than 700,000 veterans took advantage of the post-9/11 GI Bill in 2018 and countless more are actively participating in the labor force. Lauren Bauer and co-authors examine how veterans' labor market outcomes differ from those of nonveterans.

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Workforce housing. As housing affordability increasingly creates stress on middle-income families, local governments, philanthropies, and even employers are debating new strategies to address the problem. Tiffany Ford and Jenny Schuetz discuss the political and economic implications of middle-income housing subsidies.

The Affordable Care Act risk corridors program. Dozens of insurance companies are arguing that they are owed $12 billion in risk corridor payments associated with their participation in the early years of Obamacare. The verdict will have a one-time effect on many insurers, but according to Christen Linke Young, it will not meaningfully change the ACA.

Rethinking unemployment insurance (UI). Ryan Nunn and David Ratner consider how UI taxes and benefits are structured and outline principles for optimal policy design.

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