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Social Policy

The case for enhanced wage records: Lessons from states

29 Jan 2026 Michele Evermore, Will Raderman
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Immigration

Opportunity by design: How states turn immigration into economic advantage

17 Dec 2025 Denise Bell
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Social Policy

Implementing new licensing pathways that work for international doctors and American patients

11 Dec 2025 Jonathan Wolfson, Lawson Mansell, Katherine Hall
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Immigration

Mapping America's immigration needs: A county-level model for matching migrants to local economies  

20 Nov 2025 Cassandra Zimmer
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Immigration
Immigration Reform

Immigration beyond the extremes: a blueprint that actually works

06 Nov 2025 Niskanen Immigration Team
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Climate and Energy
Carbon Pricing

From green goals to black ink: Reforming carbon accounting for a new era of competition

15 Oct 2025 Jia-Shen Tsai
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Social Policy
State Capacity
Housing and Transportation
Proceduralism

HOME field advantage: Leveraging HUD dollars to build more housing

08 Oct 2025 Alexander Mechanick, Aaron Shroyer, Alex Armlovich
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Social Policy
Family Economic Security

Family benefits in America: 2024 report card

07 Oct 2025 Joshua McCabe
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Criminal Justice
Evidence-Based Policy

Insurance as a potential tool to reduce firearm-related harms

01 Oct 2025 Kerri Raissian, Jennifer Necci Dineen
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Abundance and Dynamism

Varieties of Abundance

28 Aug 2025 Steven Teles
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Social Policy
Employment

Separation anxiety: Reducing improper payments in unemployment insurance with a separation certificate

20 Aug 2025 Will Raderman, Joshua McCabe
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Climate and Energy
Transmission

Unlocking HVDC: How Congress can enable a more resilient grid

24 Jul 2025 Robin Allen, Rachel Levine
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Social Policy
Family Economic Security
Housing and Transportation

Housing policy and poverty: The case of California

08 Jul 2025 Zachary Parolin
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Immigration

The price of denial: State lawmakers' efforts to undermine Plyler v. Doe and the fiscal fallacy of exclusion

18 Jun 2025 Cassandra Zimmer
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Social Policy

The evergreen model for long-term care: A state-level strategy for a persistent social policy problem

13 May 2025 Robert Saldin
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State Capacity
Personnel

Beyond the checkbox: Unlocking skills-based-hiring under the Chance to Compete Act

23 Apr 2025 Cassandra Madison, Gabe Menchaca
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Social Policy
Family Economic Security

Newborn needs: The case for an American baby bonus

22 Apr 2025 Leah Sargeant
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State Capacity
Proceduralism

How to fix the Paperwork Reduction Act

16 Apr 2025 Alexander Mechanick
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Criminal Justice

Trade not war: A new approach to counternarcotics supply-side policy

08 Apr 2025
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Social Policy

Disentangling in-work and child tax credits to address improper payments: An incremental approach to comprehensive reform

26 Mar 2025 Joshua McCabe, Leah Sargeant
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