Matt, Ezra, Sarah, and Dylan Matthews try to explain Trump’s budget and Disability Insurance. For today's white paper: Move over Swedish administrative data, it’s Denmark’s turn.
Trump’s budget references:
Dylan's explainer on Trump's proposed budgetAirports Council International report on the ownership of European airportsCongressional Research Service report on airport privatizationMatt’s explainer on Trump’s infrastructure planDisability Insurance references:
Dylan's defense of SSDITerrance McCoy’s pieces on SSDI for The Washington Post: 597 days. And still waiting & After the check is gonePlanet Money / This American Life report on SSDI A Fiscal Crisis UnfoldingStephen Goss’ perspective on SSDI: The Financing Challenges Facing the Social Security Disability Insurance Program Recessions only modestly increase actual awards of disability insuranceExpiring unemployment benefits don’t lead to an increase in disability applicationsWhat it’s like to apply for disability insuranceDemographics explain most of the rise in disability incidence, and it’s not in fiscal troubleDisability insurance explains at most 0.1 percentage points of the decline in male workGender pay gap references:
Today’s white paper: Children and Gender Inequality: Evidence from DenmarkClaudia Goldin studyMarianne Bertrand studySarah’s illustrated version of the Claudia Goldin studyThe Federal Reserve's regulatory issues
The Federal Reserve: Climate Change edition
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Galaxy Brain Recession
Afghan refugees face an uncertain future
Boosters: Worth it or not, here they come
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Back to School: Masters mishaps
Reign of Terror
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Dare to speak freely
Back to School: All for pre-K, and pre-K for all
Getting power to the people
Time Machine: Buchanan v. Warley (1917)
Prices on the rise
Time Machine: Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
The critical race theory debate
Time Machine: Volcker Shock
Cruelty: the point
Time Machine: No Child Left Behind
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