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Policy Matters

May 20, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has reignited the debate about our national dependence on Chinese raw materials and manufactured goods.   Why should we be concerned about such dependence?   What are our key areas of vulnerability?   What policies should we introduce to address these vulnerabilities?   And how is China likely to...


May 6, 2020

Over the past decade, U.S. federal debt as a share of the economy has grown to levels not reached since the aftermath of World War II. Recent tax cuts and ongoing fiscal stimulus related to the Covid-19 pandemic have placed U.S. debt on an unstable and unprecedented path moving forward. Gauging the...