Government Intervention is the Wrong Way to Boost U.S. Competitiveness with China
Congress should address current challenges faced by U.S. manufacturers: tariffs on over $260 billion of imported goods used in American production, and growing regulatory burdens that prevent manufacturers from investing in productive expansions.
Anti-Work Requirements and a Post-COVID U.S.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the scope and amount of unemployment insurance (UI) in the United States has been expanded substantially through federal legislation.
Utah's Post-COVID Economic and Social Recovery
Utah’s economy has been resilient throughout the pandemic, and post-pandemic, Utah’s economy continues to improve.
Social Capital Project Proposals Offer Alternative to Biden's American Families Plan
The Joint Economic Committee’s Social Capital Project has documented trends and proposed policy solutions to address many of the same cultural and economic forces that animate the Families Plan.
COVID-19 Joblessness, Gender, and Family Structure
The initial job losses of the COVID-19 pandemic were considerably greater for women than for men. The two most important and credible hypotheses to explain why job losses differed by gender include the industry mix hypothesis and the childcare hypothesis.
How Vaccinations Are Helping Return Americans to Work
Given the substantial economic and social benefits of employment, it is best that these 10 million jobs return as quickly as possible. COVID-19 is the greatest barrier to this return. Some employment activities, and the purchasing activities that help finance them, have been curbed by a combination ...
Do Early Data Suggest a Pandemic-Induced “Baby Bust”?
Lower fertility can have serious economic ramifications, and from a social capital perspective, the recent birth decline has potential to reduce the number of family connections that enhance individuals’ lives and that sustain American communities.
State Inflation Tracker: March 2022
Americans are facing the highest inflation rates in decades, making it harder for them to afford everyday goods and more expensive to raise their families. Each month coinciding with the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s release of the Consumer Price Index, JEC Republicans’ State Inflation Tracker estimat...
Reopen Readiness Metric Tracker Update
With more and more Americans vaccinated for COVID-19, many states have already moved into reopening phases. By consolidating the new information on vaccination rates with the existing state and county level parameters for monitoring reopen readiness, the data can continue to inform policymakers’ dec...
Does Social Media Outrage Erode Civil Society?
Moral outrage, whether manifested as righteous indignation or misinformed vitriol, is a powerful, motivating emotion. According to the social-psychological notion of “negativity bias,” our human tendency is to give greater weight to negative feelings, events, etc. because they are more potent and co...
