Climate policy and financial markets, the evolution of housing in Washington, D.C., and the most significant antitrust trial in decades.
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Brookings Brief

September 20, 2023

A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the companys headquarters in Mountain View, California
A primer on the antitrust case against Google
 

The ongoing U.S. v. Google case promises to be America’s most significant technology antitrust trial in decades. John Villasenor breaks down what the U.S. Department of Justice and 38 state and territory attorneys general allege that Google has done to violate the law and curb competition.

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Apartment construction in the NoMa neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Where 20 years of new housing was built in Washington, DC—and where it wasn’t
 

In 2016, Washington, D.C. adopted a zoning code which reallocated land in some non-residential areas for high-density housing, but largely preserved zones that only allow single-family homes. Leah Brooks and Jenny Schuetz investigate how this impacted housing growth in the nation’s capital.

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Person with a GTS jacket looks at stock fluctuations
The effect of US climate policy on financial markets
 

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes an array of climate provisions, including tax credits and expenditures to support clean technologies as well as direct incentives to reduce carbon emissions. Michael D. Bauer, Eric A. Offner, and Glenn D. Rudebusch look at how the financial sector is responding to the IRA and explain what those responses reveal about the legislation’s effectiveness.

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