Plus, supply chains and inflation, and the cost of college.
| Can Biden’s Supreme Court reform announcement provide a boost with Democrats? Joe Biden is the first sitting president in generations to push for major changes to the U.S. Supreme Court. Given the increasing support among the overall public for some of his reform ideas and the growing dissatisfaction with the Court, this could be the jolt Democrats need to tighten the race as the U.S. election heads into the home stretch, writes Gabriel R. Sanchez. |
More research and commentary Supply chains and inflation. In early 2023, many believed that inflation was out of control and that the U.S. Federal Reserve was seriously behind the curve. Robin Brooks, Peter R. Orszag, and William E. Murdock III explain that supply chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic were the principal inflation driver and predict that inflation will keep falling. The cost of college and how it relates to borrowing. While “sticker prices” for college have more than doubled since 1993, the average net prices after accounting for increases in financial aid and tax benefits have not changed, Adam Looney finds in a new report. |
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