Patrick Coate
Excelsior Scholarship and Costs of College
Recently on the blog, I discussed New York’s Excelsior Scholarship, which offers free tuition to New York residents to attend four-year public state universities. Today, I want to take a […]
Cell Phone Plans and the CPI
How much is unlimited data on your iPhone worth to you? In calculating the Consumer Price Index, the average answer is “a lot” — enough to explain a perceived slowdown […]
Kalamazoo and New York: Different Models of College Scholarship Programs
New York recently announced the Excelsior Scholarship, a program that will make tuition to New York public colleges free for New York residents. We have many reasons to doubt the […]
Incentives in State Pension Plans: The Case of Teachers
Earlier this week, my colleague Theodore Cangero wrote about funding gaps in state pension programs. These can have negative consequences not only for state budgets but for residents currently employed […]
H1-B Visas in IT: Effects on Workers and Consumers
One of the most controversial aspects of U.S. immigration policy is the H-1B visa program. The program currently allocates 85,000 visas to high-skill workers, especially in tech industries. Silicon Valley […]
Student Debt and Home Ownership Rates: Perception and Action
How much does student debt affect Americans’ chances of owning a home? Recent research gives a wide range of answers to that question. The debt definitely lowers ownership rates, but […]
How Much Does Trade Affect Employment?
How much does import competition affect U.S. jobs? We at AIER have always argued for the benefits of free trade, but it is still worth understanding what happens to those […]
Why Mandate Post-School Plans in Chicago?
One common question to ask high school seniors is what they will be doing after graduation. In Chicago, they may need to get ready to answer that question at the […]
Should Colleges Share in Student Loan Risk?
In my recent AIER article on student debt, I discussed proposed incentives to encourage colleges to spend more resources on retaining rather than recruiting students. Last week, Doug Webber of […]
Continuing Effects of Demonetization in India
Five months after India’s demonetization of 500- and 1,000-rupee bills, there is still wide disagreement about the effect of the decision. I wrote critically about this policy in an AIER […]
