united states

  

An assessment of IRA climate measures

Simon Voigts and Anne-Charlotte Paret assess emissions reduction, fiscal costs and the macro effects of the Inflation Reduction Act

 

A vision for the future of America

Joe Biden delivers a feisty State of the Union address with vision for the second term, discussing the economy, Ukraine, IVF and abortion protections, and defending democracy

  

Re-joining trade with antitrust

Cristina Caffarra and Burcu Kilic describe how antitrust thinking has been undergoing a major shift in the US, and ‘antimonopoly’ has become a broader value in multiple areas of economic policy

   

A framework for geoeconomics

Countries use their economic strength to achieve geopolitical goals. Christopher Clayton, Matteo Maggiori and Jesse Schreger present a novel framework to understand how a hegemon in the international system exerts its power within its economic network

   

The dollar’s international role

The dollar is by far the dominant currency. Christopher Waller does not expect to see the US dollar lose its status as the world’s reserve currency anytime soon

 

The influence of politics on circuit court decisions

Each year, the US Circuit Courts of Appeals consider thousands of appeals on the rulings of federal district courts. Alma Cohen examines whether the identity of the politicians that appoint judges to these courts can help predict outcomes in these cases