PUBLICATIONS • The Aspen Institute Economic Strategy Group

March 12 2025 | News

Aspen Economic Strategy Group Welcomes New Members

Aspen Economic Strategy Group Welcomes New Members Leading policymakers, business executives, and academics join bipartisan group dedicated to promoting evidence-based solutions to America’s economic challenges. WASHINGTON, DC, MARCH 12, 2025 – The Aspen Economic Strategy Group (AESG) today announced that...

Aspen Economic Strategy Group

February 07 2025 | Policy Briefs

Transparency in College Pricing: Still More Work to Do

Confusion about college pricing is longstanding and persistent. Such confusion stems from the gap between the full cost of attendance, or “sticker price,” and the lower net amount that many students pay after receiving need-based or merit-based financial aid awards....

Phillip Levine

December 23 2024 | Blog: By the Numbers

Top 12 Charts of 2024 from the AESG

As a group devoted to advancing evidence-based economic policy, the AESG appreciates the powerful role that charts play in telling the story of our economy. Enjoy twelve figures that showcase our work in 2024! Figure 1: Manufacturing’s share of employment...

Luke Pardue

December 19 2024 | Blog: By the Numbers

2024 Job Market Recap: Slow but Steady Labor Market Growth

The past year has been one marked by several significant swings in the labor market. It featured strong (possibly, immigration-fueled) growth in the labor market at the start, a sharp rise in the unemployment rate that fueled speculation of an...

Luke Pardue

December 12 2024 | Blog: By the Numbers

Book Launch Recap: Strengthening America’s Economic Dynamism

This week the AESG published our seventh annual policy volume, Strengthening America’s Economic Dynamism. This year’s volume features six papers covering topics including US trade and industrial policy, America’s fiscal and state capacity, the impact of advances in artificial intelligence...

Aspen Economic Strategy Group

December 10 2024 | Books

Strengthening America’s Economic Dynamism

The Aspen Economic Strategy Group’s seventh annual policy volume focuses on the theme, Strengthening America’s Economic Dynamism. The volume’s publication comes at a time when US policymakers are turning away from free-market principles in favor of protectionist policies and more...

Aspen Economic Strategy Group

December 06 2024 | Papers

Why Crime Matters, and What to Do About It

In this paper, Jennifer Doleac describes what is known about crime trends in the US and outlines the best evidence to date on the effectiveness of various approaches to reducing crime through prevention, deterrence, and rehabilitation. Crime in the US...

Jennifer Doleac

December 04 2024 | Papers

State Capacity for Building Infrastructure

This paper, by Zachary Liscow, examines state capacity for infrastructure construction in the United States. It identifies three elements of state capacity that drive up costs and slow down timelines: insufficient personnel, onerous procedures, and a lack of adequate tools....

Zachary Liscow

December 04 2024 | Papers

Eight Questions—and Some Answers—on the US Fiscal Situation

In this paper, Jason Furman addresses eight specific questions essential to understanding the US fiscal situation and what policymakers can do to address the federal debt. He finds that an adjustment of between 0.7 and 4.6 percent of GDP is...

Jason Furman

October 17 2024 | Papers

The Surprising Resilience of Globalization: An Examination of Claims of Economic Fragmentation

This paper evaluates the current landscape of global trade and financial flows and proposes a set of reforms to support healthier forms of integration. Brad Setser finds that, despite the growing, bipartisan skepticism about the value of liberal trade, global...

Brad Setser

Recent Publications

Aspen Economic Strategy Group Welcomes New Members

Transparency in College Pricing: Still More Work to Do

Top 12 Charts of 2024 from the AESG

2024 Job Market Recap: Slow but Steady Labor Market Growth

Book Launch Recap: Strengthening America’s Economic Dynamism

Strengthening America’s Economic Dynamism

Why Crime Matters, and What to Do About It

State Capacity for Building Infrastructure

Eight Questions—and Some Answers—on the US Fiscal Situation

The Surprising Resilience of Globalization: An Examination of Claims of Economic Fragmentation