PUBLICATIONS Search for: All CategoriesArticles & Op-EdsBlog: By the NumbersBooksFiguresIn BriefMember StatementsNewsPapersAll TopicsClimate Energy and InfrastructureIncome Inequality and Labor MarketSocial Policy and EducationTax and BudgetTechnology and InnovationTrade Immigration and Globalization Recent Publications : Technology and Innovation May 30 2024 |In BriefIn Brief: Building Security in the Semiconductor Supply Chain Download (PDF) BRIEFLY Semiconductors are the building blocks of almost every modern technology, from dishwashers to smartphones to javelin missiles. Shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with rising geopolitical tensions in the region where most… Luke Pardue January 09 2023 |PapersLocal Labor Market Impacts of the Energy Transition: Prospects and Policies Gordon Hanson January 09 2023 |PapersWill Population Aging Push Us over a Fiscal Cliff? The share of the US population age 65 and older is rising dramatically. In the year 2000, 12 percent of the population was over age 65; by 2050 that share will be 22 percent. Much of that aging… John Sabelhaus January 09 2023 |PapersNew Insights for Innovation Policy The US economy has been suffering from weak productivity growth, business dynamism, and competition for the past several decades. The loss of a vibrant economy is even more concerning as the economy faces new challenges such as the… Sina T. Ates, Ufuk Akcigit December 06 2022 |NewsAspen Economic Strategy Group Releases New Policy Analysis on Why and How to Expand US Immigration Immigration helps address the US’ growing demographic challenges posed by declining fertility and aging population and spurs economic growth Contact: Kelly Friendly kellyfriendly@gmail.com Washington, DC — December 6, 2022 — The Aspen Economic Strategy Group… Aspen Economic Strategy Group January 09 2022 |PapersThe Causes and Consequences of Declining US Fertility US births have fallen steadily since 2007 and the total fertility rate is now well below replacement level fertility—the rate at which the population replaces itself from one generation to the next. Our analysis suggests that this… Melissa S. Kearney, Phillip B. Levine January 09 2022 |PapersWhy and How to Expand US Immigration Immigration has long been celebrated as an engine of America’s economic growth and cultural vibrancy, even as the changes it brings often cause concern among the populace. An estimated 13.7 percent of those living in the United States today… Tara Watson November 30 2021 |BooksRebuilding the Post-Pandemic Economy After suffering the worst economic shock since the Great Depression last year, the American economy is recovering in fits and starts. While many businesses are reopening their doors and thriving, continued uncertainty about the course of the virus, the... Aspen Economic Strategy Group July 14 2021 |PapersScience and Innovation: The Under-Fueled Engine of Prosperity Benjamin Jones (Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University) argues that the United States is vastly underinvesting in science and innovation, hindering productivity growth. He presents evidence that… Benjamin F. Jones December 10 2020 |PapersClimate Policy Enters Four Dimensions David Keith (Harvard) and John Deutch (MIT) discuss mechanisms to manage climate risks, which they call the climate control mechanisms: emissions reduction, carbon dioxide removal (CDR), adaptation, and solar radiation modification (SRM). David Keith, John M. Deutch 1 2 Next »