Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal…
The House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget resolution last month that included a framework for trillions of dollars of tax cuts…
Trying to reduce federal budget deficits by increasing the efficiency of federal operations is an appealing idea. However, greater…
Once upon a time in the world of development finance, it was assumed that simply investing in developing economies was enough—that the flow…
February 1, 2023, Opinion: "Kevin McCarthy reportedly promised many things to Republican hardliners en route to clinching his job as…
Purpose: The use of public–private partnership (PPP) approaches for developing infrastructure has been well recognized. The allocation of…
In expanding its program that lets residents vote on public spending, New York City is enlivening democracy and engaging the electorate.
We study the problem of allocating multiple items to two agents whose cardinal preferences are private information. If money is available,…
Donald Trump’s election and his nomination of Scott Pruitt, a climate skeptic, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency drastically…
Richard Zeckhauser is the Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy, Kennedy School, Harvard University. He graduated from Harvard…