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Podcast
Jul 16, 2026
Duration 30:51
If China appeared ready to attack Taiwan, could economic pressure help stop a conflict before it starts?
Research
May 28, 2026
Measure ULA has raised $1.2 billion for affordable housing but has reduced high-value real estate sales by 31% and has deterred more than 9,000 new housing units, costing Los Angeles over $452 million in forgone revenue through early 2026.
Mar 12, 2026
The authors use break-even analysis to examine whether a major national investment in artificial intelligence (AI) trustworthiness research and development could be justified across various plausible assumptions about AI risks, benefits, and costs.
Mar 10, 2026
An EU cost–benefit analysis of synthetic DNA/RNA screening policies comparing voluntary, conditional and mandatory approaches. Covers biosecurity risk reduction, market impacts, research effects and regulatory design implications for EU policymakers.
Mar 5, 2026
The authors developed a typology of 20 types of economic shocks and an analytical framework for understanding the macroeconomic impacts of those shocks.
Nov 18, 2025
This report assessed the lifetime costs and benefits of early access to British Sign Language (BSL) for deaf children. Results showed each £1 invested yielded over £2, highlighting BSL’s value in preventing language deprivation and boosting inclusion.
Nov 6, 2025
Economic measures are a potential tool to deter aggression by China, but their success depends heavily on the specific scenario under which they are used, and allies are highly unlikely to join in such measures absent strong U.S. leadership.
Jun 10, 2024
This report presents strengths and limitations of cost-effectiveness analysis and related metrics to inform the U.S. Army and Department of Defense community about whether, when, and how to usefully employ them for capability investment decisions.
Jan 30, 2024
The authors review California's rulemaking process and guidelines for conducting standardized regulatory impact assessments for major regulations and provide guidance on methodologies and approaches for assessing the impacts of proposed regulations.
Tool
Jul 19, 2023
This tool, an R package, helps users compare the performance of various causal inference models using their own longitudinal data. Users can select from a variety of simulation options to explore how different state policy evaluation methods perform.
Feb 28, 2023
The aim of this report is to quantify the economic and societal losses due to corruption in the European Union, and to identify potential for action at EU level, to address the challenges identified.
Feb 22, 2023
This study investigates the relationship between spending and research performance through an econometric analysis and also investigates potential nonlinearities in the relationship between spending and performance through a series of case studies.
