The Economic Performance of IP-Intensive Manufacturing and Service Industries in the United States, 2012-22
April 2025
Intellectual property (IP) protections, particularly patents, enable significant investments in research and development (R&D), leading to the creation of new and improved products, processes, and services across the economy.
A Promising New Approach for App-Based Work: DoorDash’s Portable Benefits Savings Pilot Program in Pennsylvania
December 2024
The portable benefits program appears to be a viable solution for people who do app-based work and has successfully provided benefits to Dashers as intended.
The Negative Economic Impacts of Retail Delivery Fees
August 2024
While state governments look at retail delivery fees as a source of income, they cover only a small fraction of budget shortfalls. These fees are a form of regressive tax, so they negatively affect lower-income populations more. With higher taxes, consumers cut back on consumption, which hurts the economy, especially small local businesses.
An Alternative Approach to Ratemaking for USPS Market Dominant Mail
June 2024
USPS must address a combination of productivity issues and regulatory barriers that curb its current ability to break even.
Critique of USPS Elasticities
March 2024
A review of the USPS demand model used for ratesetting.
An Economic Assessment of the FDA Proposal Rule: “Medication Guides: Patient Medication Information”
November 2023
An assessment of an FDA proposed rule requiring drug manufacturers to create a new type of patient Medication Guides.
ALTA Critical Issues Study: Digital Closings
October 2023
An analysis of the title insurance industry’s 2022 operations and perspectives related to digital and remote closings.
Increased Insurance Costs for Affordable Housing Providers
October 2023
A 2023 survey of affordable housing providers demonstrates the severity and impact of increased insurance costs over the last three years.
The USPS Strategic Plan, Delivering for America: An Evaluation of Key Metrics and Vulnerabilities
May 2023
The assumptions and projections made in Delivering for America are no longer valid and the Plan is not achieving its intended goals.
A National Crisis: Mental Health Disorders and Workforce Shortages in the Healthcare Sector – New York State Case Study
March 2023
Before the pandemic, the healthcare sector was experiencing workforce shortages. Since then, this challenge has turned into a crisis.
A Critique of the CFPB Proposed Rule: Companies That Use Arbitration Agreements Do Not Pose Any Greater Risks to Consumers Than Those That Do Not
March 2023
This study analyzes and, ultimately, refutes a primary premise used by the CFPB to justify a proposed rule to conduct what it described as a risk-based supervision program that would increase scrutiny of and enforcement attention to nonbank financial services companies …
Examining the Unintended Consequences of Rent Control Policies in Cities Across America
March 2023
Rent control policies discourage investment and decrease the housing supply.