The Economic Benefits of Risk-Based Pricing
April 2021
Limiting or banning risk-based pricing would have significant negative impacts on consumers, especially, minority and lowincome households.
Fairer, Faster, Better II: An Empirical Assessment of Consumer Arbitration
November 2020
Empirical evidence shows that arbitration is an effective process for resolving consumer disputes. While litigation is a long and often burdensome process with many rules and requirements, arbitration is simpler and more flexible.
Will US Leadership in Biopharmaceutical R&D Continue?
November 2020
Innovation most successfully occurs in regions around the world that allow inventors to operate in a public policy framework that rewards risk taking and investment. This is especially so for the biopharmaceutical industry. Because of the high risk, high cost …
The Impact of COVID-19 on Low- and Moderate- Income Housing Providers
October 2020
This report examines the short-term and long-term impact of the pandemic on the low- and moderate- income rental providers, renters, service providers, and the surrounding communities.
The Benefits of Converting HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher Program to an EBT System
September 2020
The report is examines the HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, which suffers from operating system inefficiencies and challenges that discourage housing providers from participation. Examining similar program characteristics …
The Impact of COVID-19 on Independent Physician Practices
July 2020
This report analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on revenue losses of independent physician practices.
U.S. Store Retail, Accommodation, and Food Service Industries
July 2020
This report estimates the number of establishments, wages, jobs, and revenue in U.S. store retail, accommodations, and food and beverage industries, including the number of jobs overall and in malls.
An Assessment of the CBO Cost Estimate of S. 1895: The Unintended Economic Consequences of the Proposed Healthcare Price Control System
September 2019
This report examines the Congressional Budget Office’s assessment of the Lower Health Care …
The Negative Impacts of Raising the VA Home Loan Funding Fee
July 2019
This report quantifies the positive economic benefits of the VA Home Loan Guaranty program on veterans, their families, and the U.S. economy. An increase in VA funding fees would have significant negative impacts on VA loan originations and other economic activities sparked by home purchases. Under the current environment of rising …
Fairer, Faster, Better: An Empirical Assessment of Employment Arbitration
May 2019
Empirical evidence shows that employment arbitration is an effective process for resolving employment disputes. While litigation is a long and often burdensome process with many rules and requirements, arbitration is simpler and more flexible …