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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance: A Simple Way to Reduce Driving-Related Harms and Increase Equity

Jason E. Bordoff and Pascal J. Noel, July 2008, Hamilton Project Discussion Paper

The current lump-sum pricing of auto insurance is inefficient and inequitable.  In a discussion paper for The Hamilton Project Jason E. Bordoff and Pascal J. Noel propose Pay-As-You-Drive auto insurance as a more effecient means of pricing for the auto insurance industry. Read More

Infrastructure, Transportation, Climate Change, Climate and Energy Economics, Regulation

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioMissing Markets: Fostering Market Based Solutions to Major Risks

Thursday, June 05, 2008
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Andy KingHurricanes, retirement, home-buying and tax-base erosion all pose financial risks. Yet markets to reduce these risks are elusive. The Hamilton Project at Brookings released papers at a discussion on how sound public policy can play a critical role in helping to foster new markets or expand existing markets in ways that could provide widely shared benefits. Read More

Financial Services, Mortgage Market, Retirement, Financial Institutions, Financial Markets

VIDEO

Save to My PortfolioThe Great Credit Squeeze

Sheila Bair, Douglas W. Elmendorf, Martin Neil Baily and Robert E. Litan, May 16, 2008

The Great Credit SqueezeHow could America's sophisticated financial system go so wrong and cause so much damage? Martin Baily, Douglas Elmendorf and Robert Litan answered that question at a public forum and suggested policy actions to reduce the chance that history repeats itself. FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair offered her own proposal to ease the crisis.

Financial Services, Fiscal Policy, Housing, Mortgage Market, U.S. Economy

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioHow the Great Credit Squeeze Happened and How to Prevent Another

Friday, May 16, 2008
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Rebecca CookHow could America's sophisticated financial system go so wrong and cause so much damage? Martin Baily, Douglas Elmendorf and Robert Litan answered that question in a new paper released at this public forum. The authors, following opening remarks by FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair, put forward a specific agenda of policy actions to reduce the chance that history repeats itself. Read More

Financial Markets, Mortgage Market, Financial Services, Fiscal Policy, Housing

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Great Credit Squeeze: How It Happened, How to Prevent Another

Martin Neil Baily, Douglas W. Elmendorf and Robert E. Litan, May 16, 2008, The Brookings Institution

With the U.S. financial system still in a perilous state, Martin Baily, Doug Elmendorf and Bob Litan diagnose what caused the crisis and offer prescriptions for policy change. The authors of this new Brookings paper address two challenges: to resolve the immediate problems and to reduce the likelihood that these problems recur. Read More

Financial Markets, Financial Services, Fiscal Policy, Mortgage Market, Housing

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioReducing the Likelihood of Financial Crisis

Douglas W. Elmendorf, May 14, 2008, Joint Economic Committee

Reducing the Likelihood of Financial CrisisEven though billions of dollars of mortgage-related loses have yet to be declared, Doug Elemendorf offered Joint Economic Committee members four principles to guide reform of the troubled financial system. His diagnosis and prescriptions are based on a new Brookings report to be released Friday. Read More

Macroeconomics, Financial Services, Mortgage Market, Federal Reserve System, Financial Institutions

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Save to My PortfolioAviation Infrastructure Performance

Clifford Winston and Gines de Rus, May 01, 2008

International transportation experts compare and contrast how different nations have managed their airports and air traffic control systems and how well they are meeting the needs of their people. Read More

Business, Airline Industry, Transportation, Regulation

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe State of Airline Competition and Prospective Mergers

Clifford Winston and Steven A. Morrison, April 24, 2008, House Judiciary Committee Antitrust Task Force

This fall the United States will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 and, Clifford Winston and Steven Morrison argue, the nation has reason to celebrate because airline deregulation has benefited both travelers and carriers. Read More

Airline Industry, Infrastructure, Transportation, Regulation, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAirlines are Safer than Ever

Clifford Winston and Robert W. Crandall, April 19, 2008, The Wall Street Journal

Flights on U.S. airlines have never been more crowded, but despite recent reports, Clifford Winston and Robert Crandall argue, U.S. airlines have never been safer. Read More

Airline Industry, Infrastructure, Transportation, Regulation, U.S. Economy

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Save to My PortfolioExtending Deregulation

Robert W. Crandall and Martha Raddatz, April 16, 2008

Extending DeregulationFew industries remain subject to classic economic regulation in the United States. Senior Fellow Robert Crandall says the next president should help remove some of the controls left on these industries in order to help promote economic expansion.

Airline Industry, Transportation, Broadband Policy, Regulation, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioTake Time to Get It Right: Shape Financial System Rules for the Long Haul

Jason Furman, April 06, 2008, Des Moines Register

Take Time to Get It Right: Shape Financial System Rules for the Long HaulThe financial regulatory infrastructure that started during the Civil War is now an "alphabet soup" of agencies, and it suffers from duplication in some areas and gaps in others. Jason Furman provides guidance on how policy-makers can build a more effective and stable financial system. Read More

Macroeconomics, Mortgage Market, Financial Institutions, Financial Markets, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPay-As-You-Drive Car Insurance

Jason E. Bordoff, Spring 2008, Democracy Journal, Issue #8, Spring 2008

Jason Bordoff presents a plan for "pay-as-you-drive" car insurance, a win-win policy—good for society and good for most drivers—that makes significant progress on climate change, congestion and other driving-related harms and is more equitable at the same time, all while reducing insurance costs for the majority of drivers. Read More

Transportation, Climate Change, Regulation, U.S. Economy, Environment

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioEthanol: Law, Economics, and Politics

Robert Hahn, January 2008, AEI Center for Regulatory and Market Studies

Robert W. Hahn identifies key issues that will affect future ethanol support and suggests how politics could affect the development of sensible energy and climate policies in general. He offers some suggestions for more cost-effective development of energy alternatives that would enhance energy security and environmental quality. Read More

Energy Security, Climate Change, Regulation, Environment, Environmental Regulation

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioSupreme Court Amicus Brief Regarding Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. v. Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington

William J. Baumol, Colin C. Blaydon, Charles J. Cicchetti, Jeffrey A. Dubin, Franklin M. Fisher, Jerry A. Hausman, William W. Hogan, Joseph P. Kalt, Paul R. Kleindorfer, Robert J. Michaels, Bruce M. Owen, Craig Pirrong, Michael A. Salinger, Steven M. Shavell, Vernon L. Smith, René M. Stulz, James L. Sweeney, Robert D. Willig, and Catherine D. Wolfram and Robert Hahn, November 2007, AEI-Brookings Joint Center

Economists have long recognized that certainty of contract is essential to a healthy economy. Long-term forward contracts, in particular, help reduce financial risk. Those contracts can only accomplish that goal, however, if parties know the contracts will be enforced. Brookings Robert Hahn and other economists take a look at Supreme Court's Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. v. Public Utility case of Snohomish County, Washington case. Read More

Regulation

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioTechnical Difficulties

Robert W. Crandall, November 08, 2007, The Wall Street Journal

Robert Crandall discusses telecommunications regulatory policies in the European Union and critiques a proposal to enforce functional separation on the broadband market. Read More

Telecommunications, Technology, Regulation, Europe, European Union

Featured Experts

Robert E. Litan

Robert E. Litan

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

An economist and lawyer who has served in a variety of federal agencies and White House posts, Bob Litan is an expert on antitrust; banking; Internet policy; and other financial and regulatory issues.
Robert E. Litan

Robert Hahn

Robert Hahn left Brookings in the summer of 2008. He is executive director of the AEI Center for Regulatory and Market Studies.
Robert Hahn

Robert W. Crandall

Robert W. Crandall

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

Robert Crandall focuses on telecommunications regulatory policy, particularly regarding wireless and broadband competition and the effects of antitrust policy on the U.S. telecommunications sector.
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ExpertDouglas W. Elmendorf

Doug Elmendorf, whose government posts have included the Federal Reserve, Treasury, Council of Economic Advisors, and CBO, focuses his research on macroeconomics and fiscal policy. He is co-editor of the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity and director of The Hamilton Project, which develops proposals for shared growth.

ExpertSarah A. Binder

Sarah Binder is an expert on Congress and legislative politics.  Her current projects focus on the politics of federal judicial selection and the consequences of partisan polarization.

ExpertJoshua M. Epstein

A leader in the agent-based computational modeling methodology and a recent recipient of the 2008 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, Josh Epstein is known for his groundbreaking work on epidemics and bioterrorism.

ExpertJulia B. Isaacs

Julia Isaacs focuses on public investments in children and how children are affected by national budgetary policies. A former federal budget analyst, she also researches the economic mobility of children and families across the income spectrum.

ExpertHugh B. Price

Former president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League, Hugh Price is an expert on education, civil rights, equal opportunity and criminal justice. His 40-year career spans journalism, philanthropy, the law, and social advocacy.

ExpertDarrell M. West

Darrell M. West is the vice president and director of Governance Studies at Brookings. His studies include campaigns and elections, political advertising, mass media, public opinion, technology policy and electronic government.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertRebecca Blank

Rebecca Blank is an expert on the interaction between the macroeconomy, government anti-poverty programs, and the behavior and well being of low-income families. She has just been named the Robert S. Kerr senior fellow at Brookings.

ExpertAlice M. Rivlin

Alice Rivlin, the first director of the Congressional Budget Office, is an expert on urban issues as well as fiscal, monetary and social policy. She directs the Greater Washington Research project. 

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.