Adam Looney

Students walk past a classroom building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S., September 20, 2018. Picture taken on September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake - RC1ACEB68CF0

Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Strengthening accountability to protect students and taxpayers

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

A general view of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington May 27, 2015. Tax return information for about 100,000 U.S. taxpayers was illegally accessed by cyber criminals over the past four months, U.S. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of data thefts that have alarmed American consumers. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - GF10000109446

It took 6 years to uncover the college admissions scandal, here’s what the IRS and Congress can do better next time

Thursday, March 28, 2019

College students

Accountability in higher education after deregulation

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

A student works outside Wilson Library on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S., September 20, 2018. Picture taken on September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake - RC1B0CCBA810

Does the 90/10 rule unfairly target proprietary institutions or under-resourced schools?

Adam Looney and Vivien Lee

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Democratic Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York (L) arrives for a class photo with incoming newly elected members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC124C44C420

Ocasio-Cortez wants to raise the tax rate on high earners. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act already did

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

A general view of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building, with the partial quote "taxes are what we pay," in Washington May 27, 2015. Tax return information for about 100,000 U.S. taxpayers was illegally accessed by cyber criminals over the past four months, U.S. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of data thefts that have alarmed American consumers. The entire quote chiseled on the building, from Oliver Wendell Holmes, reads, "Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society''. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - GF10000109452

How OIRA should review Treasury tax regulations

Greg Leiserson and Adam Looney

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Un Bang (C) spends time with her sons, Shane Bang (L), 21, and Simon Bang (R), 18, at their home in Federal Way, Washington August 8, 2015. With his parents out of work and an office job paying his bills, college junior Shane remembers the anxiety he felt when his younger brother told his family he was headed to University of Washington in the fall. Then they got an unexpected lifeline. A law that took effect last month slashed tuition at public colleges and universities over the next two academic years as much as 20 percent for all Washington students, rich and poor alike. Picture taken August 8, 2015. To match Feature USA-EDUCATION/WASHINGTON REUTERS/Jason Redmond - GF20000019465

Parents are borrowing more and more to send their kids to college—and many are struggling to repay

Adam Looney and Vivien Lee

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Taxing the gig economy

9:30 AM - 12:15 PM EDT

Skid Row Housing Trust's 102 pre-fabricated 350 square foot modular apartments are seen under construction downtown, becoming the first housing complex of its type for the homeless in the nation, in Los Angeles, California, December 18, 2012. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION SOCIETY REAL ESTATE) - GM1E8CJ0EQO01

Learning from Opportunity Zones: How to improve place-based policies

Hilary Gelfond and Adam Looney

Friday, October 19, 2018

Students walk past a classroom building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S., September 20, 2018. Picture taken on September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake - RC1ACEB68CF0

Headwinds for graduate student borrowers: Rising balances and slowing repayment rates

Vivien Lee and Adam Looney

Thursday, October 18, 2018