Adam Looney

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

Image of the facade of Brookings's building, ca 1960

Explaining the Brookings Deregulatory Tracker

Vivien Lee, Siddhi Doshi, Adam Looney, and Austin J. Drukker

Thursday, October 18, 2018

A jogger runs past The U.S. Capitol Building at sunset in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Zach Gibson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC12D17B9D10

So you want to comment on a regulation? Here’s how

Friday, August 10, 2018

Graduating students of the City College of New York sit together in their caps and gowns as they listen to U.S. first lady Michelle Obama's address during the College's commencement ceremony in the Harlem section of Manhattan, New York, U.S., June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTX2FKNP

Why the dentist with $1 million in student debt spells trouble for federal loan programs

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) is shown speaking on a monitor about tax cuts during a media briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2018.

6 ways to fix the tax system post-TCJA

Benjamin H. Harris and Adam Looney

Friday, May 25, 2018

U.S. 1040 Individual Income Tax forms are seen in New York

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was a missed opportunity to establish a sustainable tax code

Benjamin H. Harris and Adam Looney

Thursday, May 24, 2018

A housing construction project is seen in San Francisco, California.

The early results of states’ Opportunity Zones are promising, but there’s still room for improvement

Wednesday, April 18, 2018