Adam Looney

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Who owes the most student debt?

Friday, June 28, 2019

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A better way to provide relief to student loan borrowers

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

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How progressive is Senator Elizabeth Warren’s loan forgiveness proposal?

Wednesday, April 24, 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

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

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

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Explaining the Brookings Deregulatory Tracker

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

Thursday, October 18, 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

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How OIRA and Treasury can work together to improve tax regulation

Wednesday, April 11, 2018