There is undoubtedly huge potential to help America’s infrastructure workforce with the historic federal funding provided in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Inflation Reduction Act, and CHIPS and Science Act. Maximizing the reach of this funding will necessitate significant investment in training and skills development for workers across a variety of occupations, write Robert Espinoza and Joseph W. Kane.
Fighting against the fentanyl epidemic. In testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, Vanda Felbab-Brown outlines how the United States engages with both China and Mexico on counternarcotics efforts.
The U.S. labor market post-COVID. What lessons should policymakers take from the pandemic? What caused inflation to spike and then to subside without an increase in unemployment? What lasting impact, if any, will the pandemic have on U.S. labor markets? The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy convened a group of experts to answer these questions and more.
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