WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued the following working paper on August 29, 2024 by Kevin Corinth, Scott Winship and Thomas O'Rourke entitled "The Distribution of Social Capital Across Individuals and Its Relationship to Income". Here is the abstract: * * * There have been several attempts to measure social capital--the value inhering in relationships--at an aggregate level, but researchers lack comprehensive individual-level social capital measures. Us more PR

AURORA, Colorado, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer issued the following news release: (San Diego, Calif. --September 7, 2024, 8:30 a.m.) -- Research presented today suggests an artificial intelligence tool called DeepGEM may provide an advancement in genomic testing that offers an accurate, cost-effective, and timely method for gene mutation prediction from histopathology slides. The research was presented today at the IASLC 2024 World Conference  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center issued the following report on August 14, 2024 entitled "Deficit Tracker." Here are excerpts: * * * Large and sustained federal budget deficits are harmful to the fiscal health of the United States, yet policymakers struggle with reining in the red ink. Even during the years of economic growth immediately predating the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government ran large and growing budget deficits, near $1 trillion per year. As poli more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center issued the following report on August 22, 2024 by Emily Wielk, Justis Antonioli and Julie Anderson entitled "Navigating the Patchwork of State Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs." Here are excerpts: * * * Over recent years, the landscape of worker access to paid family and medical leave (PFML) benefits has expanded. Thirteen states and the District of Columbia have established their own mandatory PFML programs. Additionally, ni more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center issued the following report on August 13, 2024 by The Grand Bargain Committee entitled "Toward a Potential Grand Bargain for the Nation." Here is the introduction: * * * The United States faces serious economic and social challenges, including: * The underlying economic growth rate has slowed, as have opportunities for people to move up the economic ladder. * Our education system fails too many children and leaves many more with f more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following study on June 13, 2024 entitled "Michigan's Lawsuit Against Amazon Fails Econ 101". The study was written by Ted Bolema. * * * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit against Amazon in September 2023. She was joined by the Federal Trade Commission and 16 other state attorneys general. Nessel alleges that Amazon is operating as an illegal monopoly. This policy brief provides a close  more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following study on August 9, 2024 entitled "Shorting the Great Lakes Grid". The study was written by Joshua Antonini and Jason Hayes. * * * This report explains why electricity consumers and policymakers should be concerned about their electricity becoming more unreliable in the future. It analyzes the electricity plans of the large, investor-owned utilities in seven Great Lakes states: Michigan, Indiana, W more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on September 5, 2024 by Chris Pope entitled "America's Surprisingly Effective Welfare State: Smaller Government, Better Targeted Redistribution." Here is the executive summary: * * * The U.S. welfare state is often disparaged for failing to distribute benefits to all citizens. But its greater targeting of expenditures makes it more effective than many European welfare systems. This is because scarce public funds more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on August 15, 2024 by Chris Pope entitled "The Overextended Retirement State." Here is the executive summary: * * * The welfare state is supposed to redistribute funds from times of plenty to times of need, as well as from rich to poor. That is why the nation's most generous publicly financed benefits are reserved for seniors, who have less capacity to earn money and who face higher health-care costs, while taxe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper on August 29, 2024 by Suzanne Russo, Beia Spiller, and Rachel Wilwerding entitled "Equity in Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure". Here is the abstract: * * * Major investments in electric vehicle (EV) charging station networks will be required to support widespread adoption of EVs. Increasing EV adoption can help improve air quality and, in turn, health outcomes, particularly for communities ove more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following issue brief on September 3, 2024 by Brian C. Prest entitled "How Much Would Expanding Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Increase Global Carbon Emissions?." Here are excerpts: * * * The US government leases a substantial amount of federally owned lands for oil and gas development, accounting for approximately 12 percent of national oil production and 11 percent of national natural gas production in 2023, not counting produ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper on August 28, 2024 by Lawrence H. Goulder, Marc Hafstead, and Roberton C. Williams III entitled "Is Broader Always Better? Preexisting Distortions, Emissions Elasticities, and the Scope of Emissions Pricing". Here is the abstract: * * * Economists often regard a broad-based price on carbon (whether in the form of a carbon tax or cap and trade) as the most efficient policy to reduce carbon dioxide emis more PR