The Pacific Alliances’ Free-Market Focus Breeds Success
NCPA: The Pacific Alliance’s focus on free trade over politics has increased foreign direct investment, stability, and tourism throughout the participating nations, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Research Associate Nicolas Lopez.
Social Security Q&A: My higher Earning Spouse and I May Soon Divorce. How Does this Affect My Claiming Strategy?
Forbes: NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff discusses the financial ramifications of divorce in a Forbes commentary.
Pacific Alliance Looks East
After several failed attempts at regional integration, the countries of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru formed the Pacific Alliance in 2011. The new coalition is focused on common economic objectives, including pursuing free market reforms and expanding trade with Asian markets.
Regulation Through Litigation Bad for the Environment
NCPA: Interest groups have bypassed proper procedures and forced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue new, deficient regulations through their use of sue and settle litigation, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Research Fellow Ann Norman.
Are Patents Leading To Drugs That Cure The Wrong Patients?
Forbes: The FDA, not the patent system, should be the first reform to improve the benefits of pharmaceutical R&D, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Forbes commentary.
JOLTS Are Looking Good
Forbes: The job openings and labor turnover numbers are looking good, says NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer in a Forbes commentary.
Environmental Regulation through Litigation
In a nation with more lawyers than doctors, Americans are all too familiar with the typical civil lawsuit: A plaintiff suffers a legal violation, sues the offender, and the two often enter into a settlement agreement with one another.1
Bob McTeer on Economic Recovery
CNBC: NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer discusses the recent slow economic recovery on CNBC.
Social Security Q&A: My Ex And I Are Both Approaching 65, What Do I Need to Consider?
Forbes: Waiting to collect your divorcee spousal benefit until you reach full retirement age can help you avoid the “deeming” provision, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.
Debt: The big threat to a happy retirement
USA Today: Older Americans are accumulating more credit card debt, according to NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal’s study featured in a USA Today article.
Texas Looks to Decrease Occupational Licensing
Mackinac Center: The movement to cut occupational licensing in Texas would help the poor and boost economic growth, says NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal in a Mackinac Center post.
Why Moving To MN Could Save Wealthy Wisconsinites Money
Twin Cities Business: Wisconsin is losing residents – and income – due to its high taxes, according to a report by NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal featured in Twin Cities Business.
Wisconsinites Moving to a Neighboring State Would Have Tax Advantage
NCPA: Wisconsin’s high tax rates could encourage many to leave the state, particularly high-income residents who pay the greatest share of taxes, says a new study from the National Center for Policy Analysis and the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy.
Many Wisconsinites Moving to Other States for Tax Breaks
NCPA: Wisconsin’s high tax rates could encourage many to leave the state, particularly high-income residents who pay the greatest share of taxes, says a new study from the National Center for Policy Analysis and the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy.
Wisconsin’s Tax Climate is Improving, But Still Lags Behind Most Neighbors
The Daily Caller: Wisconsin is losing millions over its high taxes, according to Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal’s report featured in a Daily Caller article.
Social Security Q&A: What Am I Potentially Giving Up If I File At 62?
Forbes: Taking your Social Security benefits early can significantly reduce your overall gains, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.
Fed's Vice Chairman, Stanley Fischer, States the Obvious and Creates a Buzz
Forbes: The U.S. and global economic recoveries have been disappointing, says NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer in a Forbes commentary.
Is the Tax Code Driving Taxpayers From Wisconsin?
On average, Wisconsin loses $136 million a year in adjusted gross income (AGI) from residents moving to other states. That is equal to nearly $2.5 billion over the past two decades. Money leaving the state means less investment in local businesses, less revenue for state and local governments and less being spent on Wisconsin goods and services.
Social Security Q&A: Should A Terminal Cancer Patient Follow The Social Security Office's Advice To Take Benefits Immediately?
Forbes: Your decision about when to take your benefits will largely impact your spouse, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.
Social Security Q&A: When Should Gen X & Y Start Thinking About Social Security Decisions? Now!
Forbes: It’s never too early to start planning for retirement, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.
Tax Free Weekend Brings Out the Shoppers
WOAI: Tax-free weekend starves state and local governments of needed tax revenues, says NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal in a WOAI article.
Social Security Q&A: Am I Eligible for Spousal Benefits?
Forbes: Your spousal benefit will largely depend up on your spouse’s retirement benefit, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.
Faster FDA Approvals Have Not Caused More Drug Safety Problems
Forbes: The accusation that the FDA recklessly allows unsafe prescription drugs into the market is “sensationalist, to put it mildly,” says NCPA Senior Fellow John Graham in a Forbes commentary.