
Policy Impacts
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Policy Impacts
@PolicyImpacts
Dedicated to improving government decision-making through rigorous, standardized policy evaluation.







🚨*New Paper Alert*🚨 What are the most effective ways to fight climate change? What are the returns to subsidies for wind and solar? What about EV subsidies or energy efficient appliance rebates? How about raising revenue through fuel taxes or cap and trade auctions? 1/:



Exploring the Effects of Medicaid During Childhood on the Economy and the Budget: Working Paper 2023-07 cbo.gov/publication/59…







New Paper Alert 🚨 We estimate the returns to IRS tax audits across the income distribution. We find $1 of IRS spending on audits of top earners delivers more than $12 of tax revenue. Along the way, we provide new evidence of the strong specific deterrence effects of audits. 1/:






