Aei Press: 53 books
Rise of the Revisionists
Russia, China, and Iran
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
Rise of the Revisionists: Russia, China, and Iran is a five-essay volume, edited by the American Enterprise Institute’s Gary J. Schmitt, that examines the three rising powers as they challenge the US and the global order in three critical regions of the world. Essays by the American Enterprise Institute’s...
Economic Freedom and Human Flourishing
Perspectives from Political Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Is economic liberty necessary for individuals to lead truly flourishing lives? Whether your immediate answer is yes or no, this question is deceptively simple. What do we mean by liberty? What constitutes the flourishing life? How are these related? How is economic liberty related to other goods that...
by Sarit Cohen-Goldner, Joseph F. Ferrie, Volker Grossmann
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
Recent U.S. immigration reform proposals have focused almost exclusively on regulating the population of low-skilled foreign workers. High-Skilled Immigration in a Global Labor Market contends that policymakers should focus more on attracting immigrants with exclusive skill sets-professional, technical,...
by Gordon H. Hanson
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
With 11.9 million undocumented residents in the United States and illegal entrants accounting for nearly half of the low-skilled foreign workforce, there is widespread agreement that the current U.S. immigration system is broken. Past reform agendas have emphasized strengthening border security, increasing...
Using Marginal Damages in Environmental Policy
A Study of Air Pollution in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
This technical volume makes the case that air pollution policy in the United States can be improved through consideration of both the marginal abatement costs facing regulated sources, and the marginal damages associated with their emissions. The preferred approach is a fully efficient regulatory...
The Impact of Labor Taxes on Labor Supply
An International Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
As the Bush-era tax cuts are set to expire in 2010, ambitious health care legislation is moving through Congress, and entitlement programs are growing at unsustainable rates, U.S. policymakers face important questions about the optimal size and scope of federal spending. The federal government finances...
A Safety Net That Works
Improving Federal Programs for Low-Income Americans
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2017
This is an edited volume reviewing the major means-tested social programs in the United States. Each author addresses a major program or area, reviewing each area’s successes and recommending how to address shortcomings through policy change. In general, our means-tested programs do many things...
The Dynamic Internet
How Technology, Users, and Businesses are Transforming the Network
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2012
The Dynamic Internet: How Technology, Users, and Businesses are Changing the Network offers a comprehensive history of the Internet and efforts to regulate its use. University of Pennsylvania law professor Christopher S. Yoo contends that rather than engaging in prescriptive regulatory oversight,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
From any coherent policy perspective, agricultural policy in the United States is in total disarray. Not surprisingly, persistent and pervasive rent-seeking by well-funded lobbies explains many of the complex and often internally inconsistent federal programs that fall under the umbrella of US agricultural...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
From any coherent policy perspective, agricultural policy in the United States is in total disarray. Not surprisingly, persistent and pervasive rent-seeking by well-funded lobbies explains many of the complex and often internally inconsistent federal programs that fall under the umbrella of US agricultural...
Iran Unveiled
How the Revolutionary Guards Is Transforming Iran from Theocracy into Military Dictatorship
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
In Iran Unveiled, Middle East expert Ali Alfoneh describes the coming revolt of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), and the implications this would have on regional and international politics. As Iran experiences the most important change in its history since the revolution of 1979 and...