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Kevin A. Hassett

American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

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1.

Is Newspaper Coverage of Economic Events Politically Biased?

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Citation 12

Is Newspaper Coverage of Economic Events Politically Biased?

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 13 Sep 2004 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2008
John R. Lott Jr. and Kevin A. Hassett
Crime Prevention Research Center and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 4,949 (1,143)
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Is Newspaper Coverage of Economic Events Politically Biased?

Public Choice, July 2014, 65-108
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 02 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2017
John R. Lott Jr. and Kevin A. Hassett
Crime Prevention Research Center and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 75 (272,035)
Citation 12

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media bias, voting

2.

A Troubling Requirement

Regulation, Vol. 27, No. 1, Spring 2004, pp.52-58
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 28 May 2004
Kevin A. Hassett and Peter J. Wallison
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 127 (185,091)

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Enron, Financial Accouting Standards Board, FASB, stock options, disclosure, Enron, Generally Accepted Accounting Practices, GAAP, fraud, financial markets, accounting practices

3.

Tax Policy and Investment

NBER Working Paper No. w5683
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 23 Oct 1996
Kevin A. Hassett and R. Glenn Hubbard
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics
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Citation 42

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Letter to Chairman Wheeler: Economic Evidence on Competition in Communications Markets and Implications for Key Policy Issues

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 13 Dec 2013
Robert D. Atkinson, Kevin W. Caves, Robert W. Crandall, Wayne Crews, Everett Ehrlich, Jeffrey A. Eisenach, Gerald R. Faulhaber, Robert W. Hahn, Kevin A. Hassett, Steve Pociask, Hal J. Singer, Timothy J. Tardiff, Leonard Waverman and Dennis Weisman
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Navigant Economics, Brookings Institution, Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), ESC Company, American Enterprise Institute, University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School, University of Oxford, Smith School, American Enterprise Institute (AEI), The American Consumer Institute, Economists Incorporated, Advanced Analytical Consulting Group, Berkeley Research Group,LLC and Kansas State University - Department of Economics
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The 2003 Dividend Tax Cuts and the Value of the Firm: An Event Study

NBER Working Paper No. w11449
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 28 Jul 2005
Alan J. Auerbach and Kevin A. Hassett
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 109 (203,372)
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The Incidence of a U.S. Carbon Tax: A Lifetime and Regional Analysis

NBER Working Paper No. w13554
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 31 Oct 2007
Kevin A. Hassett, Aparna Mathur and Gilbert E. Metcalf
American Enterprise Institute (AEI), American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Tufts University - Department of Economics
Downloads 102 (221,719)
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Taxes Around the World: A Brief History of World Tax Policy, 1981-2007

American Enterprise Institute Working Paper No. 160
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 08 Feb 2013
Kevin A. Hassett and Aparna Mathur
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 99 (107,000)

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international tax incidence, international tax rates, economic history, public finance

8.

Revenue-Maximizing Corporate Income Taxes: The Laffer Curve in OECD Countries

AEI Working Paper #137
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 20 Mar 2013
Alex Brill and Kevin A. Hassett
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 86 (97,550)
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Top Ten Myths of Social Security Reform

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 23 Jun 2008
Jeffrey R. Brown, Kevin A. Hassett and Kent A. Smetters
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Finance, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and University of Pennsylvania - Business & Public Policy Department
Downloads 79 (244,384)
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Investment Under Alternative Return Assumptions: Comparing Random Walks and Mean Reversion

NBER Working Paper No. t0175
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Sep 2000
Gilbert E. Metcalf and Kevin A. Hassett
Tufts University - Department of Economics and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
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11.

Spatial Tax Competition and Domestic Wages

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 Feb 2013
Kevin A. Hassett and Aparna Mathur
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 67 (129,883)
Citation 2

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international tax rates, international wages, manufacturing wages, international tax competition

12.

Assessing the Economic Gains from Telecom Competition

NBER Working Paper No. w10482
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 26 May 2004 Last Revised: 24 Aug 2010
Richard N. Clarke, Kevin A. Hassett, Zoya Ivanova and Laurence J. Kotlikoff
AT&T, American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Boston University and Boston University - Department of Economics
Downloads 66 (280,127)
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A New Measure of Consumption Inequality

AEI Economic Studies, No. 2, June 2012
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 08 Feb 2013
Kevin A. Hassett and Aparna Mathur
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 58 (232,655)
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14.

Inflation and the User Cost of Capital: Does Inflation Still Matter?

NBER Working Paper No. w6046
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 May 2006
Darrel S. Cohen, Kevin A. Hassett and R. Glenn Hubbard
Federal Reserve Board - Division of Research and Statistics, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics
Downloads 48 (319,756)
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Tax Reforms and Investment: A Cross-Country Comparison

NBER Working Paper No. w5232
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 30 Jun 2000
Jason G. Cummins, Kevin A. Hassett and R. Glenn Hubbard
Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics
Downloads 45 (328,357)
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Investment with Uncertain Tax Policy: Does Random Tax Policy Discourage Investment?

NBER Working Paper No. w4780
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 22 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2010
Kevin A. Hassett and Gilbert E. Metcalf
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Tufts University - Department of Economics
Downloads 44 (349,620)
Citation 30

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Capital Taxation in the 21st Century

NBER Working Paper No. w20871
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 20 Jan 2015
Alan J. Auerbach and Kevin A. Hassett
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
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18.

Tax Policy and Business Fixed Investment in the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w3619
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 05 Jul 2004
Alan J. Auerbach and Kevin A. Hassett
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 43 (316,846)
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Measuring the Energy Savings from Home Improvement Investments: Evidence from Monthly Billing Data

NBER Working Paper No. w6074
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 26 Feb 1998 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2010
Gilbert E. Metcalf and Kevin A. Hassett
Tufts University - Department of Economics and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 43 (352,852)
Citation 13

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On the Marginal Source of Investment Funds

NBER Working Paper No. w7821
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 03 Aug 2000
Alan J. Auerbach and Kevin A. Hassett
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 41 (331,333)
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Dividend Taxes and Firm Valuation: New Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w11959
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 13 Apr 2006 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2010
Alan J. Auerbach and Kevin A. Hassett
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 40 (346,445)
Citation 13

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22.

Energy Tax Credits and Residential Conservation Investment

NBER Working Paper No. w4020
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 31 May 2001
Kevin A. Hassett and Gilbert E. Metcalf
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Tufts University - Department of Economics
Downloads 36 (359,377)
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23.

A New Measure of Horizontal Equity

NBER Working Paper No. w7035
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 30 Mar 1999 Last Revised: 12 Oct 2010
Alan J. Auerbach and Kevin A. Hassett
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 30 (380,836)
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Accounting Standards, Information Flow, and Firm Investment Behavior

NBER Working Paper No. w4685
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 29 Dec 2000
Jason G. Cummins, Trevor S. Harris and Kevin A. Hassett
Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP, Columbia University - Columbia Business School and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 29 (377,092)
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Are Investment Incentives Blunted by Changes in Prices of Capital Goods?

NBER Working Paper No. w6676
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 06 Nov 1998
Kevin A. Hassett and R. Glenn Hubbard
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics
Downloads 29 (392,442)
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The Economic Benefits of New York City's Public School Reforms, 2002-2013

Georgetown McDonough School of Business Research Paper No. 2541667
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 Dec 2014
Robert J. Shapiro and Kevin A. Hassett
Georgetown University - Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 28 (328,357)

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education, reform, graduation rates, hosuing values, New York

27.

The Impact of Title II Regulation of Internet Providers on Their Capital Investments

Georgetown McDonough School of Business Research Paper No. 2540563
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 21 Dec 2014
Kevin A. Hassett and Robert J. Shapiro
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Georgetown University - Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business
Downloads 28 (349,620)

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Internet, regulation, ISP, FCC, telecommunications, Title II, Section 706

28.

Taxation and Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: A Reconsideration of the Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w3895
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2010
Alan J. Auerbach and Kevin A. Hassett
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 27 (384,622)
Citation 31

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Uncertainty and the Design of Long-Run Fiscal Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w7036
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 30 Mar 1999 Last Revised: 05 May 2000
Alan J. Auerbach and Kevin A. Hassett
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 27 (400,686)
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Recent U.S. Investment Behavior and the Tax Reform Act of 1986: A Disaggregate View

NBER Working Paper No. w3626
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 13 Nov 2007
Alan J. Auerbach and Kevin A. Hassett
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 26 (405,094)
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Optimal Long-Run Fiscal Policy: Constraints, Preferences and the Resolution of Uncertainty

NBER Working Paper No. w9132
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 30 Aug 2002
Alan J. Auerbach and Kevin A. Hassett
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 26 (400,686)
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Taxation and Corporate Investment: The Impact of the 1991 Swedish Tax Reform

NBER Working Paper No. w5189
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2010
Alan J. Auerbach, Kevin A. Hassett and Jan Sodersten
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 24 (405,094)
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33.

Corporate Savings and Shareholder Consumption

NBER Working Paper No. w2994
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 10 Feb 2001 Last Revised: 08 Sep 2010
Alan J. Auerbach and Kevin A. Hassett
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 22 (418,903)
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The Consumer Burden of a Carbon Tax on Gasoline

Fuel Taxes and the Poor: The Distributional Effects of Gasoline Taxation and Their Implications for Climate Policy, Thomas Sterner, ed., Resources for the Future Press, 2011
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 08 Feb 2013
Kevin A. Hassett, Aparna Mathur and Gilbert E. Metcalf
American Enterprise Institute (AEI), American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Tufts University - Department of Economics
Downloads 17 (311,435)

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carbon tax, gasoline, tax policy, tax burden

35.

Reassessing the Social Returns to Equipment Investment

NBER Working Paper No. w4405
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 18 Jul 2007
Alan J. Auerbach, Kevin A. Hassett and Stephen D. Oliner
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute
Downloads 16 (470,382)
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Predicting Tax Reform

American Enterprise Institute Working Paper No. 138
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 Feb 2013
Kevin A. Hassett and Aparna Mathur
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 15 (444,328)

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tax competition, corporate tax reform, predicted probability, probit model

37.

Big Oil, Targeted Taxes, and the Rule of Law

Tax Notes, Vol. 135, No. 2, April 9, 2012
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 16 Feb 2013
Kevin A. Hassett and Alan D. Viard
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute
Downloads 14 (449,536)

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38.

Distributional Impacts in a Comprehensive Climate Policy Package

NBER Working Paper No. w16101
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 21 Jun 2010
Gilbert E. Metcalf, Aparna Mathur and Kevin A. Hassett
Tufts University - Department of Economics, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 11 (480,860)
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39.

The Tax Hike on Carried Interest

AEI Tax Policy Outlook, 2010, No. 2
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 23 Feb 2013
Kevin A. Hassett and Alan D. Viard
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute
Downloads 10 (449,536)

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40.

Fundamental Tax Reform in California: Another Option

Tax Notes, Vol. 125, No. 4, 2009
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 16 Feb 2013
Alan D. Viard, Kevin A. Hassett and Alex Wein
American Enterprise Institute, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 7 (501,380)

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41.

An Empirical Analysis of Middle Class Welfare: Testing Alternative Approaches

American Enterprise Institute Working Paper No. 134
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 Feb 2013
Kevin A. Hassett and Aparna Mathur
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Downloads 7 (491,272)

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42.

The Response of Deferred Executive Compensation to Changes in Tax Rates

NBER Working Paper No. w21516
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 08 Sep 2015
Aspen Gorry, Kevin A. Hassett, R. Glenn Hubbard and Aparna Mathur
Utah State University - College of Business - Department of Economics, American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Columbia University and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
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43.

Policy Uncertainty and the Economy

AEI Research, August 2016
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 06 Aug 2016
Kevin A. Hassett and Joseph W. Sullivan
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute
Downloads 0 (325,426)

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policy, uncertainty, ambiguity, elections, tax shocks, policy uncertainty

44.

Statistically Measuring 2016 Presidential Candidate Electability: Evidence from Prediction Markets

AEI Economics Working Paper 2016-04
Posted: 10 May 2016
Jonathan S. Hartley and Kevin A. Hassett
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Students and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

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Forecasting and Prediction Methods, Economic Models of Political Processes, Information and Market Efficiency

45.

Taxation of Corporate Gains on Sales of Depreciable Property

Tax Notes, Vol. 115, No. 10, June 4, 2007
Posted: 01 Jun 2007
Kevin A. Hassett and Alan D. Viard
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute

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46.

The Effects of Temporary Partial Expensing on Investment Incentives in the United States

National Tax Journal, Vol. 55, No. 3, September 2002
Posted: 28 Feb 2003
Darrel S. Cohen, Dorthe-Pernille Hansen and Kevin A. Hassett
Federal Reserve Board - Division of Research and Statistics, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

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47.

Inflation, Taxes, and the Durability of Capital

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System FEDS Paper No. 97-53
Posted: 23 Jul 1998
Darrel S. Cohen and Kevin A. Hassett
Federal Reserve Board - Division of Research and Statistics and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

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48.

Investment Behavior, Observable Expectations, and Internal Funds

Posted: 20 Jul 1998
Jason G. Cummins, Kevin A. Hassett and Stephen D. Oliner
Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and American Enterprise Institute

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49.

Are U.S. Investment and Capital Stocks at Optimal Levels?

FEDS Working Paper 95-32
Posted: 20 May 1998
Darrel S. Cohen, James E. Kennedy and Kevin A. Hassett
Federal Reserve Board - Division of Research and Statistics, Federal Reserve Board - Macroeconomic Analysis Section and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

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50.

Investment and Union Certification

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Finance and Econ. Disc. Series 96-43
Posted: 11 Dec 1996
Bruce Fallick and Kevin A. Hassett
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland - Research Department and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

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Unionization and Acquisitions

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Unionization and Acquisitions

JOURNAL OF BUSINESS, Vol. 59 No. 1, January 1996
Posted: 23 Jun 1995
Bruce Fallick and Kevin A. Hassett
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland - Research Department and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

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Unionization and Acquisitions

Federal Reserve Board FEDS Finance and Economics Discussion Series Working Paper 95-4
Posted: 20 Jun 1995
Bruce Fallick and Kevin A. Hassett
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland - Research Department and American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

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