How do we define competitiveness, and is it worth pursuing as a policy goal? In what ways do countries compete in various areas, including education, intellectual property, health care and taxes? This AEI conference will be the first of a two-part series in which scholars will present new research on competitiveness. Each paper will be presented by its author(s), followed by comments from an expert and questions from the audience.

What's on the horizon for taxes? AEI's Aparna Mathur weighs in with the House Small Business Committee.

To persuade the American people to support his health reform agenda, the president has made two simple promises: First, his plan will benefit everyone who already has health insurance; Second, his plan will not add to the nation's yawning budget deficit.

The new health care law will likely generate more cost shifting--the opposite of what its supporters would have us believe.

The smart money in Washington is betting that the super committee will fail because the two parties cannot find common ground. But there is common ground for the taking. We suggest three principles that should command broad bipartisan support.

The consequences for health spending and federal revenues of an above-the-line deduction for out-of-pocket health spending can be specified as a function of behavioral parameters.

America’s health care system leads the world in producing medical breakthroughs, yet it is error-prone, expensive, and inefficient. On January 20, AEI will convene a panel of three experts––AEI visiting scholar R. Glenn Hubbard, former senator John Breaux, and former Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Holtz-Eakin––to discuss how our $2...

A top Republican and Democratic economist explain why Obama's economic policies are failing, and offer a commonsense blueprint for reigniting long-term growth and prosperity for all Americans.