American Enterprise Institute economist Peter Wallison explains why the recent JP Morgan losses are proof that the Volcker Rule is unworkable and should be abandoned.

In an upcoming piece, AEI's Kevin Hassett highlights a new unique index of policy uncertainty which was developed in a path-breaking paper by Stanford economists Scott R. Baker and Nicholas Bloom along with AEI Visiting Scholar and University of Chicago economist Steve Davis. Among...

AEI's Henry Wendt Scholar Nicholas Eberstadt wins the prestigious Bradley Prize

In the latest Financial Services Outlook, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) housing experts Peter Wallison and Edward Pinto explain how decades of government intervention have gravely harmed America's housing market.

AEI political expert Henry Olsen explains how Rick Santorum can capitalize on his victories last night by appealing to 'somewhat conservative' voters.

Charles Murray proposes four original solutions in response to the problems posed by the growing class divide among whites in America, as detailed in his bestselling book, "Coming Apart".

In light of recent attacks on Governor Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) director of economic policy studies Kevin Hassett and economist Steven Davis examine in their recently published piece what is private equity, its impact on jobs, and its role in the American economy.

Frederick M. Hess, AEI director of education policy studies and Education Week blogger, released today his second annual "Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings." Traditional measures of research productivity, which focus on academic publication, are useful in their own right, but do not offer as much insight into how education scholars influence thinking and the national discourse.