Our Work

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Children and Families
Reports
Evaluating the Impacts of Federal Subsidies for Early Childhood Education and Care
Harris Eppsteiner, Maddie Lee, John Ricco
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Methodology and Documentation
Methodology
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Quantifying the Effects of Policies on Well-Being: The Budget Lab’s “Economic Value” Measure
Harris Eppsteiner
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Taxes
Scores
Budgetary Effects of Increased IRS Funding
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Taxes
Scores
Updated:
A Weakened IRS Has Substantial Consequences
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Trade
Scores
State of U.S. Tariffs: April 8, 2026
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Trade
Reports
One Year of Tariff Analysis: What We Got Right, What Changed, and What We Learned
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Trade
Scores
State of U.S. Tariffs: April 2, 2026
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Trade
Reports
Updated:
Tracking the Economic Effects of Tariffs
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Trade
Interactives
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Introducing the Tariff Rate Tracker: An Open-Source Tool for Daily Effective Tariff Rates
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State of the Economy
Analysis
Why Has the Hiring Rate Fallen?
Ryan Nunn
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State of the Economy
Analysis
What Are the Macroeconomic Implications of Recent Turmoil in Oil Markets?
Ryan Nunn, Abhi Gupta
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Taxes
Scores
Senator Van Hollen’s Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act
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Taxes
Scores
Senator Booker's Keep Your Pay Act
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Trade
Scores
State of U.S. Tariffs: March 9, 2026
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Economic Risks
Reports
The Impact of Deficits on Costs for Households
Abhi Gupta