Introducing Hot Rocks: Commercializing Next-Generation Geothermal Energy
A Joint Series from Employ America and Institute for Progress This piece introduces Hot Rocks: Commercializing Next-Generation Geothermal Energy, a joint series by Employ America and the Institute for Progress, examining the potential to commercialize next-generation geothermal energy, the lessons we might...
Guide To The Supply Chain Monitor
A quickstart guide for reading the monitor and an explanation of why this monitor is necessary and the role it can play in improving discussion of macroeconomic policy.
Contingent Supply: The Federal Government’s Interest in a Liquid Lithium Benchmark
Summary Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, efforts to secure the supply of energy transition commodities have intensified considerably. The Biden Administration has announced prizes, research...
Contingent Supply: New Benchmarks Can Define and Deepen the Lithium Market
Summary Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, efforts to secure the supply of energy transition commodities have intensified considerably. The Biden Administration has announced prizes, research...
Misled by the Phillips Curve: How Inflation Predictions Went Wrong
In a recent Barron’s article, I examined why last year’s predictions that fighting inflation would require an increase in the unemployment rate went so wrong. The flaws in these predictions can be traced back to three ideas: first, that vacancies are a good measure of labor market tightness; second