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Reimagining the Policy Approach to Homelessness

Reimagining the Policy Approach to Homelessness

Identifying the several causes of homelessness and applying solutions that fit each one
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Michael Tanner
The Disparate Geographic Impact of Inflation

The Disparate Geographic Impact of Inflation

Introducing FREOPP’s State Inflation Inequality Indices
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Jackson Mejia
Does College Pay Off? A Comprehensive Return On Investment Analysis

Does College Pay Off? A Comprehensive Return On Investment Analysis

Some college degrees are worth millions of dollars, while others have no payoff at all.
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Preston Cooper
No Contest: Small Pharma Innovates Better than Big Pharma

No Contest: Small Pharma Innovates Better than Big Pharma

On nearly every measure, startup companies punch above their weight in bringing life-changing drugs to market.
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Gregg Girvan
Autopsy of a Perfect Policy Failure: The Closure of Indian Point

Autopsy of a Perfect Policy Failure: The Closure of Indian Point

How closing a nuclear plant increased New York’s reliance on fossil fuels and perilously weakened its electrical grid.
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Grant Dever
Affordable Housing in the 21st Century

Affordable Housing in the 21st Century

By restoring a market with organic supply and demand, we can reduce the cost of living for tens of millions of Americans.
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Roger Valdez
How Private Student Lending Can Repair Higher Education

How Private Student Lending Can Repair Higher Education

The federal student loan program is a mess. Could a larger role for the private sector fix things?
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Preston Cooper
Inflation’s Compounding Impact on the Poor

Inflation’s Compounding Impact on the Poor

New FREOPP Inflation Inequality Indices quantify why lower- and middle-income Americans are harmed more by rising prices.
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Jackson Mejia
Modernizing the U.S. Safety Net

Modernizing the U.S. Safety Net

Major welfare programs aren’t designed to work together. As a result, we help fewer than we could, and waste more than we should.
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Aparna Mathur
7 Problems With The Way We Think About Income Inequality

7 Problems With The Way We Think About Income Inequality

Cost of living is one of many neglected challenges facing lower-income Americans.
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Avik Roy
A Smarter, Bipartisan Approach to Criminal Justice Reform

A Smarter, Bipartisan Approach to Criminal Justice Reform

There are ways to bring Republicans and Democrats together to improve policing.
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Jonathan Blanks
The Fair Care Act of 2020: Market-Based Universal Coverage

The Fair Care Act of 2020: Market-Based Universal Coverage

A new bill introduced in Congress would expand health insurance coverage while reducing costs and increasing innovation.
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Avik Roy
Freedom & Progress 2023: FREOPP’s Annual Conference

Freedom & Progress 2023: FREOPP’s Annual Conference

A gathering of those who, like Frederick Douglass, believe that freedom is humanity’s greatest engine of prosperity and progress.
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Rebecca Atwood
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Get the latest updates, comments, & links from FREOPP scholars and staff.
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FREOPP
Government Restrictions on Supply Increase the Cost of Living

Government Restrictions on Supply Increase the Cost of Living

The need for smarter regulation is increasingly apparent, across the political spectrum.
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Jon Hartley
The FREOPP Podcast: American Wonk with Avik Roy

The FREOPP Podcast: American Wonk with Avik Roy

Avik explores the most important national issues of our time — with the experts and political leaders who know them best.
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FREOPP
The Surprising Basics of Economic Mobility

The Surprising Basics of Economic Mobility

While blacks lag behind, overall social mobility in the U.S. is better than the conventional wisdom would suggest.
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Scott Winship
Media Coverage of FREOPP

Media Coverage of FREOPP

For interview requests or other press inquiries, please contact Bobby Sherwood, FREOPP Director of External Affairs.
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FREOPP
Our Mission

Our Mission

All FREOPP research considers the impact of public policies and proposed reforms on those with incomes or wealth below the U.S. median.
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FREOPP
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Donating to FREOPP

Donating to FREOPP

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