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At the Federal Games Guild, video games and public policy play together
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Want to balance the federal budget? A video game lets you do it. Elizabeth Newbury of the Federal Games Guild and Wilson Center explains.
There’s little public consensus on how to tackle inflation, new poll shows
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The public is “at odds with expert opinion and traditional policymaking,” says Eric Plutzer of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy.
When economists changed the world
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Sometime in the middle of the 20th century, economists came to play a much bigger role in shaping public policy in America. It’s had far-reaching consequences.
Trump’s infrastructure czar steps down
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The departure of DJ Gribbin is the latest sign that the president's plan is going nowhere fast.
How mental illness has become a ticket to jail
Author Alisa Roth looks at the problems in our country's criminal justice system.
Now we can measure economic policy uncertainty
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"As economic policy becomes less clear and more uncertain, small businesses are more hesitant to invest," economist says.
State of the Union, by the numbers
Some numbers to help you with State of the Union trivia.
Why homeless kids are harder to count
The Urban Institute looks to make counting homeless youth more effective.
Cutting government waste by crunching the numbers
What if you could apply the same techniques to government spending that investment advisers use to pick stocks? A Pew-MacArthur report looks at how states are using cost-benefit analysis.
Want better government? Use cost-benefit analysis
Non-profits are working with state governments to increase use of cost-benefit analyses to learn whether programs and policies are worth it.

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