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Benjamin H. Harris
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Chief Economist, Results for America, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Washington
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Technology, Local Events , Book Reviews , Essays, Author Profiles , Political Profiles, Dei , Business, Op Ed , Immigration
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By Janice Eberly, Benjamin H. Harris, Oleg Itskhoki, Elina Ribakova| Brookings Institution@ Since 2022, Western nations have emplaced a number of sanctions against Russia in response to the war in Ukraine. Policymakers and pundits have debated the efficacy of these measures, but this debate is belied by a deeper question: What does it mean for sanctions to “work”? In new BPEA research, Oleg Itskhoki of Harvard and Elina Ribakova of the Peterson Institute for International Economics explore fundamental questions of the theory and practice of sanctions in the Russia context.
By Benjamin H. Harris, Liam Marshall| Brookings Institution@ In the upcoming years, a confluence of factors will produce an unprecedented shortfall in the necessary supply of caregivers. If left unchecked, this shortfall will result in a series of harmful economic outcomes—including sharply raised caregiving costs, outsized burdens on informal caregivers, and subpar quality of care. Since demand for care is largely out of policymakers’ control, the most promising way to address these challenges is by expanding the supply of caregivers.
By Janice Eberly, Benjamin H. Harris, Oleg Itskhoki, Elina Ribakova| Brookings Institution@ Since 2022, Western nations have emplaced a number of sanctions against Russia in response to the war in Ukraine. Policymakers and pundits have debated the efficacy of these measures, but this debate is belied by a deeper question: What does it mean for sanctions to “work”? In new BPEA research, Oleg Itskhoki of Harvard and Elina Ribakova of the Peterson Institute for International Economics explore fundamental questions of the theory and practice of sanctions in the Russia context.