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The True Cost: An Aggregate Analysis of the Advanced Clean Cars II Policy

by Lauren Mackenzie Sizemore Abstract  Global climate change, emphasis on the global, requires local solutions. Every entity plays a role, some more than others. Yet, when improvements in pollution or emissions in one region leads to more problems in another, how is the net cost or benefit to be deciphered for the environment, for the […]

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How Do Campaign Contributions from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Influence Senators’ Policy Decisions?

by Ashlyn Hankey Abstract This paper examines the influence of the main interest groups in the debate over amending Section 936 of bill HR 4210, a bill that grants tax credits to American manufacturers with sites in Puerto Rico. The amendment proposed to place stipulations on the pharmaceutical manufacturers’ eligibility for the credit to lower […]

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