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Tag: Linda Bilmes
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Nation & World
Analysts in economics, public policy give Biden infrastructure plan high marks
President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan has been criticized by Republicans and rankled some centrist Democrats, but Harvard experts welcome the initiative.
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The biggest land conservation legislation in a generation
Harvard Kennedy School’s Linda Bilmes analyzes the complicated history and likely impact of the Great American Outdoors Act.
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Driving is more expensive than you think
Harvard study says Massachusetts car economy costs $64 billion, and more than half of that comes from public.
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National parks’ economic benefits put at over $100B annually
A new economic analysis of the U.S. National Park system puts its value to Americans at more than $100 billion, a figure that dwarfs the financially strapped agency’s $2.5 billion budget and underpins a call to change how what has been called “America’s Best Idea” is financed.
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Bacow stresses educational, civic partnerships
Harvard President Larry Bacow met with Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego ’04 and city manager Ed Zuercher during a trip to Phoenix to discuss the partnership between Harvard and the city that began in 2017, as part of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. He also visited Houston.
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A ‘moon shot’ to protect Earth’s species
Biologist E.O. Wilson suggests conserving half of the Earth to save species. He and former National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis discuss how to do that.
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Cheaper estimate for Boston rail link
The price tag for constructing a long-discussed north-south rail link between Boston’s North and South stations is now estimated at $4 billion to $6 billion, much less than prior estimates, according to a new study.
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National parks at a turning point
The Kennedy School’s Linda Bilmes took part in a centennial effort to identify goals and challenges for the national parks.
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Nation & World
Disarray at the VA
In a question-and-answer session, Linda Bilmes, the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, discusses how to fix serious shortcomings in the management of Veterans Affairs.
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Nation & World
Divided they stand
What to expect in 2011 and beyond? After this month’s midterm elections, Harvard’s resident analysts look ahead to Congress’ upcoming agenda, from tax reform to foreign policy to the 2012 political calculus.
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Nation & World
New calculations suggest economic cost of Iraq war much larger than previously recognized
A paper presented to the annual Allied Social Sciences Association meeting in Boston, in a session jointly sponsored by the American Economic Association and the Economists for Peace and Security,…