Category: Other NCPA Experts

On January 24, 2017, in the first meeting of the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Oversight, NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham will testify on “Examining the Effectiveness of the Individual Mandate under the ACA” to the House Committee on Ways & Means. John Graham is one of the leading healthcare experts in the country and has written extensively on Obamacare and other healthcare policies. The theme of his testimony will be that Obamacare’s “Individual Mandate” is economically inefficient and does not improve access to healthcare.

Townhall: The cumulative buildup of federal regulations over time leads to duplicative, obsolete, conflicting and even contradictory rules which stifle growth, says AEI Resident Scholar Mark Perry and NCPA Senior Fellow Thomas Hemphill in this commentary at Investor’s Business Daily.

Forbes: Historical norms in the construction industry don’t apply in a world with light population growth, says NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly in a commentary at Forbes.

Real Clear Policy: In this commentary at Real Clear Policy, NCPA Senior Fellow Thomas A. Hemphill explains why the occupational licensure requirement increases costs and lays out options for state policymakers.

InsideSources: Is the American Dream lost? “No”, says NCPA Director of Youth Programs Rachel Stevens in an InsideSources commentary. Stevens argues that establishing debate-based education in America’s schools will improve students’ critical thinking skills and awareness of important political issues, ensuring the health and survival of the American Dream.

Campus News: In this Campus News commentary, NCPA Senior Research Fellow Lloyd Bentsen IV explains that while it is good that states are looking to reduce their prison costs by increasing access to education, increasing Pell Grants eligibility is not the way to go. 

Forbes: “China’s two-child policy will probably have large consequences on a variety of economic indicators,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly in a Forbes commentary, “but look for average house size to be driven by incomes rather than family size.”

Forbes: In a Forbes commentary, NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly says that business leaders can learn the importance of looking at minute data, institutions and core values, and recognizing that no one can fully understand the economy from Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics winner Angus Deaton.

Real Clear Policy: In light of the World Trade Organization’s upcoming discussion of current patent exemptions, NCPA Senior Fellow Thomas A. Hemphill discusses the intellectual property benefits and concerns associated with drug patents in least developed countries in a Real Clear Policy commentary.

Forbes: NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly outlines the best strategies for getting hired as a freelancer in a Forbes commentary, based on his experiences of hiring on Elance.

Forbes: Bank earnings could rise by as much as 50 percent in 2016, said NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly in a Forbes commentary.

Forbes: Senior Fellow Bill Conerly predicts long-term economic growth in China, despite a potential short-term slowdown, in a Forbes commentary.

PennEnergy: The price of oil could rise to over $82/barrel over the next two and a half years, says NCPA Senior Fellow R. David Ranson in a PennEnergy commentary. 

Dallas Morning News: STEM subjects set our students up for success, says NCPA Senior Research Fellow Lloyd Bentsen IV in a Dallas Morning News commentary.

Real Clear Markets: The growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector deserves more credit for the nation’s recent upswing, says NCPA Senior Fellow Thomas Hemphill in a Real Clear Markets commentary.

Business Examiner Media Group: Despite a 12 percent risk of a mild recession, businesses could see an uptick in revenue over the next year, says NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly in a Business Examiner article.

Forbes: In a Forbes commentary, NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly outlines the three rules of thumb when dealing with a big customer.

The Federalist:  The science of Ebola and the Obama administration’s official Ebola rhetoric haven’t been entirely congruent, says NCPA Senior Fellow Richard McKenzie in a Federalist commentary.

Forbes: In a Forbes commentary, NCPA Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara suggests replacing Obamacare with a free market to boost economy.

Forbes: Doing your research is an important step in maximizing your Social Security benefits, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes op-ed. 

PBS Newshour’s Making Sen$e: NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff offers his insights on the Social Security system, maximizing your benefits, and deeming in a commentary at PBS Newshour’s Making Sen$e.

Forbes: There is no general rule to maximize your Social Security benefits, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.

Forbes: Waiting to withdraw your Social Security benefits until your full retirement age can help you maximize your returns, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.

Forbes: Maximizing your Social Security depends on the particulars, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.

Investor’s Business Daily: Improving economic opportunity for the poor, not imposing more taxes, is the key to stemming income inequality, say Kathryn Shelton and NCPA Senior Fellow Richard McKenzie in their Investor’s Business Daily commentary.