Michael Leachman of the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities argues that the stimulus has created more jobs than recovery.gov tracks.

Bruce Katz, Emilia Istrate, and Jonathan Rothwell note that rising exports would do a lot for metropolitan areas.

The Sustainable Defense Task Force proposes cuts to the defense budget.

Barry Eichengreen and Peter Temin compare the Gold Standard and the Euro.

Flavio Cunha and James Heckman revew research suggesting that non-cognitive skills are important for young people's life prospects.