--to provide incentives for their reduction. The United States does not have a federal carbon tax; however, many state and federal … Fischer, Meredith Fowlie, and Rob Williams--to discuss how the United States does, in fact, price carbon and how it could …

the literature on the role of intergovernmental grants in systems of fiscal federalism. Second, we provide an updated look … at some of the key institutions through which intergovernmental transfers are implemented in the United States. Third, we … directions for future research on the economics of fiscal federalism and the role of intergovernmental grants as policy …

change in policy allows estimation of the impact of altered federalism. By looking at how states reacted to their enhanced … with significantly lower student achievement growth. As a result, this readjustment of federalism to decision making by … lower levels appeared to lower national achievement. The snapshot of federalism impacts here is a lower bound on the effects …

have pledged to stop using coal, with some as early as 2030. While the United States has no target currently in place …, several states do. In this paper, we examine the feasibility of phasing down U.S. coal-generated electricity given the …

address climate objectives. We evaluate proposals for the United States and find that as stated, ambitious plans to further …