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The Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence</strong><br /> New York University: <em>AI Now</em> Symposium<br /> <a href="/sites/default/files/page/files/20160707_cea_ai_furman.pdf">download pdf</a><br /> July 7, 2016</p> <p><strong>Op-Ed: Smart Social Programs</strong><br /> The New York Times<br /> <a href="/sites/default/files/page/files/20150511_smart_social_programs_nyt.pdf">download pdf</a><br /> May 11, 2015</p> <p><strong>The War on Poverty 50 Years Later: A Progress Report</strong><br /> <a href="/sites/default/files/docs/50th_anniversary_cea_report_-_final_post_embargo.pdf">download as pdf</a><br /> January 2014<br /> Updated Report (as it appeared in Chapter 6 of the 2014 ERP): <a href="/sites/default/files/docs/erp_2014_chapter_6.pdf">download as pdf</a></p> <p><strong>The Economics of Early Childhood Investments</strong><br /> <a href="/sites/default/files/docs/the_economics_of_early_childhood_investments.pdf">download as pdf</a><br /> December 2014<br /> 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href="/sites/default/files/page/files/20160126_thirty_years_without_fundamental_reform_policy_politics_federal_tax_code.pdf ">download pdf</a><br /> January 26, 2016</p> <p><strong>Long-Term Interest Rates: A Survey</strong><br /> <a href="/sites/default/files/docs/interest_rate_report_final_v2.pdf">download as pdf</a><br /> July 2015</p> <p><strong>Occupational Licensing: A Framework for Policymakers</strong><br /> <a href="/sites/default/files/docs/licensing_report_final_nonembargo.pdf">download as pdf</a><br /> July 2015</p> <p><strong>Barriers to Shared Growth: The Case of Land Use Regulation and Economic Rents</strong><br /> The Urban Institute<br /> <a href="/sites/default/files/page/files/20151120_barriers_shared_growth_land_use_regulation_and_economic_rents.pdf">download pdf</a><br /> November 20, 2015</p> <p><strong>The Economic Benefits of U.S. Trade</strong><br /> <a href="/sites/default/files/docs/cea_trade_report_final_non-embargoed_v2.pdf">download as pdf</a><br /> May 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