Bringing Water Markets Down to Earth: The Political Economy of Water Rights in Chile, 1976-1995

Does Experience with Extreme Weather Affect Views on Climate Change?, with Gabrielle Wong-Parodi

Gabrielle Wong-Parodi gives an overview of how personal experience with extreme weather events impacts attitudes and behaviors related to climate change.

The Evolving US Homeowners Insurance Market: Four Major Trends and What We Know About Them

This issue brief dives into four important issues with the current US homeowners insurance market: rising premiums, increasing policy cancellations and nonrenewals, growth in residual market plans, and coverage gaps.

The Value of Wetlands in Reducing Riverine Flood Losses

Wetlands play a vital role in reducing flood risk, yet they are vanishing from the American landscape at a growing rate. A new study finds that wetland loss has significantly increased insurance payouts that help communities recover after floods.

Carbon Pricing and the Dollar’s Special Status

The US dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency—a status that gives US policymakers unique budgeting privileges—may be a major reason that the United States is the only developed nation without a carbon price.