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By Sam Peak and Jiaxin HeFresh off of a federal court vacating the Trump administration’s $100,000 H-1B fee, the Department of Homeland Security is considering whether to resurrect the exact same tool to use against an even bigger target: the Optional Practical Training program (OPT). OPT is a program that authorizes international students to work in [...] The post The $100,000 OPT fee is a Troj…

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By Sam Peak Across the country this year, numerous state legislatures have worked to pass laws freeing employees from noncompete clauses — contractual arrangements that bar employees from taking new jobs with competitors.  Spurred by a growing economic consensus that noncompetes suppress wages, job creation, and innovation, at least 10 states have passed legislation [...] The post State Noncompe…

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By Kenan Fikri, Catherine Lyons, and Phoenix Vu Just in time to inform governors’ work nominating the next round of Opportunity Zone (OZ) census tracts this summer, the Treasury Department has released new data reporting that federal OZ tax incentives drove more than $112 billion worth of investment capital into more than 6,000 communities [...] The post New Treasury Data Emphasize Why OZ Design…

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Download the Report Download Download the One Pager Download By Nathan Goldschlag How many firms are using Artificial Intelligence? What are they using it for? How many workers are using AI, and how are they using it?  To track and understand the effects of AI on the economy, [...] The post Measuring the Economic Effects of AI appeared first on Economic Innovation Group .

Download PDF version of this recap by Tina Lee, Jess Remington, and Adam Ozimek Download On March 19, 2026, the Economic Innovation Group brought together 19 experts to discuss Right to Build Zones, our federal policy proposal designed to boost housing supply while preserving local control.  The goal of the [...] The post Right to Build Zones Convening: A Recap appeared first on Economic Inn…

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EIG Media Contact: Reuben Francis | reuben@eig.org Washington, D.C. – The Economic Innovation Group (EIG) released the following statement in response to congressional passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act: “The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is a landmark step in addressing the housing shortage that is holding back American families, [...] The post EIG Statement on Passage of Landma…

Originally published on Agglomerations, the Substack newsletter from the Economic Innovation Group. By Adam Ozimek, Jason Harrison, and Nathan Goldschlag To hear an extended conversation about the themes in this post, please subscribe and listen to our podcast, The New Bazaar. The China Shock refers to the widespread job loss that certain workers and communities suffered [...] The post AI versus…

Originally published on Agglomerations, the Substack newsletter from the Economic Innovation Group. By Nathan Goldschlag If you are even just a casual user of the economic data produced by the government, or if you simply care about the integrity of the data, you should be distressed by a new policy announced by the Commerce Department last week. [...] The post A New Threat to Economic Data appe…

Download the Comment Letter by Jiaxin He & Sam Peak Download Summary In May 2026, the Economic Innovation Group submitted comments to the Department of Labor urging it to adopt Experience Benchmarking as an alternative to its proposed prevailing wage rule for H-1B and other employment-based visas. [...] The post EIG Letter: DOL Should Use Experience Benchmarking to Prioritize Higher-Skill…

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EIG Media Contact: Reuben Francis | reuben@eig.org Washington, D.C. – The Economic Innovation Group (EIG) released the following statement in response to the House passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act: “The House’s passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is welcome progress on one of the most pressing economic [...] The post EIG Statement on House Passage of the 21st Century R…

Originally published on Agglomerations, the Substack newsletter from the Economic Innovation Group. By Kenan Fikri and Thomas Cronin Another monthly jobs report, another reminder that healthcare has been the driving force behind U.S. job growth in recent years. Given that healthcare is used by everyone, everywhere, we initially assumed that all those new healthcare jobs would [...] The post Forg…