A More Equitable US Housing Market, China’s AI Ambitions, and More

Why economic policy must consider climate change, curbing mass data collection by China, and tackling inequality in housing appraisals.

View in browser May 2, 2022 Mainstream economic policy must factor climate change into its growth calculus   Despite alarm bells from the scientific community about the dangers of climate change, economic policies that encourage decarbonization continue to lag behind these warnings. "To move the needle on climate action, mainstream economics needs to get into step with the climate science," Vinod Thomas emphasizes.    Read more How to tackle the data collection behind China's AI ambitions   China has pledged to be the world leader in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030 and put forth a massive investment to achieve that goal. But funding alone is not enough to win the global AI competition; large-scale datasets will also play a vital role. To protect national security and Americans' privacy, U.S. policymakers should focus on restricting the largely unregulated data market, Jessica Dawson and Tarah Wheeler say.   Read more Redesigning the housing market to build an architecture of equality   Homes in Black-majority neighborhoods are undervalued by 23% on average (about $48,000) compared to similar homes in neighborhoods with few Black residents. Andre Perry and Stuart Yasgur discuss a partnership between Brookings and Ashoka to help tackle systemic racism in America's housing market and enable homeowners in Black-majority neighborhoods to realize the true value of their assets.    Read more Help support Brookings with a donation   Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter subscriptions | Receive the Brookings Brief less often