
Author - Michael Donnelly
Michael Donnelly is an MPA student at LSE. Before joining the MPA programme, Michael was Senior Research Assistant the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC, where he worked on the Fed's GDP, inflation, and natural resource forecasts. He graduated with an BA from Vassar College in 2007, double-majoring in Economics and Political Science. In 2006, he worked on the John Hall for Congress Campaign as technology manager and policy assistant.
Michael currently serves on the Q. Walter Peabody Foundation's Board of Directors and, in his free time, he edits and contributes to the US policy blog, Policy à la Carte. Michael's policy interests include behavioural economics, macroeconomics, finance, and health care.
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The Economics of how 5 cents can save the world

Starting in January, the District of Columbia government began charging a five cent tax on each plastic shopping bag given at checkout to carry...





