Isabel Lopez Ysmael

Immigration research @HooverInst. Planning Commissioner @City_EPA.

[Hoover Institution @HooverInst]

https://t.co/Q0h0Hg8UdF

[Michael Wiebe @michael_wiebe]

Derek Thompson is worried that "California still hasn’t actually increased housing starts in the six months" since SB79.

Let's take a look at how quickly the biggest upzonings increased construction.

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[Isabel Lopez Ysmael @isabelmlopez15]

When immigrants come to the US to work and study, they drive entrepreneurship and innovation. As America’s leadership in technology and innovation faces new challenges, we should be cautious about altering policies that have sustained our competitive edge
https://t.co/4dbx9ZUwfZ

[Isabel Lopez Ysmael @isabelmlopez15]

New insights from the @sffed: growth in income in metro areas like the SF Bay Area leads to improvements in housing quality, but not new units. Growth in population (like in Austin) is more closely linked to increases in supply. TLDR, they are different types of demand.

[Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco @sffed]

Why are homes so pricey? A new Economic Letter suggests that differences in affordability may reflect differences in housing demand rather than constraints on housing supply. In other words, housing may simply reflect underlying labor-market dynamics. https://t.co/qpUH2u6vVy

[Isabel Lopez Ysmael @isabelmlopez15]

To make childcare more affordable, we should enact policies that make it easier for childcare providers to set up businesses and retain workers. In San Mateo County, only 31% of families have access to licensed care https://t.co/wQfKPLM0ef

[Isabel Lopez Ysmael @isabelmlopez15]

Between Venezuela and USMCA renegotiations, US-Mexico bilateral relations will face extra pressure in the coming months. Happy to contribute to this timely work

[Hoover Institution @HooverInst]

As the 2026 USMCA review approaches, US and Mexican policymakers, scholars, and industry leaders met to examine the future of North American trade, energy, and security cooperation at a meeting convened by Hoover and @ITAMuniversity in Mexico City. https://t.co/vPsWIJL3nC

[Hoover Institution @HooverInst]

Talented, ambitious people have long been drawn to the US, where they benefit not just themselves but America as a whole. Now, the possibility of steep fees for H-1B visas puts that engine of prosperity at risk.

Read Paola Sapienza in Freedom Frequency: https://t.co/1Wkc8PeqxV

[Isabel Lopez Ysmael @isabelmlopez15]

East Palo Alto faces a $2M structural deficit as federal and state support shrink. Some City policies are holding back the development we need — and it’s time to rethink them. I lay it out in my latest op-ed https://t.co/fD9Q4ik3Wr

[Isabel Lopez Ysmael @isabelmlopez15]

great essay - many frustrated millennials view their inability to purchase a home as a result of failures of the market when in large part it's the result of anti-growth local regulations that have resulted in an artificial scarcity of housing https://t.co/SZQWUeV6W8 via @WSJ

[Isabel Lopez Ysmael @isabelmlopez15]

Federal immigration crackdown threatens California's historic housing reforms: "If this trend continues, California risks an awkward outcome: a flood of new housing approvals but not enough workers to actually build them." https://t.co/SiOvuBlk41

[Isabel Lopez Ysmael @isabelmlopez15]

For now, Trump has backed off from threatening to push J. Powell out. But Congress should still act to clarify the circumstances under which the Fed chair can be removed. Beyond inflation, the global standing of the dollar and supervision of $150 tril in assets is at stake

[Hoover Institution @HooverInst]

In @BarronsOnline, Hoover Institution senior fellows Ross Levine and @AmitSeru argue that surrendering the Fed's independence to political control "would be a historic mistake—one markets, and history, won't easily forgive." Read more: https://t.co/emVXPRhRj0

[Isabel Lopez Ysmael @isabelmlopez15]

As a small business owner, I can confirm filling out the simple Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) form was not a disaster - it took about 5 minutes :)

[Gabriel Zucman @gabriel_zucman]

Exciting news for tax evasion and money laundering!

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you @POTUS, Congress, and the American people.
Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that.

[Hanno Lustig @HannoLustig]

Broad consensus that the US is not on a sustainable fiscal path. I explored the growing evidence that the increased Treasury supply has already pushed down Treasury prices compared to prices of other, similar bonds (e.g. AAA corporates, foreign sovereign bonds etc.).
https://t.co/RU6ZyMWUfH

[Isabel Lopez Ysmael @isabelmlopez15]

"“very possible” this could be the administration in which a showdown between the president and the Treasury market begins to take shape"
https://t.co/nNH89gBN0s via @ft

[Isabel Lopez Ysmael @isabelmlopez15]

Last month, we hosted a wide-ranging conversation on the current challenges and opportunities for promoting US economic prosperity at @HooverInst featuring debates on inequality, the federal debt crisis, and AI
regulation
https://t.co/zvHX1UJs6J

[Isabel Lopez Ysmael @isabelmlopez15]

A whole range of seemingly disparate policies, both statewide and local, came together to pave the way for the level of devastation we've seen with the LA fires https://t.co/gFNaFLZOaT

[Isabel Lopez Ysmael @isabelmlopez15]

To understand why so many Californians had their home insurance policies canceled, we need to look at CA regulators. We face more fires and other natural disasters in the future and should all be concerned about the path CA policymakers have taken us down
https://t.co/csdrt4x5Bp

[Hassan I. Hassan @hxhassan]

This reportage on the Olympic boxer Imane Khelif from Algeria is classic @newlinesmag - from the ground, on the person’s background and how the international controversy plays out at home, with various factors at play.

Textured & informative journalism.

https://t.co/B7jbT9T6ff

[Isabel Lopez Ysmael @isabelmlopez15]

So pleased to share that we've launched an initiative on Financial Regulation at the @HooverInst. Last week, we gathered scholars and regulators from financial institutions worldwide to discuss pressing policy issues and trends in banking. https://t.co/wL74QIex5D