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Arnab Datta

Managing Director of Policy Implementation arnab@employamerica.org

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As Managing Director of Policy Implementation, Arnab oversees and integrates policy and legal analysis across EA’s entire advocacy portfolio. From drafting legislative text for a US Industrial Finance Corporation, to crafting a market-making framework for a Strategic Resilience Reserve, to forging productive alliances across industry, government, and advocacy to change our energy future, Arnab’s work centers on translating good ideas into actionable policy.

In addition to holding a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Calgary, a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law, Arnab brings multifaceted expertise gained from past experience in the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Office of Senator Michael Bennet, and the law firm of Crowell & Moring LLP.

Originally from Calgary, now based in Washington DC, Arnab is a trusted and credible expert not just on high-stakes policy questions, but the legal and economic premises that underlie them. His writing has been featured in the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Washington Post, Slate, and Business Insider, and he’s been interviewed on high-profile podcasts like Bloomberg’s Odd Lots, The Weeds, and Pitchfork Economics. When he’s not working with smart people on interesting problems at EA, you’ll find Arnab cooking or playing Batman video games.

Arnab Datta's Work

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Arnab Datta

Administration Lawyers are Walking the President into a Constitutional Crisis

Many thanks to Carlos Mucha for his generous assistance. The 14th Amendment is strongly relevant to the debt ceiling, but unlike what some elected officials and journalists have claimed, it is not a ‘hidden power’ that can be invoked to carry out some obvious action. It is a Constitutional constraint

"This year it will be difficult for us to take advantage of this low price…But we will continue to look for that low price into the future." - Secretary Jennifer Granholm on March 23, 2023 "We cannot sell and take in (crude oil) at the same

This is a continuation of our Contingent Supply series. The first piece described why storing spodumene would be a worthwhile endeavor for a lithium strategy. This piece describes the importance of selecting the right location for spodumene reserves.

In a continuation of our Contingent Supply series, we explore how a critical minerals club could undertake our SPR approach to boosting production of a highly volatile commodity, lithium.

The surprise announcement of OPEC cuts this weekend has caught market participants and the Biden administration off-guard. OPEC's "voluntary" cuts to crude oil production have pushed up crude oil prices across the futures curve. From our vantage point, these OPEC cuts are a potentially welcome development

Summary The benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) spot price for crude oil has settled at or below the President’s committed $67-$72 refill range for nearly two weeks. Back in October of 2022, the White House finalized groundbreaking regulatory revisions to support the price and production of crude oil,

Earlier this year, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for Medicare Advantage spending and methodological changes for CY 2024. If finalized, the rule would increase overall Medicare Advantage payments by 1.03%, a considerable departure from increases of 8.5%

Introduction Although the full repercussions of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse are not yet clear, considerable uncertainty is driving market volatility and an uncertain economic outlook. Should markets drop further, the SVB fallout could reverberate all the way into oil prices. Despite the Federal government’s support for depositors,

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