Each year, the D.C. Policy Center’s Rivlin Initiative for Economic Policy and Competitiveness conducts its quarterly Business Sentiments Survey to gauge businesses’ experiences and expectations in the District and the broader region. We recently finished the second round for 2026. The results show that a notable share of surveyed businesses maintained pessimistic…

The D.C. Policy Center supports efforts to reform the tax assessment process for income generating properties to that assessed values are more aligned with market values, especially during this period of rapid depreciation of commercial office buildings. However, the bill does not address two main issues that distort assessments. If the Council’s…

On July 8, 2026, Executive Director Yesim Sayin was quoted in Washington Business Journal: Yesim Sayin, executive director of research and analysis with the D.C. Policy Center think tank, which grew out of the pro-business Federal City Council, said the business activity tax won’t support economic growth in the District at a…