February 27, 2025
An analysis of meetings between US presidents and Fed officials finds times when presidential pressure influenced the Fed at the expense of price stability.
In partnership with Gigafact.
March 15, 2023
Many economic decisions involve a guess about the future. Uncertainty can cause economic transactions to be deferred or foregone and can deepen downturns.
December 12, 2020
Graduating college in a downturn can have lasting career impacts. Worsening trends for new graduates raise concerns for those graduating in the COVID recession.
November 19, 2021
The opioid crisis started with over-prescribing of prescription painkillers and shifted to more dangerous illegal substances including heroin and fentanyl.
February 23, 2025
February 20, 2025
A number of major cities around the world have had congestion charging schemes in place for many years. What lessons can be drawn from their experience?
February 11, 2025
New research is finding evidence that differences in abortion access are contributing to diverging outcomes for women, infants, and families across states.
February 4, 2025
The independence of the Federal Reserve helps to ensure that it can make politically difficult decisions that are in the long-run best interest of the economy.
January 28, 2025
More frequent climate disasters, population migration to locations with higher climate risk, and inflation, are raising the pressure on insurance companies.
January 21, 2025
Net population outflows recorded by postal change-of-address forms increased in states that enacted abortion bans relative to states that protected abortion access.
January 13, 2025
Higher education revenues stemming from the federal government are substantial. Colleges and universities face potential losses from stated policy initiatives.
January 8, 2025
In 2024, the number of people experiencing homelessness in the United States on a single night was the highest since survey records began. Why is this?
December 10, 2024
The growth of the working-age population born in the U.S. has slowed dramatically — particularly among less-educated workers. Has immigration filled the gap?
October 31, 2024
Public debt in the United States is projected to rise faster and reach higher levels than in most other advanced economies.
October 28, 2024
The US’s main source of flood insurance has undergone the biggest reform since it inception. Will it help reduce Americans’ financial exposure to flooding?
October 21, 2024
The largest economies in the world are leading a revival of industrial policies in support of a broad range of goals beyond manufacturing competitiveness.
October 9, 2024
Research on previous episodes of increased immigration enforcement sheds light on the impact deportations can have on labor markets, crime, and civic life.
September 30, 2024
The share of Americans without health insurance has fallen sharply and stands near an all-time low. But almost 26 million people continue to lack coverage.
September 20, 2024
Exempting tips from taxes does nothing to help most low-income workers, and it may do little for many tipped workers—or even actively harm them.
July 17, 2024
Country-level factors can help predict which countries are likely to win the most medals and which countries’ women athletes are more likely to succeed.
July 8, 2024
Trade policy could help reduce global carbon emissions significantly. But simply adding carbon border taxes to the existing tariff system is not very effective.
June 25, 2024
Economic sanctions have become a tool of first response to address foreign policy and national security goals. How effective are they?
June 19, 2024
Interest payments on US government debt relative to GDP are expected to rise to levels not seen since 1940 contributing to the fiscal challenges the U.S. faces.
June 11, 2024
It turns out that college often costs much less than the headlines suggest, but it is still too expensive for many, and becoming more so over time.
May 28, 2024
The availability of immigrant workers can impact the options available to care for the elderly, as well as the quality of care they receive.
