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By Editorial·December 17, 2018
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EconoFact attracts attention from the media and policy thinkers, and serves as a resource to journalists, because it occupies a unique space, bridging the gap between academic research and the analysis of public policy with non-partisan analysis by leading academic economists.

Coverage of EconoFact’s mission to contribute to the public debate includes:

  • The Boston Globe interviews EconoFact's Executive Editor Michael Klein on tariffs.
  • The Boston Globe cites an EconoFact Chats podcast episode on tariffs.
  • The Analysis Group features an EconoFact Chats podcast episode on the economic impact of immigration in the U.S. 
  • The Peterson Institute for International Economics cites EconoFact's memo on whether the U.S. should try to weaken the Dollar.
  • The Washington Post's Editorial Board cites EconoFact's memo on the determinants of countries' olympic success.
  • The Boston Globe newsletter Arguable with Jeff Jacoby cites EconoFact's memo on the determinants of countries' olympic success.
  • Tufts Now reproduces EconoFact's memo on what determines a country's success at the Olympic Games.
  • The New York Times cites EconoFact's memo on steel tariffs.
  • The Unpopulist newsletter cites EconoFact's memo on the independence of the Federal Reserve.
  • The Washington Post cites EconoFact's memo on steel tariffs.
  • Tufts Now reproduces EconoFact's memo on cybersecurity threats in the healthcare sector.
  • Tufts Now reproduces EconoFact's memo on China's economic slowdown.
  • CNN interviews EconoFact's Executive Editor Michael Klein on the value of the dollar.
  • Chicago Fed Letter cites EconoFact's memo on labor shortages and the immigration shortfall.
  • Investopedia interviews EconoFact's Executive Editor Michael Klein on wealth and income in U.S. households.
  • The Boston Globe interviews EconoFact's Executive Editor Michael Klein on wage growth and inflation.
  • The Washington Post cites EconoFact's memo on steel tariffs.
  • The Boston Globe quotes EconoFact's Executive Editor Michael Klein on inflation.
  • The Boston Globe cites EconoFact network member Daniel Bergstresser on debt interest payments.
  • The New York Times cites EconoFact's memo on school distance as a barrier to higher education.
  • MarketWatch reproduces EconoFact's memo on banks, credit crunches, and the economy.
  • MarketWatch reproduces EconoFact's memo on the debt ceiling.
  • EconoFact and Journalist’s Resource at the Shorenstein Center, Harvard Kennedy School co-host a webinar on reporting on the local impacts of international trade.
  • The Boston Globe interviews EconoFact's Executive Editor Michael Klein on inflation, interest rates, and bank failures.
  • PRX's The World interviews EconoFact contributor Galina Hale, and cites her memo on how economic crises spread abroad.
  • Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics newsletter cites EconoFact's memo on the rising costs of financing U.S. government debt.
  • The World interviews EconoFact's Executive editor Michael Klein.
  • Vox cites EconoFact's memo on the declining U.S. birth rate.
  • Foreign Policy cites EconoFact's memo on the decline in U.S. migration.
  • The Washington Post cites EconoFact's memo on labor shortages and slowing immigration.
  • MarketWatch reproduces EconoFact's memo on gas taxes.
  • MarketWatch reproduces EconoFact's memo on SWIFT sanctions against Russia.
  • NPR's Planet Money podcast draws on EconoFact's memo on immigrant workers and elder care.
  • The Boston Globe cites EconoFact's memo on how low-income families spend their money.
  • The Boston Globe quotes EconoFact's Executive Editor Michael Klein on oil imports from Russia.
  • The New York Times cites EconoFact's memo on whether enhanced unemployment benefits have discouraged work.
  • The Niskanen Centre reproduces EconoFact's memo on the labor market.
  • MarketWatch reproduces EconoFact's memo on the labor market.
  • MarketWatch reproduces EconoFact's memo on school shootings.
  • The Wall Street Journal cites EconoFact Chats podcast on the federal debt and the COVID-19 recession.
  • The Boston Globe cites EconoFact Chats podcast on the federal debt and the COVID-19 recession.
  • Bloomberg cites EconoFact's memo on child poverty. (click here for the memo).
  • MarketWatch reproduces EconoFact's memo on child poverty. (click here for the memo).
  • MarketWatch reproduces EconoFact's memo on childhood networth poverty. (click here for the memo).
  • The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women cites EconoFact's memo on the importance of childcare in reopening the economy. (click here for the memo).
  • The Washington Post cites EconoFact's memo on hunger in America. (click here for the memo).
  • The Conversation publishes an article by EconoFact executive editor Michael Klein on the gold standard.
  • The New Yorker cites EconoFact's memo on the importance of childcare in reopening the economy (click here for the memo).
  • CNBC quotes EconoFact's Executive Editor Michael Klein on the Coronavirus and the economic recession.
  • Foreign Affairs cites EconoFact's memo on steel tariffs (click here for the memo).
  • Seeking Alpha cites EconoFact memo on state budget gaps in the wake of COVID-19 (click here for the memo).
  • The Niskanen Center reproduces EconoFact's memo on disparities in access to healthcare during a pandemic (click here for the memo). 
  • The Niskanen Center reproduces EconoFact's memo on work-based risks to latino workers during the COVID-19 crisis (click here for the memo).
  • The Niskanen Center reproduces EconoFact's memo on incarceration and the COVID-19 crisis (click here for the memo)
  • PBS Newshour posts EconoFact's memo on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples in the U.S. (click here for the memo).
  • The Boston Herald cites Econofact's memo on the risks of growing debt vs. fiscal stringency in the wake of COVID-19 (click here for the memo).
  • NPR WDET interviews EconoFact network member Shooshan Danagoulian on testing and workplace reopening under COVID-19.
  • The Boston Herald interviews EconoFact's Executive Editor Michael Klein on the impact of COVID-19 on higher education.
  • NBC 10 Boston interviews EconoFact's Executive Editor Michael Klein on reopening the economy during the coronavirus pandemic.
  • 538 cites EconoFact's memo on the impact of COVID-19 on working families (click here for the memo).
  • CNBC cites EconoFact's memo on unemployed and essential low-wage workers after the CARES Act (click here for the memo).
  • Macmillan Publishers'  iClicker Question of the Week links to EconoFact's memo on election infrastructure (click here for the memo).
  • McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University reproduces EconoFact's memo on why the census matters for state and local governments (click here for the memo).
  • Washington Post cites EconoFact's memo on steel tariffs (click here for the memo).
  • VoxEU cites EconoFact's memo on steel tariffs (click here for the memo).
  • Foreign Policy cites EconoFact's memo on steel tariffs (click here for the memo).
  • PBS Newshour posts EconoFact's memo on steel tariffs (click here for the memo).
  • The Peterson Institute for International Economics cites EconoFact's memo on steel tariffs (click here for the memo).
  • The Niskanen Center reproduces EconoFact's memo on the public charge rule and social safety net expenditure (click here for the memo).
  • PBS Newshour cites EconoFact's memo on the public charge rule and social safety net expenditure (click here for the memo).
  • Seeking Alpha cites EconoFact memo on the impact of the trade war on U.S. agricultural exports (click here for the memo).
  • PBS Newshour posts EconoFact's memo on the impact of global trade tensions on U.S. agriculture (click here for the memo).
  • PRI interviews EconoFact Executive Editor Michael Klein on the thaw in US-China trade tensions.
  • Pittsburgh Post Gazette highlights EconoFact's collaboration with Macmillan Learning to create online materials that will enhance the digital learning experience of students.
  • PRI interviews EconoFact network member and University of California, Davis Professor Kadee Russ on the US-China trade deal.
  • Harvard Business Review publishes article by EconoFact network member Kadee Russ on the shifts in U.S. trade policy.
  • The Niskanen Center reproduces EconoFact's memo on immigration and crime (click here for the memo).
  • The Conversation publishes an article by EconoFact executive editor Michael Klein on Paul Volcker. The article was also published by PBS.
  • PBS Newshour posts EconoFact's memo on randomized control trials (click here for the memo).
  • The Niskanen Center reproduces EconoFact's memo on tax progressivity (click here for the memo).
  • Bloomberg Baystate Business interviews EconoFact executive editor Michael Klein on U.S. tariffs.
  • Seeking Alpha cites EconoFact's work on the costs of U.S. tariffs since 2018 (click here for the memo). Content also reproduced in Nasdaq.
  • PBS Newshour posts EconoFact's memo on the costs of air pollution (click here for the memo)
  • PBS Newshour posts EconoFact's memo on the costs of U.S. tariffs since 2018 (click here for the memo)
  • The Colony Group posts EconoFact's memo on why U.S. inflation is so low (click here for the memo)
  • The Conversation publishes an article by EconoFact executive editor Michael Klein on U.S. Federal Reserve policy, and the prospects of a recession. The article was also published by PBS.
  • PBS Newshour posts EconoFact's memo on negative interest rates (click here for the memo)
  • PBS Newshour posts EconoFact's memo on U.S. corporate debt (click here for the memo)
  • PBS Newshour posts EconoFact's memo on the importance of central bank independence (click here for the memo)
  • The Colony Group posts EconoFact's memo on what the Employment Situation Report can tell us (click here for the memo)
  • PBS Newshour posts EconoFact's memo on whether expanding access to contraception improves economic outcomes (click here for the memo)
  • Bloomberg Baystate Business interviews EconoFact Executive Editor Michael Klein on trade, and the US Federal Reserve.
  • PRI interviews EconoFact Executive Editor Michael Klein on US-China trade tensions.
  • The Financial Times cites EconoFact's memo on whether the U.S. should weaken the dollar (click here for the memo).
  • PRI interviews EconoFact network member and Swarthmore College Professor Stephen A. O’Connell on US foreign aid.
  • The Washington Post cites EconoFact's memo on market power and workers' wages (click here for the memo).
  • The New York Times editorial board op-ed cites EconoFact's memo on whether China is weakening the Yuan to fight U.S. tariffs. (click here for the memo).
  • The New York Times cites EconoFact's memo on the impact of Roe V. Wade on American fertility (click here for the memo).
  • The Financial Times cites EconoFact's memo on the yuan-dollar exchange rate (click here for the memo).
  • The Washington Post cites EconoFact's memo on steel tariffs (click here for the memo).
  • The Conversation publishes an article by EconoFact executive editor Michael Klein on the independence of the Federal Reserve.
  • The Conversation publishes an article by EconoFact executive editor Michael Klein on the labor force participation rate.
  • Radio Entrepreneurs interviews EconoFact executive editor Michael Klein. Video link is available here
  • Project Syndicate cites EconoFact's memos on the costs of tariffs in the U.S.-China trade war, the threats to U.S. agriculture from U.S. trade policies, and on how import tariffs can also reduce exports.
  • MSNBC interviews Jennifer Hunt on the merits of a points based immigration system.
  • The Conversation cites Lee Branstetter’s EconoFact memo on forced technology transfer. Also reproduced in Asia Times (click here for the memo).
  • NPR interviews Kadee Russ on U.S. tariffs on China.
  • Financial Times cites EconoFact's memo on steel tariffs (click here for the memo).
  • The Washington Post cites EconoFact's memo on steel tariffs (click here for the memo).
  • Vox quotes EconoFact executive editor Michael Klein on trade and tariffs.
  • NBC cites EconoFact's memo on the skills gap (click here for the memo).
  • Financial Times cites EconoFact's memo on stock buybacks (click here for the memo).
  • Huffington Post cites EconoFact's memo on welfare and the federal budget (click here for the memo).
  • Christian Science Monitor quotes EconoFact's Founder and co-executive editor Michael Klein on the U.S. economy. The article also cites EconoFact's memos on stock market volatility and the inversion of the yield curve.
  • New York Daily News cites EconoFact's memo on whether immigrants are more likely to commit crimes (click here for the article).
  • Financial Times cites EconoFact's memo on whether governments should tax sugary drinks (click here for the memo).
  • Vox quotes EconoFact co-executive editor Michael Klein on tariffs and trade.
  • The Fiscal Times feature on EconoFact “The Fight Against Fake Facts has a New Army of Unlikely Warriors”.
  • Financial Times writer James Politi cites EconoFact as an important resource.
  • PolicyCast by the Harvard Kennedy School interviewed EconoFact Co-Executive editor Michael Klein.
  • PRI’s The World correspondent Jason Margolis discusses EconoFact.

The analysis and information provided by EconoFact informs policy influencers and journalists who are reporting on current events and critical issues. For example:

Kadee Russ and Lydia Cox on steel tariffs putting United States jobs at risk was cited in a range of outlets, including:

 

Tara Watson’s memo on whether undocumented immigrants overuse government benefits:

 

Kimberly Clausing’s memo "How will the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Impact American Workers?"

 

Jennifer Doleac’s memo “Are Immigrants More Likely to Commit Crimes?

 

Menzie Chinn and Michael Klein on the link (or lack thereof) of trade deficits and economic growth was cited by:

 

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