October 8, 2025
Shutdowns can cost the government more than regular operations and can hurt the economy. There have been over 20 shutdowns in the past 50 years.
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.
June 25, 2024
Economic sanctions have become a tool of first response to address foreign policy and national security goals. How effective are they?
November 8, 2023
Between 1990 and 2007, China’s productivity grew at 4.5% on average per year. Since 2007, it has stalled at just about 1% per year.
October 9, 2023
There is rising interest in reforming the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Agreeing on what needs to be done and pushing it through is not easy.
October 2, 2023
Shutdowns end up costing the government more than regular operations and can hurt the economy. There have been over 20 shutdowns in the past 50 years.
July 22, 2022
While regulations can impose costs on companies and can be excessive, there are also circumstances under which regulations provide broader societal benefits.
April 27, 2021
The policy steps that can be taken are often smaller than policymakers would want. But policies can be designed to have effects that help to entrench them and to expand over time.
August 31, 2020
The census determines how over $500 billion in federal funds are distributed to state and local governments each year.