Abortion

Abortion

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Severe Maternal Morbidity in the United States

By Summer Sherburne Hawkins and Christopher F. Baum·March 20, 2023
Boston College

Health and Economic Effects of Reduced Access to Abortion (UPDATED)

By David Slusky·June 28, 2022
University of Kansas

The Impact of Roe v. Wade on American Fertility (UPDATED)

By Phillip Levine·June 27, 2022
Wellesley College

Do State-Level Policies Impact Maternal Mortality?

By Summer Sherburne Hawkins and Christopher F. Baum·February 24, 2020
Boston College

Could Expanding Access to Contraception Improve Economic Outcomes?

By Jason Lindo, Andrea M. Kelly and Analisa Packham·August 20, 2019
Texas A&M University and Vanderbilt University

Unintended Consequences of an International Abortion Policy

By Stephen A. O' Connell·February 15, 2017
Swarthmore College

Agriculture

Agriculture

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The Importance of the Food Industry for Climate Change

By Galina Hale·September 12, 2023
University of California, Santa Cruz

COVID-19 Impacts on Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition

By William Masters·April 20, 2020
Tufts University

What is the Toll of Trade Wars on U.S. Agriculture?

By Menzie Chinn and Bill Plumley·January 15, 2020
Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Threats to U.S. Agriculture from U.S. Trade Policies (UPDATED)

By Menzie Chinn·August 5, 2018
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Agricultural Implications of President Trump’s Policies

By Menzie Chinn·March 20, 2017
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Anti-Trust

Anti-Trust

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Antitrust in the Digital Age — Google, Amazon, and What Follows

By Lynne Pepall and Dan Richards·November 12, 2020
Tufts University

Is Big Bad? Evolving Anti-trust Concerns in the U.S. (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Dan Richards·November 8, 2019
Tufts University

Antitrust Policy in the Era of Technological Giants (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Dan Richards·September 26, 2019
Tufts University

Big-Tech and the Resurgence of Antitrust

By Lynne Pepall and Dan Richards·January 28, 2019
Tufts University

AT&T-Time Warner and New Thinking on Vertical Mergers

By Lynne Pepall and Dan Richards·July 17, 2018
Tufts University

The Chilling Effect of Non-Compete Agreements

By Ryan Nunn and Matt Marx·May 20, 2018
Boston University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

Could Increasing Market Power Among Firms be Hurting Workers’ Wages?

By Ioana Marinescu·April 22, 2018
University of Pennsylvania

Antitrust in the Information Age

By Lynne Pepall and Dan Richards·November 21, 2017
Tufts University

Automation

Automation

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Banking

Banking

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Banks, Credit Crunches, and the Economy

By Michael Klein·May 15, 2023
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Why Do Banks Fail?

By Daniel Bergstresser·March 30, 2023
Brandeis University

Is the Rise in U.S. Corporate Debt Cause for Concern?

By Daniel Bergstresser·September 8, 2019
Brandeis University

Is Financial Regulation Doing the Right Amount to Prevent Cascading Crises?

By Daniel Bergstresser·April 12, 2018
Brandeis University

The Dodd–Frank Financial Reform

By Jeffrey Frankel·September 8, 2017
Kennedy School, Harvard University

Is the Volcker Rule in the Cross Hairs?

By Daniel Bergstresser·March 1, 2017
Brandeis University

Business Cycles

Business Cycles

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Banks, Credit Crunches, and the Economy

By Michael Klein·May 15, 2023
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Improving the Timing of Unemployment Insurance

By Phillip Levine and Patricia M. Anderson·May 13, 2021
Dartmouth College and Wellesley College

Fighting Hunger in the U.S.

By Diane Schanzenbach·May 10, 2021
Northwestern University

How Weak is the Labor Market?

By Michael Klein and Christopher F. Baum·April 1, 2021
Boston College and Fletcher School, Tufts University

Why Did the Fed Change Its Framework? And Why Does It Matter?

By Jeffrey C. Fuhrer·December 15, 2020
Harvard Kennedy School

The Lasting Scars From Graduating in a Recession

By Jesse Rothstein and Lisa B. Kahn·December 12, 2020
University of Rochester and University of California, Berkeley

The Role of Automatic Stabilizers in Fighting Recessions

By Jay C. Shambaugh·October 13, 2020
George Washington University

How do Economic Crises End?

By Dan Sichel·March 23, 2020
Wellesley College

Coronavirus and the Health of the U.S. Economy

By Miriam Wasserman and Michael Klein·March 12, 2020
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and EconoFact

Responsiveness of the Safety Net During Downturns: Lessons from the Great Recession

By Marianne Bitler·October 28, 2019
University of California, Davis

Why Is Inflation so Low?

By Dan Sichel·October 8, 2019
Wellesley College

How Low Can We Go? Prospects for Negative Interest Rates

By Kenneth Kuttner·September 17, 2019
Williams College

What Can the Employment Report Tell Us?

By Karen Dynan and Miriam Wasserman·September 2, 2019
Harvard University and EconoFact

Fed Policy: Is it Time to Take Away the Punch Bowl? (UPDATE)

By Kenneth Kuttner·July 30, 2019
Williams College

What Information Does the Yield Curve Yield? (UPDATED)

By Michael Klein·December 6, 2018
Fletcher School, Tufts University

carbon ta

carbon ta

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New (Republican) Support for a Carbon Tax

By Gilbert Metcalf·February 10, 2017
Tufts University

Carbon Tax

Carbon Tax

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Is It Time to Go “All In” on Electric Vehicles?

By David Rapson·July 13, 2021
University of California, Davis

Can Taxes Improve our Health and our Planet?

By Emma Neely·March 25, 2021
EconoFact

Can a Carbon Tax Cut Emissions Without Hurting the Poor?

By Gilbert Metcalf·September 10, 2020
Tufts University

Would a Carbon Tax Hurt the Poor and the Middle Class? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Gilbert Metcalf·February 13, 2020
Tufts University

Carbon Taxes: What Can We Learn From International Experience?

By Gilbert Metcalf·May 3, 2019
Tufts University

Higher Gasoline Taxes and Infrastructure: An Idea Whose Time has Come?

By Dan Sichel·April 7, 2018
Wellesley College

Carbon Taxes and U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Concerns

By Stefan Koester and Gilbert Metcalf·April 11, 2017
Tufts University

New (Republican) Support for a Carbon Tax

By Gilbert Metcalf·February 10, 2017
Tufts University

Child Poverty

Child Poverty

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Poverty Among Hispanic Children in the U.S.

By Lisa A. Gennetian and Yiyu Chen·February 21, 2024
Duke University and Child Trends

The Pandemic Drop In Food Insecurity Among Families With Children

By Diane Schanzenbach·October 13, 2022
Northwestern University

Economics of Infant Feeding in the U.S.

By Laura Stilwell and Lisa A. Gennetian·October 7, 2022
Duke University

How Do Low-Income Families Spend Their Money?

By Lisa A. Gennetian, Jordan Conwell and Becca Daniels·November 15, 2021
Duke University and University of Texas at Austin

Child Poverty

By Emma Neely·June 16, 2021
EconoFact

Child Poverty in the U.S.

By Melissa Kearney·February 5, 2021
University of Maryland

Many Families With Children Experience a “Hidden” Source of Poverty

By Lisa A. Gennetian, Christina Gibson-Davis and Lisa A. Keister·January 20, 2021
Duke University

Responsiveness of the Safety Net During Downturns: Lessons from the Great Recession

By Marianne Bitler·October 28, 2019
University of California, Davis

Can the U.S. Cut Child Poverty in Half in a Decade?

By Hilary Hoynes, Greg J. Duncan, Irwin Garfinkel and Timothy Smeeding·April 2, 2019
University of California, Irvine; Columbia University; University of California, Berkeley; and University of Wisconsin-Madison

China

China

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What Explains China’s Economic Slowdown?

By Hanming Fang·November 8, 2023
University of Pennsylvania

What Aspects of the WTO is the Trump Administration Targeting for Reform?

By Joel Trachtman·January 28, 2020
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Is China Weakening the Yuan to Fight U.S. Tariffs? (UPDATE)

By Michael Klein·July 11, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Costs of Tariffs in the U.S.-China Trade War

By Kadee Russ·May 14, 2019
University of California, Davis

China’s Exchange Rate Policy (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Jay C. Shambaugh·May 6, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and The Brookings Institution

What is the Problem of Forced Technology Transfer in China?

By Lee Branstetter·August 3, 2018
Carnegie Mellon University and Peterson Institute for International Economics

Can Both the United States and China Be Winners in a Global Technology Race?

By Jennifer Hunt·July 25, 2018
Rutgers University

U.S. Trade Policy: Going it Alone vs. Abiding by the World Trade Organization

By Joel Trachtman and Jeffry Frieden·June 15, 2018
Harvard University and The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

What Do We Learn from Bilateral Trade Deficits?

By Michael Klein and Marc Melitz·May 25, 2017
Harvard University and Fletcher School, Tufts University

Import Limits on Steel and Aluminum: Protecting National Security or Protectionism?

By Menzie Chinn·May 9, 2017
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Is China a Non-Market Economy, and Why Does It Matter?

By Joel Trachtman·April 12, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Is China a Currency Manipulator?

By Michael Klein·January 20, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

climate change

climate change

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Fewer US Homes Are Insured Against Floods, Even as Risks Are Rising

By Francesc Ortega and Ivan Petkov·October 28, 2024
Queens College, City University of New York

Can Trade Policy Help Combat Climate Change?

By Farid Farrokhi and Ahmad Lashkaripour·July 8, 2024
Boston College and Indiana University

The Need for Increasing Private Sector Funding of Climate Solutions

By Galina Hale·November 30, 2023
University of California, Santa Cruz

The Importance of the Food Industry for Climate Change

By Galina Hale·September 12, 2023
University of California, Santa Cruz

Are Americans Moving to Locations With Higher Climate Risk?

By Agustin Indaco, Francesc Ortega and Xinle Pang·March 8, 2023
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, CUNY-Queens College and Penn State University

Rules, Regulations, and Social Benefits (UPDATED)

By Sandra Black·July 22, 2022
Columbia University

Benefits and Costs of Requiring Companies To Disclose Climate Risks

By Galina Hale·June 29, 2022
University of California, Santa Cruz

The Spike in Global Hunger

By Steven Block·June 16, 2022
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Hotter Temperaments: Prisons and Violence in a Warming World

By Anita Mukherjee and Nicholas J. Sanders·November 10, 2021
University of Wisconsin-Madison and Cornell University

Is It Time to Go “All In” on Electric Vehicles?

By David Rapson·July 13, 2021
University of California, Davis

Impacts of Warming Temperatures on Education and Learning

By R. Jisung Park·October 8, 2020
University of California, Los Angeles

Can a Carbon Tax Cut Emissions Without Hurting the Poor?

By Gilbert Metcalf·September 10, 2020
Tufts University

The Effect of COVID-19 on CO2 Emissions

By Galina Hale·August 18, 2020
University of California, Santa Cruz

What Are the Financial Risks From Climate Change?

By Galina Hale·January 21, 2020
University of California, Santa Cruz

Development and Climate Change: International Dimensions of a Global Problem (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Gilbert Metcalf·December 9, 2019
Tufts University

Carbon Taxes: What Can We Learn From International Experience?

By Gilbert Metcalf·May 3, 2019
Tufts University

Global Temperature and Human Activity

By James Stock·April 20, 2019
Harvard University

Flood Insurance in a World with Rising Seas

By Francesc Ortega, Agustin Indaco and Suleyman Taspinar·October 15, 2018
Queens College, City University of New York

Learning from Hurricane Sandy? Rising Seas and Housing Values in New York

By Francesc Ortega and Suleyman Taspinar·May 2, 2018
Queens College, City University of New York

Can U.S. and U.K. Forest Bioenergy Subsidies Have Adverse Climate Consequences?

By Stefan Koester and William Moomaw·August 15, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

College Sports

College Sports

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Coronavirus

Coronavirus

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How Much Did Native American Life Expectancy Drop During COVID-19?

By Jeffrey Burnette and Matthew Gregg·January 31, 2023
Rochester Institute of Technology and Center for Indian Country Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Food Inflation in the U.S. and Abroad

By Alberto Cavallo·August 1, 2022
Harvard Business School

The Spike in Global Hunger

By Steven Block·June 16, 2022
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Pandemic Drop in Undergraduate Enrollment

By Nathan Grawe·June 7, 2022
Carleton College

The Resilience of State and Local Government Budgets in the Pandemic

By Jeffrey Clemens·March 29, 2022
University of California, San Diego

Essential and Frontline Workers in the COVID-19 Crisis (Updated)

By Francine D. Blau, Pamela A. Meyerhofer and Josefine Koebe·March 22, 2022
Cornell University, Montana State University, and DIW Berlin / Universität Hamburg

Why, and Where, are Housing Prices Rising?

By Jeffrey Zabel·February 2, 2022
Tufts University

What Is Driving the Increase in Food Prices?

By Jayson L. Lusk·November 12, 2021
Purdue University

Pandemic Shortages and Inflation: From Empty Shelves to Higher Prices

By Alberto Cavallo and Oleksiy Kryvtsov·October 7, 2021
Harvard Business School and Bank of Canada

Improving the Timing of Unemployment Insurance

By Phillip Levine and Patricia M. Anderson·May 13, 2021
Dartmouth College and Wellesley College

Fighting Hunger in the U.S.

By Diane Schanzenbach·May 10, 2021
Northwestern University

Impact of Disruptions to Schooling and Childcare During the Pandemic

By Elizabeth O. Ananat, Anna Gassman-Pines, Jane Leer and John Fitz-Henley II·May 6, 2021
Barnard College, Columbia University and Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

How Have Colleges Fared During COVID-19?

By Nathan Grawe·April 14, 2021
Carleton College

Crime in the Time of COVID

By David S. Abrams·March 30, 2021
University of Pennsylvania

COVID Symptom Screening at the Workplace

By Abigail Wozniak, Aaron Sojourner and Krista Ruffini·March 7, 2021
Georgetown McCourt Public Policy, University of Minnesota and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

COVID-19 and the Female Employment Crisis

By Emma Neely·March 5, 2021

Tutoring to Combat COVID-19 Learning Loss

By Vincent Quan·January 5, 2021
J-PAL North America

COVID-19 and Medicaid: Can State Budgets Handle It?

By E. Kathleen Adams and Emily Johnston·December 17, 2020
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health and Urban Institute

Who Does Not Have Enough to Eat in America?

By Diane Schanzenbach·November 25, 2020
Northwestern University

The Role of Automatic Stabilizers in Fighting Recessions

By Jay C. Shambaugh·October 13, 2020
George Washington University

Did the CARES Act Help Counter Pandemic-Fueled Growth in Inequality?

By Matias Cortes and Eliza Forsythe·October 1, 2020
York University and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Impact of the Covid-19 Crisis on Women’s Employment

By Michèle Tertilt, Titan Alon, Matthias Doepke and Jane Olmstead-Rumsey·August 27, 2020
University of California, San Diego, Northwestern University and University of Mannheim

The Effect of COVID-19 on CO2 Emissions

By Galina Hale·August 18, 2020
University of California, Santa Cruz

Have Enhanced Unemployment Benefits Discouraged Work?

By Ioana Marinescu·August 11, 2020
University of Pennsylvania

The Importance of Childcare in Reopening the Economy

By Alicia Sasser Modestino, Alisa Lincoln and Jamie Ladge·July 29, 2020
Northeastern University

The Unequal Impact of COVID-19 on Children’s Economic Vulnerability

By Anna Bokun, Jessie Himmelstern, Wonjeong Jeong, Ann Meier, Kelly Musick and Rob Warren·July 14, 2020
University of Minnesota and Cornell University

Using Mobile Money to Help the Poor in Developing Countries

By Jenny Aker·July 6, 2020
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Paradox of Medical Costs During the Pandemic

By Jeff Levin-Scherz and Trevis Parson·June 30, 2020
Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health and Harvard Medical School and Willis Towers Watson

States Face Daunting Budget Gaps. What Can Be Done?

By Alicia Sasser Modestino, Michael Goodman and Alan Clayton-Matthews·June 25, 2020
Northeastern University, UMass Dartmouth, and Northeastern University

Coronavirus’ Disproportionate Economic Impacts on Immigrants

By Tara Watson, Hilary Hoynes and Chloe East·June 17, 2020
University of Colorado Denver, University of California, Berkeley and Williams College

(How) Will We Pay Back the Federal Debt?

By Michael Klein and Maurice Obstfeld·June 9, 2020
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and The University of California, Berkeley

Housing Markets and the COVID-19 Crisis

By Jeffrey Zabel·June 5, 2020
Tufts University

Unequal Employment Impacts of COVID-19

By Kosali Simon, Felipe Lozano Rojas, Laura Montenovo, Xuan Jiang, Ian M. Schmutte, Bruce A. Weinberg and Coady Wing·June 1, 2020
Indiana University, Ohio State University and University of Georgia

Disparities in Access to Health Care During a Pandemic

By Chloe East and Michelle Marcus·May 27, 2020
University of Colorado Denver and Vanderbilt University

Work-based Risks to Latino Workers and their Families From COVID-19

By Lisa A. Gennetian and Matthew S. Johnson·May 26, 2020
Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy

Incarceration and the COVID-19 Crisis

By Jennifer Doleac, Anna Harvey and Jacob Kaplan·May 20, 2020
Texas A&M University, New York University and University of Pennsylvania

COVID-19 Impact on Indigenous Peoples in the U.S.

By Randall Akee·May 12, 2020
University of California, Los Angeles

Risks of Growing Debt vs. Fiscal Stringency in the COVID-19 Crisis

By William G. Gale and Zachary Obstfeld·May 11, 2020
The Brookings Institution and EconoFact

Income Assistance for Low-Income Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis

By Phillip Levine and Diane Schanzenbach·May 7, 2020
Wellesley College and Northwestern University

Are Rich People Really Less Generous?

By Benjamin Priday·May 5, 2020
Texas A&M University

Prioritizing Testing and Workplace Re-opening Under COVID-19

By Shooshan Danagoulian, Zhe Zhu and Phillip D. Levy·April 29, 2020
Wayne State University and Wayne State School of Medicine

Labor Demand in the Time of COVID-19

By Fabian Lange, Lisa B. Kahn and David Wiczer·April 24, 2020
University of Rochester, McGill University and Stony Brook University

COVID-19 Impacts on Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition

By William Masters·April 20, 2020
Tufts University

Tracking COVID-19 Symptoms and Impact in Real Time: A Survey-Based System

By Abigail Wozniak·April 17, 2020
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Economic Fallout from the COVID-19 Crisis on Developing Economies

By Michael Klein and Megan Greene·April 14, 2020
Harvard Kennedy School, and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

How is the Coronavirus Crisis Affecting the Municipal Bond Market?

By Daniel Bergstresser·April 8, 2020
Brandeis University

The Unemployed and Essential Low-Wage Workers After the CARES Act

By Phillip Levine and Patricia M. Anderson·April 6, 2020
Dartmouth College and Wellesley College

Lives vs. Livelihoods? Lessons from the Ebola Epidemic

By Stephen A. O' Connell·April 5, 2020
Swarthmore College

Snapshot of the COVID Crisis Impact on Working Families

By Elizabeth O. Ananat and Anna Gassman-Pines·March 30, 2020
Barnard College, Columbia University and Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

Tracking the Pandemic’s Trajectory: COVID-19 Cases vs. Deaths in the U.S.

By Hoyt Bleakley·March 26, 2020
University of Michigan

COVID-19 Social Insurance Payments to U.S. Households

By Melissa Kearney and Luke Pardue·March 26, 2020
University of Maryland

How do Economic Crises End?

By Dan Sichel·March 23, 2020
Wellesley College

Unemployment Insurance Fixes to Address the Coronavirus Fallout

By Phillip Levine and Patricia M. Anderson·March 22, 2020
Dartmouth College and Wellesley College

Challenges of Equitable Rapid Response Cash Payments

By Lisa A. Gennetian·March 20, 2020
Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy

Policy Responses to the Economic Consequences of Coronavirus

By Michael Klein and Megan Greene·March 17, 2020
Harvard Kennedy School, and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Lessons From the 1918 Flu Pandemic

By Phillip Levine and Robin McKnight·March 17, 2020
Wellesley College

What is the Fed Doing to Stabilize Financial Markets?

By Kenneth Kuttner·March 15, 2020
Williams College

Coronavirus and the Health of the U.S. Economy

By Miriam Wasserman and Michael Klein·March 12, 2020
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and EconoFact

Crime

Crime

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Does the Safety Net Help Prevent Family and Youth Violence?

By Kelli Komro, Emily D. Lemon, Melvin D. Livingston, Rachael A. Spencer and Briana Woods-Jaeger·March 1, 2022
Emory University

Football, College Party Culture, and Sexual Assault

By Jason Lindo, Peter Siminski and Isaac D. Swensen·July 19, 2018
Texas A&M University, University of Technology Sydney, and Montana State University

Can Employment-Focused Programs Reduce Reincarceration Rates?

By Jennifer Doleac·June 29, 2018
Texas A&M University

Access to Substance Abuse Treatment, Drug Overdose Deaths, and Crime

By Jason Lindo, Isaac D. Swensen and Samuel R. Bondurant·March 16, 2018
Texas A&M University and Montana State University

Catch-22? Mass Shootings and Gun Control Legislation

By Phillip Levine and Robin McKnight·December 14, 2017
Wellesley College

Do Police Body-Worn Cameras Reduce the Use of Force?

By Jennifer Doleac·November 17, 2017
University of Virginia

The Effects of ‘Ban the Box’ on the Employment of Black Men

By Jennifer Doleac and Amanda Agan·June 9, 2017
Rutgers University and University of Virginia

The Economic Case for Sentencing Reform

By Sandra Black and Emily Weisburst·May 19, 2017
University of Texas, Austin

Are Immigrants More Likely to Commit Crimes?

By Jennifer Doleac·February 14, 2017
Batten School, University of Virginia

Crime and Criminal Justice

Crime and Criminal Justice

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Gun Violence in the U.S.

By Sara B. Heller and Max Kapustin·November 14, 2022
University of Michigan & NBER and Cornell University

Hotter Temperaments: Prisons and Violence in a Warming World

By Anita Mukherjee and Nicholas J. Sanders·November 10, 2021
University of Wisconsin-Madison and Cornell University

What Drives Racial Differences in Speeding Tickets?

By Felipe Goncalves and Steve Mello·July 7, 2021
University of California, Los Angeles and Dartmouth College

Crime in the Time of COVID

By David S. Abrams·March 30, 2021
University of Pennsylvania

Lasting Effects of Exposure to School Shootings

By Phillip Levine and Robin McKnight·February 10, 2021
Wellesley College

Wider Effects of Police Killings in Minority Neighborhoods

By Desmond Ang·June 24, 2020
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Economics Research on Racial Disparities in Policing

By Emily Weisburst and Felipe Goncalves·June 16, 2020
University of California, Los Angeles

Incarceration and the COVID-19 Crisis

By Jennifer Doleac, Anna Harvey and Jacob Kaplan·May 20, 2020
Texas A&M University, New York University and University of Pennsylvania

Does Deporting Immigrants Lower Crime? Evidence from Secure Communities

By Giovanni Peri and Annie Laurie Hines·December 11, 2019
University of California, Davis

Sentencing Reform Update: The Economic Case for the “First Step Act”

By Emily Weisburst·December 18, 2018
University of California, Los Angeles

Football, College Party Culture, and Sexual Assault

By Jason Lindo, Peter Siminski and Isaac D. Swensen·July 19, 2018
Texas A&M University, University of Technology Sydney, and Montana State University

Can Employment-Focused Programs Reduce Reincarceration Rates?

By Jennifer Doleac·June 29, 2018
Texas A&M University

Access to Substance Abuse Treatment, Drug Overdose Deaths, and Crime

By Jason Lindo, Isaac D. Swensen and Samuel R. Bondurant·March 16, 2018
Texas A&M University and Montana State University

Catch-22? Mass Shootings and Gun Control Legislation

By Phillip Levine and Robin McKnight·December 14, 2017
Wellesley College

Do Police Body-Worn Cameras Reduce the Use of Force?

By Jennifer Doleac·November 17, 2017
University of Virginia

The Effects of ‘Ban the Box’ on the Employment of Black Men

By Jennifer Doleac and Amanda Agan·June 9, 2017
Rutgers University and University of Virginia

The Economic Case for Sentencing Reform

By Sandra Black and Emily Weisburst·May 19, 2017
University of Texas, Austin

Are Immigrants More Likely to Commit Crimes?

By Jennifer Doleac·February 14, 2017
Batten School, University of Virginia

Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency

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Are Cryptocurrencies the Future of Money?

By Eswar S. Prasad·October 19, 2021
Cornell University

Currency Manipulation

Currency Manipulation

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Should the United States Try to Weaken the Dollar?

By Michael Klein and Maurice Obstfeld·August 5, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and University of California, Berkeley

Is China Weakening the Yuan to Fight U.S. Tariffs? (UPDATE)

By Michael Klein·July 11, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Is China a Currency Manipulator?

By Michael Klein·January 20, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

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The Cybersecurity Threat Ailing Healthcare

By Josephine Wolff·April 3, 2024
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

How Secure Are U.S. Electronic Voting Systems?

By Josephine Wolff·November 1, 2022
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

What the SolarWinds Breach Revealed About Our Cybersecurity Vulnerability

By Josephine Wolff·January 10, 2021
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Election Infrastructure and the Market for Voting Technology

By Miriam Wasserman and Josephine Wolff·February 11, 2020
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and EconoFact

How Much Do Cybersecurity Breaches Really Cost and Why Does It Matter?

By Josephine Wolff·December 1, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Debt and Deficits

Debt and Deficits

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The United States’ Fiscal Policy in a Global Context

By Era Dabla-Norris, Vitor Gaspar, Carlos Eduardo Goncalves, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro and Jiae Yoo·October 31, 2024
International Monetary Fund

The Rising Burden of U.S. Government Debt

By Daniel Bergstresser·June 19, 2024
Brandeis University

Addressing Rising US Debt

By Karen Dynan·November 15, 2023
Harvard University

Why is the U.S. Debt Expected to Keep Growing?

By Michael Klein and Maurice Obstfeld·June 12, 2023
The Fletcher School, Tufts University | University of California, Berkeley and the Peterson Institute for International Economics

Is Cutting the Safety Net an Effective Way to Reduce Government Spending?

By Melissa Kearney and Luke Pardue·May 24, 2023
University of Maryland, Aspen Economic Strategy Group, and Gusto

Staring Down the Debt Limit, Again

By William G. Gale and Emily Merola·May 11, 2023
Brookings Institution and Tax Policy Center

Debt and Deficits

By Timothy Valk·March 22, 2023
EconoFact

Rising Costs of Financing U.S. Government Debt

By Daniel Bergstresser·December 5, 2022
Brandeis University

States Face Daunting Budget Gaps. What Can Be Done?

By Alicia Sasser Modestino, Michael Goodman and Alan Clayton-Matthews·June 25, 2020
Northeastern University, UMass Dartmouth, and Northeastern University

(How) Will We Pay Back the Federal Debt?

By Michael Klein and Maurice Obstfeld·June 9, 2020
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and The University of California, Berkeley

Risks of Growing Debt vs. Fiscal Stringency in the COVID-19 Crisis

By William G. Gale and Zachary Obstfeld·May 11, 2020
The Brookings Institution and EconoFact

Government Budget Deficits and Economic Growth (UPDATE)

By Michael Klein·February 1, 2020
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Is the Rise in U.S. Corporate Debt Cause for Concern?

By Daniel Bergstresser·September 8, 2019
Brandeis University

What is Modern Monetary Theory?

By Michael Klein and Kenneth Kuttner·June 7, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and Williams College

Are Growing Federal Budget Deficits and Debt Cause for Concern?

By William G. Gale·February 13, 2019
Brookings Institution

The Burden of Public Pension Promises on State and Local Budgets

By Daniel Bergstresser and Joshua D. Rauh·December 19, 2018
Brandeis University and Stanford University

No Free Lunches: The Hard Arithmetic of Economics

By Dan Sichel·September 28, 2018
Wellesley College

A Public Pension Time-Bomb?

By Daniel Bergstresser·August 2, 2017
Brandeis University

Do Immigrants Cost Native-Born Taxpayers Money?

By Francine D. Blau and Gretchen Donehower·July 26, 2017
Cornell University and University of California at Berkeley

Welfare and the Federal Budget

By Melissa Kearney·July 25, 2017
University of Maryland

Puerto Rico’s Debt Trap

By Daniel Bergstresser·May 16, 2017
Brandeis University

Defense Spending

Defense Spending

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U.S. Defense Spending in Historical and International Context

By Michael E. O'Hanlon·May 14, 2024
The Brookings Institution

Deregulation

Deregulation

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Rules, Regulations, and Social Benefits (UPDATED)

By Sandra Black·July 22, 2022
Columbia University

How Do Occupational Licensing Rules Affect the Health Care Sector?

By E. Kathleen Adams, Sara Markowitz and Ryan Nunn·October 9, 2018
Emory University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

The Jones Act and the Cost of Shipping Between U.S. Ports

By Daniel Bergstresser and Marc Melitz·October 19, 2017
Brandeis University and Harvard University

Does Occupational Licensing Represent Excessive Regulation?

By Jennifer Hunt·April 20, 2017
Rutgers University

Will ‘Deconstructing the Administrative State’ Spur Economic Growth?

By Steve Cicala·March 14, 2017
Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

Discrimination

Discrimination

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Is Black Employment Catching Up with White Employment?

By Valerie Wilson and Aaron Sojourner·September 27, 2023
Economic Policy Institute and W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Can Discrimination Thrive in a Free Market?

By Trevon D. Logan·February 8, 2023
The Ohio State University

How Can We Know if There is Discrimination in Hiring?

By David Neumark·October 27, 2018
University of California, Irvine

Why do Women Continue to Make Less than Men?

By Lawrence M. Kahn and Francine D. Blau·September 22, 2017
Cornell University

Economic Growth

Economic Growth

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How Should We Think About 2020 GDP Growth?

By Michael Klein and Jay C. Shambaugh·February 16, 2021
Fletcher School, Tufts University and George Washington University

Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth

By Lant Pritchett·February 2, 2020
Oxford University

Government Budget Deficits and Economic Growth (UPDATE)

By Michael Klein·February 1, 2020
Fletcher School, Tufts University

How Fast Did the Economy Grow Last Year?

By Michael Klein and Jay C. Shambaugh·March 5, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University and George Washington University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

What Explains Slow Productivity Growth in the United States? (VIDEO)

By Karen Dynan and Jay C. Shambaugh·November 25, 2018
Harvard University and George Washington University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

Putting the Recent Swings in Stock Market Indexes into Context

By Daniel Bergstresser·February 8, 2018
Brandeis University

Do Current GOP Tax Reform Proposals Resemble Reagan’s Tax Reforms?

By Jeffrey Frankel·November 29, 2017
Kennedy School, Harvard University

Immigration and Economic Growth in the U.S., 2000-2015

By Giovanni Peri·March 16, 2017
University of California, Davis

Can the U.S. Economy Sustain 3½ to 4 Percent Economic Growth?

By Dan Sichel·January 25, 2017
Wellesley College

Is the Trade Deficit a Drag on Growth?

By Michael Klein and Menzie Chinn·January 20, 2017
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Fletcher School, Tufts University

Economic History

Economic History

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Economic Policy

Economic Policy

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U.S. Defense Spending in Historical and International Context

By Michael E. O'Hanlon·May 14, 2024
The Brookings Institution

Understanding and Measuring Uncertainty

By Nicholas Bloom·March 15, 2023
Stanford University

Enacting Lasting Policies in an Era of Gridlock

By Jacob Hacker·April 27, 2021
Yale University

Economic sanctions

Economic sanctions

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The Rise of Economic Sanctions in U.S. Foreign Policy

By Daniel Drezner·June 25, 2024
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

How Sanction-Proof is the Russian Economy?

By Christopher Miller·March 17, 2022
Fletcher School, Tufts University

SWIFT Sanction on Russia: How It Works and Likely Impacts

By Alessandro Rebucci·March 4, 2022
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

Economic Statistics

Economic Statistics

---

What Different Measures of Inflation Tell Us

By Dan Sichel·August 3, 2022
Wellesley College

How Should We Think About 2020 GDP Growth?

By Michael Klein and Jay C. Shambaugh·February 16, 2021
Fletcher School, Tufts University and George Washington University

Why Does the Census Matter for State and Local Governments? (UPDATED)

By Nora Gordon and Krista O'Connell·August 31, 2020
McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

Tracking COVID-19 Symptoms and Impact in Real Time: A Survey-Based System

By Abigail Wozniak·April 17, 2020
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Measuring How Well the Economy is Doing (VIDEO)

By Dan Sichel and Michael Klein·September 30, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University and Wellesley College

What Can the Employment Report Tell Us?

By Karen Dynan and Miriam Wasserman·September 2, 2019
Harvard University and EconoFact

How Fast Did the Economy Grow Last Year?

By Michael Klein and Jay C. Shambaugh·March 5, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University and George Washington University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

What Explains Slow Productivity Growth in the United States? (VIDEO)

By Karen Dynan and Jay C. Shambaugh·November 25, 2018
Harvard University and George Washington University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

What Does the Stock Market Tell us About Politics?

By Raymond Fisman and Eric Zitzewitz·May 14, 2018
Boston University and Dartmouth College

Has the day of the Congressional Budget Office come and gone?

By Dan Sichel·June 12, 2017
Wellesley College

Are Economic Statistics Fake News?

By Dan Sichel·April 2, 2017
Wellesley College

Economics of Sports

Economics of Sports

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What Determines Countries’ Olympic Success?

By Michael Klein·July 17, 2024
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Stadiums as Public Investments

By Andrew Zimbalist·September 4, 2023
Smith College

Who Wins With College Sports?

By Andrew Zimbalist·January 22, 2023
Smith College

Education Policy

Education Policy

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How Much Does College Really Cost?

By Phillip Levine·June 11, 2024
Wellesley College

Standardized Testing and College Admissions

By Charles Collyns·April 30, 2024
EconoFact

Rising Strains in Childcare and Early Education

By Charles Collyns·March 7, 2024
EconoFact

Educational Benefits of Reducing Lead Exposure

By Alex Hollingsworth, Mike Huang, Ivan Rudik and Nicholas J. Sanders·March 5, 2023
Indiana University and Cornell University

Does Sorting Students by Ability Improve Learning or Increase Disparity?

By Kate Antonovics, Sandra Black, Julie B. Cullen and Yonah Meiselman·October 3, 2022
University of California, San Diego, Columbia University, and Research Improving People’s Lives (RIPL)

The Pandemic Drop in Undergraduate Enrollment

By Nathan Grawe·June 7, 2022
Carleton College

Are Women Reaching Parity with Men in STEM?

By Prathi Seneviratne·April 15, 2022
Carleton College

The Case for Investing in Public Colleges

By David Deming·June 3, 2021
Harvard University

Impact of Disruptions to Schooling and Childcare During the Pandemic

By Elizabeth O. Ananat, Anna Gassman-Pines, Jane Leer and John Fitz-Henley II·May 6, 2021
Barnard College, Columbia University and Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

How Have Colleges Fared During COVID-19?

By Nathan Grawe·April 14, 2021
Carleton College

Lasting Effects of Exposure to School Shootings

By Phillip Levine and Robin McKnight·February 10, 2021
Wellesley College

Tutoring to Combat COVID-19 Learning Loss

By Vincent Quan·January 5, 2021
J-PAL North America

Impacts of Warming Temperatures on Education and Learning

By R. Jisung Park·October 8, 2020
University of California, Los Angeles

International Students and U.S. Higher Education

By Nathan Grawe·July 17, 2019
Carleton College

Does Career Technical Education Pay?

By Ann Stevens, Michel Grosz and Michal Kurlaender·May 31, 2019
University of California, Davis and Abt Associates

Breaking Barriers to College for High-Achieving, Low-Income Students

By Susan Dynarski·March 17, 2019
University of Michigan

Demographic Changes Pose Challenges for Higher Education

By Nathan Grawe·July 29, 2018
Carleton College

Teacher Pension Paradox: Rising Costs and Stagnant or Declining Benefits

By Cory Koedel and Michael Podgursky·May 17, 2018
University of Missouri

Going Away to College? School Distance as a Barrier to Higher Education

By Abigail Wozniak·March 22, 2018
University of Notre Dame

The University Endowment Income Tax: Who Will Pay it and Why Was it Implemented?

By Phillip Levine·January 25, 2018
Wellesley College

How Proposed Changes in State and Local Tax Deductions Matter for Public Schools

By Nora Gordon·November 9, 2017
McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

The Case For Protecting Student Loan Borrowers

By Susan Dynarski·July 17, 2017
University of Michigan

College Financial Aid: What You Don’t Know Can Cost You

By Phillip Levine·May 30, 2017
Wellesley College

The Diploma Gap: Growing Costs of an Unfinished College Education

By David Deming·May 24, 2017
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education

Income Differences in Education: the Gap Within the Gap

By Susan Dynarski and Katherine Michelmore·April 20, 2017
Syracuse University and University of Michigan

School Vouchers: Promise and Pitfalls

By Sarah Reber·March 25, 2017
UCLA, Luskin School of Public Affairs

Education Funding: Tax Credits Cost the Federal Government Money

By Nora Gordon·March 21, 2017
McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

Charter Schools: The Michigan Experience and the Limits on the Federal Role

By Nora Gordon·January 31, 2017
McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

EF Explains

EF Explains

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Taxation

By Timothy Valk·February 1, 2024
EconoFact

Exchange Rates

By Timothy Valk·June 21, 2023
EconoFact

Debt and Deficits

By Timothy Valk·March 22, 2023
EconoFact

The Scourge of Hunger in the U.S. and the World

By Emma Neely and Timothy Valk·December 15, 2022
EconoFact

Unionization

By Emma Neely and Timothy Valk·June 24, 2022
EconoFact

International Trade

By Emma Neely and Robert Kaplan·February 9, 2022
EconoFact

Rising Inflation?

By Emma Neely·September 21, 2021
EconoFact

Graduating in a Recession

By Emma Neely·July 28, 2021
EconoFact

Child Poverty

By Emma Neely·June 16, 2021
EconoFact

Immigration and Public Benefits

By Emma Neely·May 5, 2021
EconoFact

Can Taxes Improve our Health and our Planet?

By Emma Neely·March 25, 2021
EconoFact

Clearing the Air on the Costs of Pollution

By Emma Neely·March 18, 2021
EconoFact

COVID-19 and the Female Employment Crisis

By Emma Neely·March 5, 2021

EF Roundtable

EF Roundtable

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Finance at a Time of Stress: Lessons for Investors and Regulators

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 13, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Finance at a Time of Stress: Stock Market Volatility and Risk

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 13, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Finance at a Time of Stress: Evaluating Stock Prices

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 13, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Finance at a Time of Stress: Understanding Stock Prices

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 6, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Effective altruism

Effective altruism

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Elections

Elections

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Employment

Employment

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Is Black Employment Catching Up with White Employment?

By Valerie Wilson and Aaron Sojourner·September 27, 2023
Economic Policy Institute and W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Unionization

By Emma Neely and Timothy Valk·June 24, 2022
EconoFact

Are Women Reaching Parity with Men in STEM?

By Prathi Seneviratne·April 15, 2022
Carleton College

Essential and Frontline Workers in the COVID-19 Crisis (Updated)

By Francine D. Blau, Pamela A. Meyerhofer and Josefine Koebe·March 22, 2022
Cornell University, Montana State University, and DIW Berlin / Universität Hamburg

The Shrinking Share of Middle-Income Jobs

By David Autor·March 14, 2022
MIT and NBER

Labor Shortages and the Immigration Shortfall

By Giovanni Peri and Reem Zaiour·January 11, 2022
University of California, Davis

How Weak is the Labor Market?

By Michael Klein and Christopher F. Baum·April 1, 2021
Boston College and Fletcher School, Tufts University

What Is at Stake if Unions Wield Greater Clout?

By Aaron Sojourner, Brigham R. Frandsen and John Budd·March 10, 2021
University of Minnesota, Brigham Young University, and University of Minnesota

COVID Symptom Screening at the Workplace

By Abigail Wozniak, Aaron Sojourner and Krista Ruffini·March 7, 2021
Georgetown McCourt Public Policy, University of Minnesota and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

The Lasting Scars From Graduating in a Recession

By Jesse Rothstein and Lisa B. Kahn·December 12, 2020
University of Rochester and University of California, Berkeley

Job Loss and the Safety Net

By Chloe East and David Simon·December 2, 2020
University of Colorado Denver and University of Connecticut

Layoffs, Divorce, and the Effect of Unemployment Insurance

By Jason Lindo, Isaac D. Swensen and Krishna Regmi·October 21, 2020
Texas A&M University, University of Oklahoma and Montana State University

Did the CARES Act Help Counter Pandemic-Fueled Growth in Inequality?

By Matias Cortes and Eliza Forsythe·October 1, 2020
York University and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Impact of the Covid-19 Crisis on Women’s Employment

By Michèle Tertilt, Titan Alon, Matthias Doepke and Jane Olmstead-Rumsey·August 27, 2020
University of California, San Diego, Northwestern University and University of Mannheim

Have Enhanced Unemployment Benefits Discouraged Work?

By Ioana Marinescu·August 11, 2020
University of Pennsylvania

Unequal Employment Impacts of COVID-19

By Kosali Simon, Felipe Lozano Rojas, Laura Montenovo, Xuan Jiang, Ian M. Schmutte, Bruce A. Weinberg and Coady Wing·June 1, 2020
Indiana University, Ohio State University and University of Georgia

Labor Demand in the Time of COVID-19

By Fabian Lange, Lisa B. Kahn and David Wiczer·April 24, 2020
University of Rochester, McGill University and Stony Brook University

The Role of Unions

By Aaron Sojourner and Brigham R. Frandsen·November 3, 2019
University of Minnesota and Brigham Young University

What Can the Employment Report Tell Us?

By Karen Dynan and Miriam Wasserman·September 2, 2019
Harvard University and EconoFact

What Explains the Wages of Undocumented Workers?

By Francesc Ortega and Amy Hsin·July 24, 2019
Queens College, City University of New York

Do Summer Youth Employment Programs Work?

By Alicia Sasser Modestino·June 28, 2019
School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University

Does Career Technical Education Pay?

By Ann Stevens, Michel Grosz and Michal Kurlaender·May 31, 2019
University of California, Davis and Abt Associates

Immigrant Earnings and Out-Migration from the United States

By Randall Akee·May 8, 2019
University of California, Los Angeles

The Mexican Border and U.S. Trade: What Would Be the Impact of a Border Closure?

By Kadee Russ and Aaron Sojourner·April 13, 2019
University of California, Davis and University of Minnesota

Is the Skills Gap Real? Changes in Employer Skill Requirements During the Great Recession

By Alicia Sasser Modestino·March 8, 2019
School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University

Concentrated Poverty and the Disconnect Between Jobs and Workers

By David Neumark·January 22, 2019
University of California, Irvine

Understanding Trends in U.S. Labor Force Participation (VIDEO)

By Karen Dynan and Jay C. Shambaugh·December 3, 2018
Harvard University and George Washington University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

Who Benefits from a Higher Minimum Wage?

By Jonathan Meer·November 27, 2018
Texas A&M University

Do Economists Agree on the Impact of Immigration? (VIDEO)

By Jennifer Hunt·November 2, 2018
Rutgers University

How Can We Know if There is Discrimination in Hiring?

By David Neumark·October 27, 2018
University of California, Irvine

How Do Occupational Licensing Rules Affect the Health Care Sector?

By E. Kathleen Adams, Sara Markowitz and Ryan Nunn·October 9, 2018
Emory University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

Can Employment-Focused Programs Reduce Reincarceration Rates?

By Jennifer Doleac·June 29, 2018
Texas A&M University

The Chilling Effect of Non-Compete Agreements

By Ryan Nunn and Matt Marx·May 20, 2018
Boston University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

Race and Ethnicity Within Widening Income Inequality in the United States

By Randall Akee·May 10, 2018
University of California, Los Angeles

Could Increasing Market Power Among Firms be Hurting Workers’ Wages?

By Ioana Marinescu·April 22, 2018
University of Pennsylvania

Will Steel Tariffs put U.S. Jobs at Risk?

By Kadee Russ and Lydia Cox·February 26, 2018
Harvard University and University of California, Davis

Automation and the Growing Importance of Social Skills in the Labor Market

By David Deming·January 16, 2018
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education

Employment and Poverty

By Ann Stevens·January 7, 2018
UC Davis and Center for Poverty Research

What Happened To Women’s Rising Participation in the Workforce?

By Sandra Black, Diane Schanzenbach and Audrey Breitwieser·December 6, 2017
University of Texas at Austin, The Brookings Institution and Northwestern University

Would Cutting Corporate Taxes Raise Workers’ Incomes?

By Kimberly Clausing·October 26, 2017
Reed College

Opioids and Early Death in America

By Ellen Meara, Nancy Morden and Jonathan Skinner·September 23, 2017
Dartmouth College

Why do Women Continue to Make Less than Men?

By Lawrence M. Kahn and Francine D. Blau·September 22, 2017
Cornell University

The Economic Cost of Repealing DACA

By Giovanni Peri·September 11, 2017
University of California, Davis

The Geography of Need and the Proposed Foxconn Deal in Wisconsin

By John C. Brown·August 28, 2017
Clark University

What Does the Seattle Experience Teach Us About Minimum Wages?

By Jesse Rothstein and Diane Schanzenbach·August 7, 2017
University of California, Berkeley and Northwestern University

Does Increased Access to Medicaid Stimulate Job Mobility?

By Adriana Kugler·July 31, 2017
Georgetown University

Where Have All the (Male) Workers Gone?

By Sandra Black and Wilson Powell·July 10, 2017
University of Texas, Austin and Harvard Kennedy School

The Effects of ‘Ban the Box’ on the Employment of Black Men

By Jennifer Doleac and Amanda Agan·June 9, 2017
Rutgers University and University of Virginia

The Success of the Earned Income Tax Credit

By Hilary Hoynes·May 8, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

Do Minimum Wages Really Kill Jobs?

By Jesse Rothstein and Michael Reich·April 27, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

Does Occupational Licensing Represent Excessive Regulation?

By Jennifer Hunt·April 20, 2017
Rutgers University

Are Economic Statistics Fake News?

By Dan Sichel·April 2, 2017
Wellesley College

Women and Paid Work: Is the U.S. Falling Behind?

By Lawrence M. Kahn and Francine D. Blau·March 2, 2017
Cornell University

Who Gains and Who Loses if We Turn Off the Immigrant Jobs Magnet?

By Tara Watson·January 27, 2017
Williams College

Can the U.S. Economy Sustain 3½ to 4 Percent Economic Growth?

By Dan Sichel·January 25, 2017
Wellesley College

Should the United States Build a Wall on the Mexican Border to Reduce Unauthorized Immigration?

By Jennifer Hunt·January 24, 2017
Rutgers University

Will Manufacturing Jobs Come Back?

By David Deming·January 20, 2017
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education

Energy Policy

Energy Policy

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The Role of Energy Markets in the War in Ukraine (UPDATED)

By David Victor·September 16, 2022
University of California, San Diego

Should We Suspend Gas Taxes to Counter High Oil Prices?

By Gilbert Metcalf·March 31, 2022
Tufts University

Is It Time to Go “All In” on Electric Vehicles?

By David Rapson·July 13, 2021
University of California, Davis

Why are Coal and Nuclear Power in Trouble?

By Stefan Koester·August 27, 2018
Tufts University

Higher Gasoline Taxes and Infrastructure: An Idea Whose Time has Come?

By Dan Sichel·April 7, 2018
Wellesley College

New (Republican) Support for a Carbon Tax

By Gilbert Metcalf·February 10, 2017
Tufts University

Will the Trump Energy Policy help Appalachia?

By Steve Cicala·January 26, 2017
Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

Environment

Environment

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Are Americans Moving to Locations With Higher Climate Risk?

By Agustin Indaco, Francesc Ortega and Xinle Pang·March 8, 2023
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, CUNY-Queens College and Penn State University

The Role of Energy Markets in the War in Ukraine (UPDATED)

By David Victor·September 16, 2022
University of California, San Diego

Hotter Temperaments: Prisons and Violence in a Warming World

By Anita Mukherjee and Nicholas J. Sanders·November 10, 2021
University of Wisconsin-Madison and Cornell University

Pollution, the Flu Shot, and Hospitalizations

By Nicholas J. Sanders, Joshua S. Graff Zivin, Matthew J. Neidell and Gregor Singer·October 6, 2021
University of California, San Diego, Columbia University, Cornell University, and University of California, San Diego

Clearing the Air on the Costs of Pollution

By Emma Neely·March 18, 2021
EconoFact

Impacts of Warming Temperatures on Education and Learning

By R. Jisung Park·October 8, 2020
University of California, Los Angeles

Can a Carbon Tax Cut Emissions Without Hurting the Poor?

By Gilbert Metcalf·September 10, 2020
Tufts University

The Effect of COVID-19 on CO2 Emissions

By Galina Hale·August 18, 2020
University of California, Santa Cruz

Would a Carbon Tax Hurt the Poor and the Middle Class? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Gilbert Metcalf·February 13, 2020
Tufts University

What Are the Financial Risks From Climate Change?

By Galina Hale·January 21, 2020
University of California, Santa Cruz

Development and Climate Change: International Dimensions of a Global Problem (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Gilbert Metcalf·December 9, 2019
Tufts University

Clearing the Air on the Costs of Pollution

By Nicholas J. Sanders·October 18, 2019
Cornell University

The Carbon Tax (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Gilbert Metcalf·September 19, 2019
Tufts University

Carbon Taxes: What Can We Learn From International Experience?

By Gilbert Metcalf·May 3, 2019
Tufts University

Global Temperature and Human Activity

By James Stock·April 20, 2019
Harvard University

Flood Insurance in a World with Rising Seas

By Francesc Ortega, Agustin Indaco and Suleyman Taspinar·October 15, 2018
Queens College, City University of New York

Why are Coal and Nuclear Power in Trouble?

By Stefan Koester·August 27, 2018
Tufts University

Oil Prices: Is it Déjà vu All Over Again?

By Gilbert Metcalf·June 3, 2018
Tufts University

Learning from Hurricane Sandy? Rising Seas and Housing Values in New York

By Francesc Ortega and Suleyman Taspinar·May 2, 2018
Queens College, City University of New York

Can U.S. and U.K. Forest Bioenergy Subsidies Have Adverse Climate Consequences?

By Stefan Koester and William Moomaw·August 15, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Carbon Taxes and U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Concerns

By Stefan Koester and Gilbert Metcalf·April 11, 2017
Tufts University

Will ‘Deconstructing the Administrative State’ Spur Economic Growth?

By Steve Cicala·March 14, 2017
Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

New (Republican) Support for a Carbon Tax

By Gilbert Metcalf·February 10, 2017
Tufts University

Will the Trump Energy Policy help Appalachia?

By Steve Cicala·January 26, 2017
Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

Exchange Rates

Exchange Rates

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Exchange Rates

By Timothy Valk·June 21, 2023
EconoFact

Global Repercussions of the Strong Dollar

By Kathryn M. Dominguez·October 19, 2022
University of Michigan

The Strong Dollar and the War in Ukraine

By Michael Klein·June 1, 2022
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Should the United States Try to Weaken the Dollar?

By Michael Klein and Maurice Obstfeld·August 5, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and University of California, Berkeley

China’s Exchange Rate Policy (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Jay C. Shambaugh·May 6, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and The Brookings Institution

The Financial and Economic Crisis in Turkey

By Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan·August 22, 2018
University of Maryland

Are Global Imbalances a Source of Concern?

By Menzie Chinn·September 29, 2017
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Decline in the Dollar

By Michael Klein and Jay C. Shambaugh·June 2, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University and George Washington University

Agricultural Implications of President Trump’s Policies

By Menzie Chinn·March 20, 2017
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Who is Responsible for the Strong Dollar? And What can be Done?

By Michael Klein·February 1, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Is China a Currency Manipulator?

By Michael Klein·January 20, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank

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Taming Inflation: No Pain No Gain?

By Kenneth Kuttner·September 20, 2023
Williams College

When Should the Fed Stop Raising Interest Rates?

By Jeffrey C. Fuhrer·April 5, 2023
Former EVP and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Can the Fed Taper Without a Market Tantrum?

By Jeffrey C. Fuhrer·December 4, 2021
Harvard Kennedy School

Why Did the Fed Change Its Framework? And Why Does It Matter?

By Jeffrey C. Fuhrer·December 15, 2020
Harvard Kennedy School

What is the Fed Doing to Stabilize Financial Markets?

By Kenneth Kuttner·March 15, 2020
Williams College

What Are the Financial Risks From Climate Change?

By Galina Hale·January 21, 2020
University of California, Santa Cruz

How Low Can We Go? Prospects for Negative Interest Rates

By Kenneth Kuttner·September 17, 2019
Williams College

Fed Policy: Is it Time to Take Away the Punch Bowl? (UPDATE)

By Kenneth Kuttner·July 30, 2019
Williams College

What’s the Problem with Low Inflation?

By Michael Klein·August 6, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Leaning on The Fed

By Michael Klein·April 13, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Financial Aid

Financial Aid

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FAFSA Simplification: How New Rules Will Change the Price of College

By Phillip Levine·April 18, 2023
Wellesley College

Going Away to College? School Distance as a Barrier to Higher Education

By Abigail Wozniak·March 22, 2018
University of Notre Dame

The University Endowment Income Tax: Who Will Pay it and Why Was it Implemented?

By Phillip Levine·January 25, 2018
Wellesley College

College Financial Aid: What You Don’t Know Can Cost You

By Phillip Levine·May 30, 2017
Wellesley College

Financial Markets

Financial Markets

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The Need for Increasing Private Sector Funding of Climate Solutions

By Galina Hale·November 30, 2023
University of California, Santa Cruz

Rising U.S. Interest Rates and Emerging Market Distress

By Carlos Arteta·July 18, 2023
The World Bank

When Do Stocks and Bonds Move Together, and Why Does it Matter?

By John Y. Campbell, Luis M. Viceira and Carolin Pflueger·May 30, 2023
Harvard University, Harvard Business School and Harris School of Public Policy of University of Chicago

Banks, Credit Crunches, and the Economy

By Michael Klein·May 15, 2023
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Why Do Banks Fail?

By Daniel Bergstresser·March 30, 2023
Brandeis University

Understanding and Measuring Uncertainty

By Nicholas Bloom·March 15, 2023
Stanford University

Are Cryptocurrencies the Future of Money?

By Eswar S. Prasad·October 19, 2021
Cornell University

How is the Coronavirus Crisis Affecting the Municipal Bond Market?

By Daniel Bergstresser·April 8, 2020
Brandeis University

What is the Fed Doing to Stabilize Financial Markets?

By Kenneth Kuttner·March 15, 2020
Williams College

Coronavirus and the Health of the U.S. Economy

By Miriam Wasserman and Michael Klein·March 12, 2020
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and EconoFact

What Are the Financial Risks From Climate Change?

By Galina Hale·January 21, 2020
University of California, Santa Cruz

Is the Rise in U.S. Corporate Debt Cause for Concern?

By Daniel Bergstresser·September 8, 2019
Brandeis University

What Problems (If Any) Arise From Stock Buybacks?

By Daniel Bergstresser·April 29, 2019
Brandeis University

What Information Does the Yield Curve Yield? (UPDATED)

By Michael Klein·December 6, 2018
Fletcher School, Tufts University

What Does the Stock Market Tell us About Politics?

By Raymond Fisman and Eric Zitzewitz·May 14, 2018
Boston University and Dartmouth College

Putting the Recent Swings in Stock Market Indexes into Context

By Daniel Bergstresser·February 8, 2018
Brandeis University

Financial Regulation

Financial Regulation

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Why Do Banks Fail?

By Daniel Bergstresser·March 30, 2023
Brandeis University

Is Financial Regulation Doing the Right Amount to Prevent Cascading Crises?

By Daniel Bergstresser·April 12, 2018
Brandeis University

The Dodd–Frank Financial Reform

By Jeffrey Frankel·September 8, 2017
Kennedy School, Harvard University

Is the Volcker Rule in the Cross Hairs?

By Daniel Bergstresser·March 1, 2017
Brandeis University

Consumer Financial Protection: In Need of Protection

By John Y. Campbell·February 23, 2017
Harvard University

What is at Stake in the Battle over the Fiduciary Duty Rule?

By Daniel Bergstresser·February 8, 2017
Brandeis University

Fiscal Policy

Fiscal Policy

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The United States’ Fiscal Policy in a Global Context

By Era Dabla-Norris, Vitor Gaspar, Carlos Eduardo Goncalves, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro and Jiae Yoo·October 31, 2024
International Monetary Fund

Tip Off: The Problem with Exempting Tips from Taxes

By Ian Berlin and William G. Gale·September 20, 2024
Brookings Institution

U.S. Defense Spending in Historical and International Context

By Michael E. O'Hanlon·May 14, 2024
The Brookings Institution

Addressing Rising US Debt

By Karen Dynan·November 15, 2023
Harvard University

Fiscal Policy, Disinflation, and the Safety Net

By Vitor Gaspar, Carlos Eduardo Goncalves and Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro·November 2, 2023
International Monetary Fund

Can We Put a Stop to the Recurrent Threat of Government Shutdowns?

By William G. Gale·October 2, 2023
Brookings Institution

Stadiums as Public Investments

By Andrew Zimbalist·September 4, 2023
Smith College

Why is the U.S. Debt Expected to Keep Growing?

By Michael Klein and Maurice Obstfeld·June 12, 2023
The Fletcher School, Tufts University | University of California, Berkeley and the Peterson Institute for International Economics

Is Cutting the Safety Net an Effective Way to Reduce Government Spending?

By Melissa Kearney and Luke Pardue·May 24, 2023
University of Maryland, Aspen Economic Strategy Group, and Gusto

Staring Down the Debt Limit, Again

By William G. Gale and Emily Merola·May 11, 2023
Brookings Institution and Tax Policy Center

Debt and Deficits

By Timothy Valk·March 22, 2023
EconoFact

Rising Costs of Financing U.S. Government Debt

By Daniel Bergstresser·December 5, 2022
Brandeis University

The Resilience of State and Local Government Budgets in the Pandemic

By Jeffrey Clemens·March 29, 2022
University of California, San Diego

The Other 95%: Taxes on Pass-Through Businesses

By William G. Gale and Claire Haldeman·April 22, 2021
Brookings Institution

States Face Daunting Budget Gaps. What Can Be Done?

By Alicia Sasser Modestino, Michael Goodman and Alan Clayton-Matthews·June 25, 2020
Northeastern University, UMass Dartmouth, and Northeastern University

(How) Will We Pay Back the Federal Debt?

By Michael Klein and Maurice Obstfeld·June 9, 2020
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and The University of California, Berkeley

Risks of Growing Debt vs. Fiscal Stringency in the COVID-19 Crisis

By William G. Gale and Zachary Obstfeld·May 11, 2020
The Brookings Institution and EconoFact

Government Budget Deficits and Economic Growth (UPDATE)

By Michael Klein·February 1, 2020
Fletcher School, Tufts University

No Free Lunches: Budget Constraints in Public Policy (VIDEO)

By Dan Sichel and Michael Klein·November 18, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University, and Wellesley College

The Political Considerations in Fiscal Policy (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and William G. Gale·June 20, 2019
The Brookings Institution and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

What is Modern Monetary Theory?

By Michael Klein and Kenneth Kuttner·June 7, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and Williams College

The Distributional Effects of Fiscal Policy (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and William G. Gale·April 28, 2019
The Brookings Institution and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Are Growing Federal Budget Deficits and Debt Cause for Concern?

By William G. Gale·February 13, 2019
Brookings Institution

The Burden of Public Pension Promises on State and Local Budgets

By Daniel Bergstresser and Joshua D. Rauh·December 19, 2018
Brandeis University and Stanford University

What Tools Does the U.S. Have to Combat the Next Recession? (VIDEO)

By Karen Dynan and Jay C. Shambaugh·December 12, 2018
Harvard University and George Washington University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

Do Immigrants Cost Native-Born Taxpayers Money?

By Francine D. Blau and Gretchen Donehower·July 26, 2017
Cornell University and University of California at Berkeley

Welfare and the Federal Budget

By Melissa Kearney·July 25, 2017
University of Maryland

Food Insecurity

Food Insecurity

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The Scourge of Hunger in the U.S. and the World

By Emma Neely and Timothy Valk·December 15, 2022
EconoFact

The Pandemic Drop In Food Insecurity Among Families With Children

By Diane Schanzenbach·October 13, 2022
Northwestern University

Who Does Not Have Enough to Eat in America?

By Diane Schanzenbach·November 25, 2020
Northwestern University

Who Would Be Affected by Proposed Changes to SNAP?

By Diane Schanzenbach·August 1, 2019
School of Education & Social Policy and Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University

SNAP Benefits and the Government Shutdown

By Tara Watson·January 23, 2019
Williams College

Do Safety Net Programs Impact Food Security in the United States?

By Tara Watson·May 26, 2017
Williams College

Foreign Aid

Foreign Aid

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Unintended Consequences of an International Abortion Policy

By Stephen A. O' Connell·February 15, 2017
Swarthmore College

What the U.S. Gains From its Development Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa

By Stephen A. O' Connell·January 31, 2017
Swarthmore College

Gender Discrimination

Gender Discrimination

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Can Discrimination Thrive in a Free Market?

By Trevon D. Logan·February 8, 2023
The Ohio State University

How Can We Know if There is Discrimination in Hiring?

By David Neumark·October 27, 2018
University of California, Irvine

What Happened To Women’s Rising Participation in the Workforce?

By Sandra Black, Diane Schanzenbach and Audrey Breitwieser·December 6, 2017
University of Texas at Austin, The Brookings Institution and Northwestern University

Why do Women Continue to Make Less than Men?

By Lawrence M. Kahn and Francine D. Blau·September 22, 2017
Cornell University

Women and Paid Work: Is the U.S. Falling Behind?

By Lawrence M. Kahn and Francine D. Blau·March 2, 2017
Cornell University

Globalization

Globalization

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What Explains China’s Economic Slowdown?

By Hanming Fang·November 8, 2023
University of Pennsylvania

How Economic Crises Spread Abroad

By Michael Klein and Galina Hale·September 24, 2021
University of California, Santa Cruz and Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Politics of Manufacturing Decline

By Jeffry Frieden, J. Lawerence Broz and Stephen Weymouth·July 30, 2019
University of California, San Diego, Harvard University, and Georgetown University

Globalization and its Consequences (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Maurice Obstfeld·July 16, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and The University of California, Berkeley

Governance

Governance

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The Rise of Economic Sanctions in U.S. Foreign Policy

By Daniel Drezner·June 25, 2024
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

What Explains China’s Economic Slowdown?

By Hanming Fang·November 8, 2023
University of Pennsylvania

Can the IMF and World Bank Rise to Meet New Challenges?

By Charles Collyns·October 9, 2023
EconoFact

Can We Put a Stop to the Recurrent Threat of Government Shutdowns?

By William G. Gale·October 2, 2023
Brookings Institution

Rules, Regulations, and Social Benefits (UPDATED)

By Sandra Black·July 22, 2022
Columbia University

Enacting Lasting Policies in an Era of Gridlock

By Jacob Hacker·April 27, 2021
Yale University

Why Does the Census Matter for State and Local Governments? (UPDATED)

By Nora Gordon and Krista O'Connell·August 31, 2020
McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

Election Infrastructure and the Market for Voting Technology

By Miriam Wasserman and Josephine Wolff·February 11, 2020
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and EconoFact

Voting and Income

By Randall Akee·February 7, 2019
University of California, Los Angeles

Has the day of the Congressional Budget Office come and gone?

By Dan Sichel·June 12, 2017
Wellesley College

Unintended Consequences: Lessons From an Anti-Fraud Reform

By Raymond Fisman·June 1, 2017
Boston University

Leaning on The Fed

By Michael Klein·April 13, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Council of Economic Advisers and the Role of Expert Economic Advice

By Kadee Russ·February 21, 2017
University of California, Davis

Business Success Versus Government Success

By Raymond Fisman·February 7, 2017
Boston University

The Corrosion from Corruption

By Raymond Fisman·February 2, 2017
Boston University

Higher Education

Higher Education

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How Much Does College Really Cost?

By Phillip Levine·June 11, 2024
Wellesley College

FAFSA Simplification: How New Rules Will Change the Price of College

By Phillip Levine·April 18, 2023
Wellesley College

Who Wins With College Sports?

By Andrew Zimbalist·January 22, 2023
Smith College

The Pandemic Drop in Undergraduate Enrollment

By Nathan Grawe·June 7, 2022
Carleton College

How Have Colleges Fared During COVID-19?

By Nathan Grawe·April 14, 2021
Carleton College

Is Taking on More Student Debt Bad for Students?

By Sandra Black, Lisa J. Dettling, Sarena Goodman, Lesley Turner and Jeff Denning·November 10, 2020
Columbia University, Brigham Young University, U.S. Federal Reserve, and Vanderbilt University

International Students and U.S. Higher Education

By Nathan Grawe·July 17, 2019
Carleton College

Breaking Barriers to College for High-Achieving, Low-Income Students

By Susan Dynarski·March 17, 2019
University of Michigan

Demographic Changes Pose Challenges for Higher Education

By Nathan Grawe·July 29, 2018
Carleton College

Football, College Party Culture, and Sexual Assault

By Jason Lindo, Peter Siminski and Isaac D. Swensen·July 19, 2018
Texas A&M University, University of Technology Sydney, and Montana State University

Going Away to College? School Distance as a Barrier to Higher Education

By Abigail Wozniak·March 22, 2018
University of Notre Dame

The University Endowment Income Tax: Who Will Pay it and Why Was it Implemented?

By Phillip Levine·January 25, 2018
Wellesley College

The Case For Protecting Student Loan Borrowers

By Susan Dynarski·July 17, 2017
University of Michigan

College Financial Aid: What You Don’t Know Can Cost You

By Phillip Levine·May 30, 2017
Wellesley College

The Diploma Gap: Growing Costs of an Unfinished College Education

By David Deming·May 24, 2017
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education

Housing

Housing

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Hitting Home: Housing Affordability in the U.S.

By Karan Bhasin, Prakash Loungani and Aziz Sunderji·March 14, 2024
State University of New York, Albany, Johns Hopkins, Home Economics

Can Moving to a Different Neighborhood Improve Life’s Chances?

By Lawrence Katz·November 28, 2022
Harvard University

The Housing Shortage and the Policies to Address It

By Jeffrey Zabel·July 5, 2022

Why, and Where, are Housing Prices Rising?

By Jeffrey Zabel·February 2, 2022
Tufts University

The Growing Burden of Housing for Low-Income Renters

By Ellie Lochhead and Shomon Shamsuddin·September 17, 2020
Tufts University

Housing Markets and the COVID-19 Crisis

By Jeffrey Zabel·June 5, 2020
Tufts University

What Can Policy Do to Make Housing More Affordable? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Jeffrey Zabel·October 16, 2019
Tufts University

Is Homeownership a Good Way to Build Wealth? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Jeffrey Zabel·September 12, 2019
Tufts University

Do Low-Income Families Build Wealth Through Homeownership?

By Jeffrey Zabel and Allison Wainer·April 9, 2019
Tufts University

Flood Insurance in a World with Rising Seas

By Francesc Ortega, Agustin Indaco and Suleyman Taspinar·October 15, 2018
Queens College, City University of New York

Are We Seeing a New Housing Bubble?

By Jeffrey Zabel·June 27, 2018
Tufts University

Learning from Hurricane Sandy? Rising Seas and Housing Values in New York

By Francesc Ortega and Suleyman Taspinar·May 2, 2018
Queens College, City University of New York

Immigration

Immigration

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Immigration and Waning US Labor Force Growth

By Alessandro Caiumi and Giovanni Peri·December 10, 2024
University of California, Davis

Immigrant Deportations: Trends and Impacts

By Tara Watson·October 9, 2024
Brookings Institution

Immigrant Workers and Care for America’s Elderly (UPDATED)

By Kristin Butcher, Kelsey Moran and Tara Watson·May 28, 2024
The Brookings Institution and Wellesley College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Williams College

Migration of Central American Minors to the United States

By Giovanni Peri and Reem Zaiour·June 6, 2023
University of California, Davis

The Decline in U.S. Net Migration

By Tara Watson·March 7, 2022
Williams College and the Brookings Institution

Labor Shortages and the Immigration Shortfall

By Giovanni Peri and Reem Zaiour·January 11, 2022
University of California, Davis

Immigration and Public Benefits

By Emma Neely·May 5, 2021
EconoFact

Immigrant Deportations During the Trump Administration

By Tara Watson·March 25, 2021
Williams College

Coronavirus’ Disproportionate Economic Impacts on Immigrants

By Tara Watson, Hilary Hoynes and Chloe East·June 17, 2020
University of Colorado Denver, University of California, Berkeley and Williams College

Will the Public Charge Rule Reduce Safety Net Expenditures? (UPDATE)

By Tara Watson·January 27, 2020
Williams College

Secure Communities: Broad Impacts of Increased Immigration Enforcement

By Chloe East·January 13, 2020
University of Colorado Denver

Does Deporting Immigrants Lower Crime? Evidence from Secure Communities

By Giovanni Peri and Annie Laurie Hines·December 11, 2019
University of California, Davis

What Explains the Wages of Undocumented Workers?

By Francesc Ortega and Amy Hsin·July 24, 2019
Queens College, City University of New York

Immigrants and Public Benefits (VIDEO)

By EconoFact Admin·June 11, 2019

Immigrant Earnings and Out-Migration from the United States

By Randall Akee·May 8, 2019
University of California, Los Angeles

Do Economists Agree on the Impact of Immigration? (VIDEO)

By Jennifer Hunt·November 2, 2018
Rutgers University

A Snapshot of the Undocumented Population in the United States (VIDEO)

By Tara Watson·October 18, 2018
Williams College

Proposed Immigration Rules and the Safety Net

By Tara Watson·April 3, 2018
Williams College

Weak Links in the Chain Migration Argument

By Michael Klein and Susan J. Cohen·February 14, 2018
Mintz Levin, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC and Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Economic Gains from Legalizing DREAMers

By Francesc Ortega·January 23, 2018
Queens College, City University of New York

The Economic Cost of Repealing DACA

By Giovanni Peri·September 11, 2017
University of California, Davis

Do Immigrants Cost Native-Born Taxpayers Money?

By Francine D. Blau and Gretchen Donehower·July 26, 2017
Cornell University and University of California at Berkeley

Should Immigrants be Admitted to the United States Based on Merit?

By Jennifer Hunt·June 28, 2017
Rutgers University

Do Undocumented Immigrants Overuse Government Benefits?

By Tara Watson·March 28, 2017
Williams College

Agricultural Implications of President Trump’s Policies

By Menzie Chinn·March 20, 2017
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Immigration and Economic Growth in the U.S., 2000-2015

By Giovanni Peri·March 16, 2017
University of California, Davis

Reforming the H-1B Visa Program

By Jennifer Hunt·February 17, 2017
Rutgers University

Are Immigrants More Likely to Commit Crimes?

By Jennifer Doleac·February 14, 2017
Batten School, University of Virginia

Who Will Pay for the Wall?

By Menzie Chinn·February 13, 2017
Robert M. LaFollette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Who Gains and Who Loses if We Turn Off the Immigrant Jobs Magnet?

By Tara Watson·January 27, 2017
Williams College

Should the United States Build a Wall on the Mexican Border to Reduce Unauthorized Immigration?

By Jennifer Hunt·January 24, 2017
Rutgers University

Inequality

Inequality

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Can Moving to a Different Neighborhood Improve Life’s Chances?

By Lawrence Katz·November 28, 2022
Harvard University

Does Sorting Students by Ability Improve Learning or Increase Disparity?

By Kate Antonovics, Sandra Black, Julie B. Cullen and Yonah Meiselman·October 3, 2022
University of California, San Diego, Columbia University, and Research Improving People’s Lives (RIPL)

The Shrinking Share of Middle-Income Jobs

By David Autor·March 14, 2022
MIT and NBER

What Is at Stake if Unions Wield Greater Clout?

By Aaron Sojourner, Brigham R. Frandsen and John Budd·March 10, 2021
University of Minnesota, Brigham Young University, and University of Minnesota

Many Families With Children Experience a “Hidden” Source of Poverty

By Lisa A. Gennetian, Christina Gibson-Davis and Lisa A. Keister·January 20, 2021
Duke University

Tutoring to Combat COVID-19 Learning Loss

By Vincent Quan·January 5, 2021
J-PAL North America

Why Did the Fed Change Its Framework? And Why Does It Matter?

By Jeffrey C. Fuhrer·December 15, 2020
Harvard Kennedy School

Taxing the Rich (UPDATED)

By Kimberly Clausing·October 27, 2020
Reed College

How Does Wealth Beget Wealth? Evidence from Sweden

By Sandra Black, Paul J. Devereux and Kaveh Majlesi·August 4, 2020
Columbia University, University College, Dublin and Lund University

Growing Racial Wealth Disparities Among Families with Children

By Christina Gibson-Davis and Christine Percheski·July 27, 2020
Northwestern University and Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

The Unequal Impact of COVID-19 on Children’s Economic Vulnerability

By Anna Bokun, Jessie Himmelstern, Wonjeong Jeong, Ann Meier, Kelly Musick and Rob Warren·July 14, 2020
University of Minnesota and Cornell University

Are Taxes (And Also Spending) Progressive?

By William G. Gale and Zachary Obstfeld·November 11, 2019
The Brookings Institution and EconoFact

Is Homeownership a Good Way to Build Wealth? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Jeffrey Zabel·September 12, 2019
Tufts University

Widening Socioeconomic Differences in Children’s Family Structure

By Melissa Kearney·June 17, 2019
University of Maryland

Do Low-Income Families Build Wealth Through Homeownership?

By Jeffrey Zabel and Allison Wainer·April 9, 2019
Tufts University

Breaking Barriers to College for High-Achieving, Low-Income Students

By Susan Dynarski·March 17, 2019
University of Michigan

Voting and Income

By Randall Akee·February 7, 2019
University of California, Los Angeles

Policy Implications from Rising Economic Inequality

By Kimberly Clausing and Hilary Hoynes·November 13, 2018
Reed College and University of California, Berkeley

How will the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Impact American Workers?

By Kimberly Clausing·May 29, 2018
Reed College

Race and Ethnicity Within Widening Income Inequality in the United States

By Randall Akee·May 10, 2018
University of California, Los Angeles

Could Increasing Market Power Among Firms be Hurting Workers’ Wages?

By Ioana Marinescu·April 22, 2018
University of Pennsylvania

Many American Households Are Still Struggling to Build Wealth

By Karen Dynan·October 7, 2017
Harvard University

Why do Women Continue to Make Less than Men?

By Lawrence M. Kahn and Francine D. Blau·September 22, 2017
Cornell University

Income Differences in Education: the Gap Within the Gap

By Susan Dynarski and Katherine Michelmore·April 20, 2017
Syracuse University and University of Michigan

Inflation

Inflation

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How Do People’s Experiences of Inflation Differ?

By Alberto Cavallo·May 8, 2024
Harvard Business School

Inflation and Prices

By Michael Klein·February 12, 2024
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Fiscal Policy, Disinflation, and the Safety Net

By Vitor Gaspar, Carlos Eduardo Goncalves and Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro·November 2, 2023
International Monetary Fund

Taming Inflation: No Pain No Gain?

By Kenneth Kuttner·September 20, 2023
Williams College

When Should the Fed Stop Raising Interest Rates?

By Jeffrey C. Fuhrer·April 5, 2023
Former EVP and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

What Different Measures of Inflation Tell Us

By Dan Sichel·August 3, 2022
Wellesley College

Food Inflation in the U.S. and Abroad

By Alberto Cavallo·August 1, 2022
Harvard Business School

The Strong Dollar and the War in Ukraine

By Michael Klein·June 1, 2022
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Thinking Can Make It So: The Important Role of Inflation Expectations

By Kenneth Kuttner·January 18, 2022
Williams College

What Drives Rising Inflation? (Updated)

By Menzie Chinn·December 11, 2021
Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs and Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin

What Is Driving the Increase in Food Prices?

By Jayson L. Lusk·November 12, 2021
Purdue University

Pandemic Shortages and Inflation: From Empty Shelves to Higher Prices

By Alberto Cavallo and Oleksiy Kryvtsov·October 7, 2021
Harvard Business School and Bank of Canada

Rising Inflation?

By Emma Neely·September 21, 2021
EconoFact

Why Did the Fed Change Its Framework? And Why Does It Matter?

By Jeffrey C. Fuhrer·December 15, 2020
Harvard Kennedy School

The Problems with Low Inflation (VIDEO)

By Dan Sichel and Michael Klein·December 18, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University, and Wellesley College

Why Is Inflation so Low?

By Dan Sichel·October 8, 2019
Wellesley College

The Capital Gains Tax and Inflation

By Daniel Bergstresser·August 13, 2018
Brandeis University

What’s the Problem with Low Inflation?

By Michael Klein·August 6, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Infrastructure

Infrastructure

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Impacts of Lead Exposure on Health, Fertility, and Education

By David Slusky·October 25, 2021
University of Kansas

The Case for Investing in Public Colleges

By David Deming·June 3, 2021
Harvard University

Higher Gasoline Taxes and Infrastructure: An Idea Whose Time has Come?

By Dan Sichel·April 7, 2018
Wellesley College

Tax Reform Threatens Infrastructure Investment

By Daniel Bergstresser·December 26, 2017
Brandeis University

How Should We Pay for Our Infrastructure?

By Daniel Bergstresser·May 3, 2017
Brandeis University

Insurance

Insurance

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International Development

International Development

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Can the IMF and World Bank Rise to Meet New Challenges?

By Charles Collyns·October 9, 2023
EconoFact

Rising U.S. Interest Rates and Emerging Market Distress

By Carlos Arteta·July 18, 2023
The World Bank

The Spike in Global Hunger

By Steven Block·June 16, 2022
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Using Mobile Money to Help the Poor in Developing Countries

By Jenny Aker·July 6, 2020
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Economic Fallout from the COVID-19 Crisis on Developing Economies

By Michael Klein and Megan Greene·April 14, 2020
Harvard Kennedy School, and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth

By Lant Pritchett·February 2, 2020
Oxford University

Can Conditional Cash Transfers Break the Cycle of Poverty?

By Adriana Kugler·September 24, 2018
Georgetown University

The Financial and Economic Crisis in Turkey

By Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan·August 22, 2018
University of Maryland

Unintended Consequences of an International Abortion Policy

By Stephen A. O' Connell·February 15, 2017
Swarthmore College

What the U.S. Gains From its Development Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa

By Stephen A. O' Connell·January 31, 2017
Swarthmore College

International Macroeconomics

International Macroeconomics

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Can the IMF and World Bank Rise to Meet New Challenges?

By Charles Collyns·October 9, 2023
EconoFact

Rising U.S. Interest Rates and Emerging Market Distress

By Carlos Arteta·July 18, 2023
The World Bank

How Economic Crises Spread Abroad

By Michael Klein and Galina Hale·September 24, 2021
University of California, Santa Cruz and Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Relevance of the Global Economy to the U.S. (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Maurice Obstfeld·May 19, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and The University of California, Berkeley

The Financial and Economic Crisis in Turkey

By Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan·August 22, 2018
University of Maryland

Oil Prices: Is it Déjà vu All Over Again?

By Gilbert Metcalf·June 3, 2018
Tufts University

Are Global Imbalances a Source of Concern?

By Menzie Chinn·September 29, 2017
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Decline in the Dollar

By Michael Klein and Jay C. Shambaugh·June 2, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University and George Washington University

Will Paul Ryan’s Tax Reform Set Off a Trade War?

By Lee Branstetter·April 6, 2017
Carnegie Mellon University and Peterson Institute for International Economics

Is China a Currency Manipulator?

By Michael Klein·January 20, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

International Macroeconomics and Exchange Rates

International Macroeconomics and Exchange Rates

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Exchange Rates

By Timothy Valk·June 21, 2023
EconoFact

Global Repercussions of the Strong Dollar

By Kathryn M. Dominguez·October 19, 2022
University of Michigan

Japan

Japan

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Labor Force Participation

Labor Force Participation

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What Determines Countries’ Olympic Success?

By Michael Klein·July 17, 2024
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Rising Strains in Childcare and Early Education

By Charles Collyns·March 7, 2024
EconoFact

The Importance of Childcare in Reopening the Economy

By Alicia Sasser Modestino, Alisa Lincoln and Jamie Ladge·July 29, 2020
Northeastern University

The Economic Gains from Legalizing DREAMers

By Francesc Ortega·January 23, 2018
Queens College, City University of New York

What Happened To Women’s Rising Participation in the Workforce?

By Sandra Black, Diane Schanzenbach and Audrey Breitwieser·December 6, 2017
University of Texas at Austin, The Brookings Institution and Northwestern University

Labor Markets

Labor Markets

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Immigration and Waning US Labor Force Growth

By Alessandro Caiumi and Giovanni Peri·December 10, 2024
University of California, Davis

Tip Off: The Problem with Exempting Tips from Taxes

By Ian Berlin and William G. Gale·September 20, 2024
Brookings Institution

Rising Strains in Childcare and Early Education

By Charles Collyns·March 7, 2024
EconoFact

Occupational Hazard? Birth Outcomes Among Physician Mothers

By David Slusky and Lilly Springer·January 30, 2024
University of Kansas

Is Black Employment Catching Up with White Employment?

By Valerie Wilson and Aaron Sojourner·September 27, 2023
Economic Policy Institute and W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Who Wins With College Sports?

By Andrew Zimbalist·January 22, 2023
Smith College

Unionization

By Emma Neely and Timothy Valk·June 24, 2022
EconoFact

Graduating in a Recession

By Emma Neely·July 28, 2021
EconoFact

The Case for Investing in Public Colleges

By David Deming·June 3, 2021
Harvard University

How Weak is the Labor Market?

By Michael Klein and Christopher F. Baum·April 1, 2021
Boston College and Fletcher School, Tufts University

Work-based Risks to Latino Workers and their Families From COVID-19

By Lisa A. Gennetian and Matthew S. Johnson·May 26, 2020
Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy

Snapshot of the COVID Crisis Impact on Working Families

By Elizabeth O. Ananat and Anna Gassman-Pines·March 30, 2020
Barnard College, Columbia University and Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

Secure Communities: Broad Impacts of Increased Immigration Enforcement

By Chloe East·January 13, 2020
University of Colorado Denver

Is the Skills Gap Real? Changes in Employer Skill Requirements During the Great Recession

By Alicia Sasser Modestino·March 8, 2019
School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University

Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement

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Economics Research on Racial Disparities in Policing

By Emily Weisburst and Felipe Goncalves·June 16, 2020
University of California, Los Angeles

Catch-22? Mass Shootings and Gun Control Legislation

By Phillip Levine and Robin McKnight·December 14, 2017
Wellesley College

Do Police Body-Worn Cameras Reduce the Use of Force?

By Jennifer Doleac·November 17, 2017
University of Virginia

Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics

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Inflation and Prices

By Michael Klein·February 12, 2024
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Finance at a Time of Stress: Lessons for Investors and Regulators

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 13, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Finance at a Time of Stress: Stock Market Volatility and Risk

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 13, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Finance at a Time of Stress: Evaluating Stock Prices

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 13, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Finance at a Time of Stress: Understanding Stock Prices

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 6, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Understanding and Measuring Uncertainty

By Nicholas Bloom·March 15, 2023
Stanford University

The Role of Automatic Stabilizers in Fighting Recessions

By Jay C. Shambaugh·October 13, 2020
George Washington University

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

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Prioritizing Testing and Workplace Re-opening Under COVID-19

By Shooshan Danagoulian, Zhe Zhu and Phillip D. Levy·April 29, 2020
Wayne State University and Wayne State School of Medicine

Steel Tariffs and U.S. Jobs Revisited

By Kadee Russ and Lydia Cox·February 6, 2020
Harvard University and University of California, Davis

The Role of Unions

By Aaron Sojourner and Brigham R. Frandsen·November 3, 2019
University of Minnesota and Brigham Young University

Should the United States Try to Weaken the Dollar?

By Michael Klein and Maurice Obstfeld·August 5, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and University of California, Berkeley

The Politics of Manufacturing Decline

By Jeffry Frieden, J. Lawerence Broz and Stephen Weymouth·July 30, 2019
University of California, San Diego, Harvard University, and Georgetown University

How Much of your Car is Made in Mexico?

By Alonso de Gortari·June 20, 2018
Harvard University

What is the National Security Rationale for Steel, Aluminum and Automobile Protection?

By Menzie Chinn·June 6, 2018
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Will Steel Tariffs put U.S. Jobs at Risk?

By Kadee Russ and Lydia Cox·February 26, 2018
Harvard University and University of California, Davis

Do Place-Based Policies Work?

By David Neumark·November 28, 2017
University of California, Irvine

The Geography of Need and the Proposed Foxconn Deal in Wisconsin

By John C. Brown·August 28, 2017
Clark University

Will the Trump Energy Policy help Appalachia?

By Steve Cicala·January 26, 2017
Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

Is China a Currency Manipulator?

By Michael Klein·January 20, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Will Manufacturing Jobs Come Back?

By David Deming·January 20, 2017
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education

Medicaid

Medicaid

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The State of Health Insurance in America

By Mark Shepard·September 30, 2024
Harvard Kennedy School

Impact of Medicaid Expansion on State Budgets and Mortality

By David Slusky·July 21, 2021
University of Kansas

COVID-19 and Medicaid: Can State Budgets Handle It?

By E. Kathleen Adams and Emily Johnston·December 17, 2020
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health and Urban Institute

How Large a Burden are Administrative Costs in Health Care?

By Joshua D. Gottlieb and Mark Shepard·September 6, 2018
University of British Columbia and Harvard University

Medicaid and CHIP: Filling in the Gap of Children’s Health Insurance Coverage

By Lara Shore-Sheppard·January 22, 2018
Williams College

Does Increased Access to Medicaid Stimulate Job Mobility?

By Adriana Kugler·July 31, 2017
Georgetown University

Evidence on the Value of Medicaid

By Joshua D. Gottlieb and Mark Shepard·July 2, 2017
University of British Columbia and Harvard University

Medicaid and Block Grants: Lessons from Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

By Marianne Bitler and Ann Stevens·February 24, 2017
UC Davis Department of Economics and Center for Poverty Research

Mexico

Mexico

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The Mexican Border and U.S. Trade: What Would Be the Impact of a Border Closure?

By Kadee Russ and Aaron Sojourner·April 13, 2019
University of California, Davis and University of Minnesota

How Much of your Car is Made in Mexico?

By Alonso de Gortari·June 20, 2018
Harvard University

Driving Home the Importance of NAFTA

By Marc Melitz·January 29, 2017
Harvard University

Minimum wage

Minimum wage

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What Are The Broader Impacts of the Minimum Wage?

By Jonathan Meer·January 7, 2019
Texas A&M University

Who Benefits from a Higher Minimum Wage?

By Jonathan Meer·November 27, 2018
Texas A&M University

What Does the Seattle Experience Teach Us About Minimum Wages?

By Jesse Rothstein and Diane Schanzenbach·August 7, 2017
University of California, Berkeley and Northwestern University

Do Minimum Wages Really Kill Jobs?

By Jesse Rothstein and Michael Reich·April 27, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

Monetary Policy

Monetary Policy

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Taming Inflation: No Pain No Gain?

By Kenneth Kuttner·September 20, 2023
Williams College

When Should the Fed Stop Raising Interest Rates?

By Jeffrey C. Fuhrer·April 5, 2023
Former EVP and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

What Drives Rising Inflation? (Updated)

By Menzie Chinn·December 11, 2021
Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs and Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin

Can the Fed Taper Without a Market Tantrum?

By Jeffrey C. Fuhrer·December 4, 2021
Harvard Kennedy School

Pandemic Shortages and Inflation: From Empty Shelves to Higher Prices

By Alberto Cavallo and Oleksiy Kryvtsov·October 7, 2021
Harvard Business School and Bank of Canada

Why Did the Fed Change Its Framework? And Why Does It Matter?

By Jeffrey C. Fuhrer·December 15, 2020
Harvard Kennedy School

Policy Responses to the Economic Consequences of Coronavirus

By Michael Klein and Megan Greene·March 17, 2020
Harvard Kennedy School, and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

What is the Fed Doing to Stabilize Financial Markets?

By Kenneth Kuttner·March 15, 2020
Williams College

The Problems with Low Inflation (VIDEO)

By Dan Sichel and Michael Klein·December 18, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University, and Wellesley College

Understanding the Low Inflation and Low Unemployment in Today’s Economy (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Megan Greene·October 21, 2019
Harvard Kennedy School, and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Why Is Inflation so Low?

By Dan Sichel·October 8, 2019
Wellesley College

How Low Can We Go? Prospects for Negative Interest Rates

By Kenneth Kuttner·September 17, 2019
Williams College

Fed Policy: Is it Time to Take Away the Punch Bowl? (UPDATE)

By Kenneth Kuttner·July 30, 2019
Williams College

What is Modern Monetary Theory?

By Michael Klein and Kenneth Kuttner·June 7, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and Williams College

What Tools Does the U.S. Have to Combat the Next Recession? (VIDEO)

By Karen Dynan and Jay C. Shambaugh·December 12, 2018
Harvard University and George Washington University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

What Information Does the Yield Curve Yield? (UPDATED)

By Michael Klein·December 6, 2018
Fletcher School, Tufts University

What’s the Problem with Low Inflation?

By Michael Klein·August 6, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Decline in the Dollar

By Michael Klein and Jay C. Shambaugh·June 2, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University and George Washington University

Leaning on The Fed

By Michael Klein·April 13, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Mortality Rates

Mortality Rates

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Tracking the Pandemic’s Trajectory: COVID-19 Cases vs. Deaths in the U.S.

By Hoyt Bleakley·March 26, 2020
University of Michigan

Opioids and Early Death in America

By Ellen Meara, Nancy Morden and Jonathan Skinner·September 23, 2017
Dartmouth College

Municipal Bonds

Municipal Bonds

---

Tax Reform Threatens Infrastructure Investment

By Daniel Bergstresser·December 26, 2017
Brandeis University

How Should We Pay for Our Infrastructure?

By Daniel Bergstresser·May 3, 2017
Brandeis University

National Security

National Security

---

Import Limits on Steel and Aluminum: Protecting National Security or Protectionism?

By Menzie Chinn·May 9, 2017
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Occupational Safety

Occupational Safety

---

Occupational Hazard? Birth Outcomes Among Physician Mothers

By David Slusky and Lilly Springer·January 30, 2024
University of Kansas

Rules, Regulations, and Social Benefits (UPDATED)

By Sandra Black·July 22, 2022
Columbia University

Philanthropy

Philanthropy

---

Are Rich People Really Less Generous?

By Benjamin Priday·May 5, 2020
Texas A&M University

Will Tax Reform Have an Impact on Charitable Giving?

By Jonathan Meer·October 5, 2017
Texas A & M University

Podcast

Podcast

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Population Growth

Population Growth

---

Health and Economic Effects of Reduced Access to Abortion (UPDATED)

By David Slusky·June 28, 2022
University of Kansas

The Impact of Roe v. Wade on American Fertility (UPDATED)

By Phillip Levine·June 27, 2022
Wellesley College

The Mystery of the Declining U.S. Birth Rate

By Melissa Kearney, Phillip Levine and Luke Pardue·February 15, 2022
University of Maryland and Wellesley College

Could Expanding Access to Contraception Improve Economic Outcomes?

By Jason Lindo, Andrea M. Kelly and Analisa Packham·August 20, 2019
Texas A&M University and Vanderbilt University

Poverty

Poverty

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Work and Poverty

By Ryan Finnigan and Emily Searl·November 13, 2023
Terner Center for Housing Innovation, University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Davis

The Financial and Psychological Costs of Income Volatility

By Lisa A. Gennetian and Bradley Hardy·October 18, 2023
Duke University and Georgetown University

Can Moving to a Different Neighborhood Improve Life’s Chances?

By Lawrence Katz·November 28, 2022
Harvard University

Does the Safety Net Help Prevent Family and Youth Violence?

By Kelli Komro, Emily D. Lemon, Melvin D. Livingston, Rachael A. Spencer and Briana Woods-Jaeger·March 1, 2022
Emory University

How Do Low-Income Families Spend Their Money?

By Lisa A. Gennetian, Jordan Conwell and Becca Daniels·November 15, 2021
Duke University and University of Texas at Austin

Child Poverty

By Emma Neely·June 16, 2021
EconoFact

Child Poverty in the U.S.

By Melissa Kearney·February 5, 2021
University of Maryland

Many Families With Children Experience a “Hidden” Source of Poverty

By Lisa A. Gennetian, Christina Gibson-Davis and Lisa A. Keister·January 20, 2021
Duke University

Who Does Not Have Enough to Eat in America?

By Diane Schanzenbach·November 25, 2020
Northwestern University

The Growing Burden of Housing for Low-Income Renters

By Ellie Lochhead and Shomon Shamsuddin·September 17, 2020
Tufts University

Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth

By Lant Pritchett·February 2, 2020
Oxford University

A Nobel Way to Fight Poverty in the United States

By Vincent Quan·December 3, 2019
J-PAL North America

Responsiveness of the Safety Net During Downturns: Lessons from the Great Recession

By Marianne Bitler·October 28, 2019
University of California, Davis

Can the U.S. Cut Child Poverty in Half in a Decade?

By Hilary Hoynes, Greg J. Duncan, Irwin Garfinkel and Timothy Smeeding·April 2, 2019
University of California, Irvine; Columbia University; University of California, Berkeley; and University of Wisconsin-Madison

Concentrated Poverty and the Disconnect Between Jobs and Workers

By David Neumark·January 22, 2019
University of California, Irvine

Can Conditional Cash Transfers Break the Cycle of Poverty?

By Adriana Kugler·September 24, 2018
Georgetown University

Employment and Poverty

By Ann Stevens·January 7, 2018
UC Davis and Center for Poverty Research

Do Place-Based Policies Work?

By David Neumark·November 28, 2017
University of California, Irvine

SNAP: Nutrition Aid Can Provide Long-Term Benefits

By Hilary Hoynes·November 12, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

The Success of the Earned Income Tax Credit

By Hilary Hoynes·May 8, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

Income Differences in Education: the Gap Within the Gap

By Susan Dynarski and Katherine Michelmore·April 20, 2017
Syracuse University and University of Michigan

Medicaid and Block Grants: Lessons from Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

By Marianne Bitler and Ann Stevens·February 24, 2017
UC Davis Department of Economics and Center for Poverty Research

Primary and Secondary Education

Primary and Secondary Education

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Educational Benefits of Reducing Lead Exposure

By Alex Hollingsworth, Mike Huang, Ivan Rudik and Nicholas J. Sanders·March 5, 2023
Indiana University and Cornell University

Charter Schools: The Michigan Experience and the Limits on the Federal Role

By Nora Gordon·January 31, 2017
McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

Productivity

Productivity

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What Explains Slow Productivity Growth in the United States? (VIDEO)

By Karen Dynan and Jay C. Shambaugh·November 25, 2018
Harvard University and George Washington University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

Can Both the United States and China Be Winners in a Global Technology Race?

By Jennifer Hunt·July 25, 2018
Rutgers University

Should Immigrants be Admitted to the United States Based on Merit?

By Jennifer Hunt·June 28, 2017
Rutgers University

The Productivity Slowdown is Even More Puzzling than You Think …

By Dan Sichel·May 17, 2017
Wellesley College

Immigration and Economic Growth in the U.S., 2000-2015

By Giovanni Peri·March 16, 2017
University of California, Davis

Can the U.S. Economy Sustain 3½ to 4 Percent Economic Growth?

By Dan Sichel·January 25, 2017
Wellesley College

Public Health

Public Health

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The State of Health Insurance in America

By Mark Shepard·September 30, 2024
Harvard Kennedy School

The Cybersecurity Threat Ailing Healthcare

By Josephine Wolff·April 3, 2024
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Occupational Hazard? Birth Outcomes Among Physician Mothers

By David Slusky and Lilly Springer·January 30, 2024
University of Kansas

How Effective Were Pandemic Lockdowns ?

By Alessandro Rebucci·January 22, 2024
Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

Containing Prescription Costs in Medicare

By Craig Garthwaite and Amanda Starc·December 17, 2023
Northwestern University

Severe Maternal Morbidity in the United States

By Summer Sherburne Hawkins and Christopher F. Baum·March 20, 2023
Boston College

Educational Benefits of Reducing Lead Exposure

By Alex Hollingsworth, Mike Huang, Ivan Rudik and Nicholas J. Sanders·March 5, 2023
Indiana University and Cornell University

How Much Did Native American Life Expectancy Drop During COVID-19?

By Jeffrey Burnette and Matthew Gregg·January 31, 2023
Rochester Institute of Technology and Center for Indian Country Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Economics of Infant Feeding in the U.S.

By Laura Stilwell and Lisa A. Gennetian·October 7, 2022
Duke University

Health and Economic Effects of Reduced Access to Abortion (UPDATED)

By David Slusky·June 28, 2022
University of Kansas

The Impact of Roe v. Wade on American Fertility (UPDATED)

By Phillip Levine·June 27, 2022
Wellesley College

How Opioid Overdoses Reached Crisis Levels

By Alicia Sasser Modestino·November 19, 2021
Northeastern University

Impacts of Lead Exposure on Health, Fertility, and Education

By David Slusky·October 25, 2021
University of Kansas

Pollution, the Flu Shot, and Hospitalizations

By Nicholas J. Sanders, Joshua S. Graff Zivin, Matthew J. Neidell and Gregor Singer·October 6, 2021
University of California, San Diego, Columbia University, Cornell University, and University of California, San Diego

Impact of Medicaid Expansion on State Budgets and Mortality

By David Slusky·July 21, 2021
University of Kansas

Lasting Effects of Exposure to School Shootings

By Phillip Levine and Robin McKnight·February 10, 2021
Wellesley College

The Paradox of Medical Costs During the Pandemic

By Jeff Levin-Scherz and Trevis Parson·June 30, 2020
Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health and Harvard Medical School and Willis Towers Watson

Disparities in Access to Health Care During a Pandemic

By Chloe East and Michelle Marcus·May 27, 2020
University of Colorado Denver and Vanderbilt University

COVID-19 Impact on Indigenous Peoples in the U.S.

By Randall Akee·May 12, 2020
University of California, Los Angeles

Lives vs. Livelihoods? Lessons from the Ebola Epidemic

By Stephen A. O' Connell·April 5, 2020
Swarthmore College

Policy Responses to the Economic Consequences of Coronavirus

By Michael Klein and Megan Greene·March 17, 2020
Harvard Kennedy School, and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Lessons From the 1918 Flu Pandemic

By Phillip Levine and Robin McKnight·March 17, 2020
Wellesley College

Do State-Level Policies Impact Maternal Mortality?

By Summer Sherburne Hawkins and Christopher F. Baum·February 24, 2020
Boston College

Clearing the Air on the Costs of Pollution

By Nicholas J. Sanders·October 18, 2019
Cornell University

Could Expanding Access to Contraception Improve Economic Outcomes?

By Jason Lindo, Andrea M. Kelly and Analisa Packham·August 20, 2019
Texas A&M University and Vanderbilt University

Widening Socioeconomic Differences in Children’s Family Structure

By Melissa Kearney·June 17, 2019
University of Maryland

Health Insurance Without the Individual Mandate: Can a Three-legged Stool Stand on Two Legs?

By Kosali Simon and Daniel Sacks·November 7, 2018
Indiana University

How Do Occupational Licensing Rules Affect the Health Care Sector?

By E. Kathleen Adams, Sara Markowitz and Ryan Nunn·October 9, 2018
Emory University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

How Large a Burden are Administrative Costs in Health Care?

By Joshua D. Gottlieb and Mark Shepard·September 6, 2018
University of British Columbia and Harvard University

Football, College Party Culture, and Sexual Assault

By Jason Lindo, Peter Siminski and Isaac D. Swensen·July 19, 2018
Texas A&M University, University of Technology Sydney, and Montana State University

Access to Substance Abuse Treatment, Drug Overdose Deaths, and Crime

By Jason Lindo, Isaac D. Swensen and Samuel R. Bondurant·March 16, 2018
Texas A&M University and Montana State University

Could Drug Ads Have Positive Side Effects?

By Amanda Starc and Michael Sinkinson·February 20, 2018
Yale University and Northwestern University

Medicaid and CHIP: Filling in the Gap of Children’s Health Insurance Coverage

By Lara Shore-Sheppard·January 22, 2018
Williams College

SNAP: Nutrition Aid Can Provide Long-Term Benefits

By Hilary Hoynes·November 12, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

Opioids and Early Death in America

By Ellen Meara, Nancy Morden and Jonathan Skinner·September 23, 2017
Dartmouth College

Does Increased Access to Medicaid Stimulate Job Mobility?

By Adriana Kugler·July 31, 2017
Georgetown University

Evidence on the Value of Medicaid

By Joshua D. Gottlieb and Mark Shepard·July 2, 2017
University of British Columbia and Harvard University

Health Care: The Role of the Individual Mandate and Insurance Subsidies

By Amanda Starc·March 9, 2017
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Medicaid and Block Grants: Lessons from Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

By Marianne Bitler and Ann Stevens·February 24, 2017
UC Davis Department of Economics and Center for Poverty Research

Unintended Consequences of an International Abortion Policy

By Stephen A. O' Connell·February 15, 2017
Swarthmore College

Public Private Partnerships

Public Private Partnerships

---

How Should We Pay for Our Infrastructure?

By Daniel Bergstresser·May 3, 2017
Brandeis University

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

---

The Jones Act and the Cost of Shipping Between U.S. Ports

By Daniel Bergstresser and Marc Melitz·October 19, 2017
Brandeis University and Harvard University

Puerto Rico’s Debt Trap

By Daniel Bergstresser·May 16, 2017
Brandeis University

Racial Discrimination

Racial Discrimination

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Racial Differences in Unemployment Insurance

By Elizabeth O. Ananat and Anna Gassman-Pines·April 11, 2023
Barnard College and Duke University

Can Discrimination Thrive in a Free Market?

By Trevon D. Logan·February 8, 2023
The Ohio State University

What Drives Racial Differences in Speeding Tickets?

By Felipe Goncalves and Steve Mello·July 7, 2021
University of California, Los Angeles and Dartmouth College

Wider Effects of Police Killings in Minority Neighborhoods

By Desmond Ang·June 24, 2020
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Economics Research on Racial Disparities in Policing

By Emily Weisburst and Felipe Goncalves·June 16, 2020
University of California, Los Angeles

How Can We Know if There is Discrimination in Hiring?

By David Neumark·October 27, 2018
University of California, Irvine

Race and Ethnicity Within Widening Income Inequality in the United States

By Randall Akee·May 10, 2018
University of California, Los Angeles

The Effects of ‘Ban the Box’ on the Employment of Black Men

By Jennifer Doleac and Amanda Agan·June 9, 2017
Rutgers University and University of Virginia

Randomized Controlled Trials

Randomized Controlled Trials

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A Nobel Way to Fight Poverty in the United States

By Vincent Quan·December 3, 2019
J-PAL North America

Reforming Government

Reforming Government

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Does Occupational Licensing Represent Excessive Regulation?

By Jennifer Hunt·April 20, 2017
Rutgers University

Will ‘Deconstructing the Administrative State’ Spur Economic Growth?

By Steve Cicala·March 14, 2017
Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

Business Success Versus Government Success

By Raymond Fisman·February 7, 2017
Boston University

Regional Development

Regional Development

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Flood Insurance in a World with Rising Seas

By Francesc Ortega, Agustin Indaco and Suleyman Taspinar·October 15, 2018
Queens College, City University of New York

Learning from Hurricane Sandy? Rising Seas and Housing Values in New York

By Francesc Ortega and Suleyman Taspinar·May 2, 2018
Queens College, City University of New York

Do Place-Based Policies Work?

By David Neumark·November 28, 2017
University of California, Irvine

The Geography of Need and the Proposed Foxconn Deal in Wisconsin

By John C. Brown·August 28, 2017
Clark University

Remote work

Remote work

---

Retirement

Retirement

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The Burden of Public Pension Promises on State and Local Budgets

By Daniel Bergstresser and Joshua D. Rauh·December 19, 2018
Brandeis University and Stanford University

Will Social Security be There for You?

By Karen Dynan·June 12, 2018
Harvard University

Teacher Pension Paradox: Rising Costs and Stagnant or Declining Benefits

By Cory Koedel and Michael Podgursky·May 17, 2018
University of Missouri

Many American Households Are Still Struggling to Build Wealth

By Karen Dynan·October 7, 2017
Harvard University

A Public Pension Time-Bomb?

By Daniel Bergstresser·August 2, 2017
Brandeis University

Social Security Benefits: When Do You Plan to Retire?

By Jesse Rothstein·February 9, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

Russia

Russia

---

Russia-Ukraine War

Russia-Ukraine War

---

The Role of Energy Markets in the War in Ukraine (UPDATED)

By David Victor·September 16, 2022
University of California, San Diego

Food Inflation in the U.S. and Abroad

By Alberto Cavallo·August 1, 2022
Harvard Business School

The Spike in Global Hunger

By Steven Block·June 16, 2022
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Strong Dollar and the War in Ukraine

By Michael Klein·June 1, 2022
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Should We Suspend Gas Taxes to Counter High Oil Prices?

By Gilbert Metcalf·March 31, 2022
Tufts University

How Sanction-Proof is the Russian Economy?

By Christopher Miller·March 17, 2022
Fletcher School, Tufts University

SWIFT Sanction on Russia: How It Works and Likely Impacts

By Alessandro Rebucci·March 4, 2022
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

Safety Net

Safety Net

---

How Do Low-Income Families Spend Their Money?

By Lisa A. Gennetian, Jordan Conwell and Becca Daniels·November 15, 2021
Duke University and University of Texas at Austin

Child Poverty in the U.S.

By Melissa Kearney·February 5, 2021
University of Maryland

Job Loss and the Safety Net

By Chloe East and David Simon·December 2, 2020
University of Colorado Denver and University of Connecticut

Who Does Not Have Enough to Eat in America?

By Diane Schanzenbach·November 25, 2020
Northwestern University

Work-based Risks to Latino Workers and their Families From COVID-19

By Lisa A. Gennetian and Matthew S. Johnson·May 26, 2020
Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy

Income Assistance for Low-Income Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis

By Phillip Levine and Diane Schanzenbach·May 7, 2020
Wellesley College and Northwestern University

COVID-19 Impacts on Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition

By William Masters·April 20, 2020
Tufts University

COVID-19 Social Insurance Payments to U.S. Households

By Melissa Kearney and Luke Pardue·March 26, 2020
University of Maryland

Challenges of Equitable Rapid Response Cash Payments

By Lisa A. Gennetian·March 20, 2020
Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy

Policy Responses to the Economic Consequences of Coronavirus

By Michael Klein and Megan Greene·March 17, 2020
Harvard Kennedy School, and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Will the Public Charge Rule Reduce Safety Net Expenditures? (UPDATE)

By Tara Watson·January 27, 2020
Williams College

Responsiveness of the Safety Net During Downturns: Lessons from the Great Recession

By Marianne Bitler·October 28, 2019
University of California, Davis

Who Would Be Affected by Proposed Changes to SNAP?

By Diane Schanzenbach·August 1, 2019
School of Education & Social Policy and Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University

Can the U.S. Cut Child Poverty in Half in a Decade?

By Hilary Hoynes, Greg J. Duncan, Irwin Garfinkel and Timothy Smeeding·April 2, 2019
University of California, Irvine; Columbia University; University of California, Berkeley; and University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Potential of State Earned Income Tax Credits

By Sara Markowitz and Kelli Komro·March 14, 2019
Emory University

SNAP Benefits and the Government Shutdown

By Tara Watson·January 23, 2019
Williams College

What Are The Broader Impacts of the Minimum Wage?

By Jonathan Meer·January 7, 2019
Texas A&M University

Policy Implications from Rising Economic Inequality

By Kimberly Clausing and Hilary Hoynes·November 13, 2018
Reed College and University of California, Berkeley

Weighing the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Universal Basic Income (VIDEO)

By Kimberly Clausing and Hilary Hoynes·November 9, 2018
Reed College and University of California, Berkeley

Can Conditional Cash Transfers Break the Cycle of Poverty?

By Adriana Kugler·September 24, 2018
Georgetown University

Will Social Security be There for You?

By Karen Dynan·June 12, 2018
Harvard University

Proposed Immigration Rules and the Safety Net

By Tara Watson·April 3, 2018
Williams College

Medicaid and CHIP: Filling in the Gap of Children’s Health Insurance Coverage

By Lara Shore-Sheppard·January 22, 2018
Williams College

Employment and Poverty

By Ann Stevens·January 7, 2018
UC Davis and Center for Poverty Research

SNAP: Nutrition Aid Can Provide Long-Term Benefits

By Hilary Hoynes·November 12, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

Welfare and the Federal Budget

By Melissa Kearney·July 25, 2017
University of Maryland

Evidence on the Value of Medicaid

By Joshua D. Gottlieb and Mark Shepard·July 2, 2017
University of British Columbia and Harvard University

SNAP: A Temporary, Fraud-Resistant, Family Friendly Policy

By William Masters·June 28, 2017
Tufts University

Unintended Consequences: Lessons From an Anti-Fraud Reform

By Raymond Fisman·June 1, 2017
Boston University

Do Safety Net Programs Impact Food Security in the United States?

By Tara Watson·May 26, 2017
Williams College

The Success of the Earned Income Tax Credit

By Hilary Hoynes·May 8, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

Anti-Poverty Program at Stake in Battle Over 2018 Farm Bill

By William Masters·April 17, 2017
Friedman School of Nutrition & Department of Economics, Tufts University

Do Undocumented Immigrants Overuse Government Benefits?

By Tara Watson·March 28, 2017
Williams College

Medicaid and Block Grants: Lessons from Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

By Marianne Bitler and Ann Stevens·February 24, 2017
UC Davis Department of Economics and Center for Poverty Research

Social Security Benefits: When Do You Plan to Retire?

By Jesse Rothstein·February 9, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

School Choice

School Choice

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School Vouchers: Promise and Pitfalls

By Sarah Reber·March 25, 2017
UCLA, Luskin School of Public Affairs

Education Funding: Tax Credits Cost the Federal Government Money

By Nora Gordon·March 21, 2017
McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

Charter Schools: The Michigan Experience and the Limits on the Federal Role

By Nora Gordon·January 31, 2017
McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

Semiconductors

Semiconductors

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Shipping

Shipping

---

The Jones Act and the Cost of Shipping Between U.S. Ports

By Daniel Bergstresser and Marc Melitz·October 19, 2017
Brandeis University and Harvard University

SNAP

SNAP

---

Fighting Hunger in the U.S.

By Diane Schanzenbach·May 10, 2021
Northwestern University

Who Would Be Affected by Proposed Changes to SNAP?

By Diane Schanzenbach·August 1, 2019
School of Education & Social Policy and Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University

SNAP: Nutrition Aid Can Provide Long-Term Benefits

By Hilary Hoynes·November 12, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

SNAP: A Temporary, Fraud-Resistant, Family Friendly Policy

By William Masters·June 28, 2017
Tufts University

Anti-Poverty Program at Stake in Battle Over 2018 Farm Bill

By William Masters·April 17, 2017
Friedman School of Nutrition & Department of Economics, Tufts University

Social Safety Net

Social Safety Net

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Poverty Among Hispanic Children in the U.S.

By Lisa A. Gennetian and Yiyu Chen·February 21, 2024
Duke University and Child Trends

Work and Poverty

By Ryan Finnigan and Emily Searl·November 13, 2023
Terner Center for Housing Innovation, University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Davis

Is Cutting the Safety Net an Effective Way to Reduce Government Spending?

By Melissa Kearney and Luke Pardue·May 24, 2023
University of Maryland, Aspen Economic Strategy Group, and Gusto

The Pandemic Drop In Food Insecurity Among Families With Children

By Diane Schanzenbach·October 13, 2022
Northwestern University

Does the Safety Net Help Prevent Family and Youth Violence?

By Kelli Komro, Emily D. Lemon, Melvin D. Livingston, Rachael A. Spencer and Briana Woods-Jaeger·March 1, 2022
Emory University

Fighting Hunger in the U.S.

By Diane Schanzenbach·May 10, 2021
Northwestern University

Income Assistance for Low-Income Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis

By Phillip Levine and Diane Schanzenbach·May 7, 2020
Wellesley College and Northwestern University

COVID-19 Social Insurance Payments to U.S. Households

By Melissa Kearney and Luke Pardue·March 26, 2020
University of Maryland

Challenges of Equitable Rapid Response Cash Payments

By Lisa A. Gennetian·March 20, 2020
Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy

Policy Responses to the Economic Consequences of Coronavirus

By Michael Klein and Megan Greene·March 17, 2020
Harvard Kennedy School, and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Will the Public Charge Rule Reduce Safety Net Expenditures? (UPDATE)

By Tara Watson·January 27, 2020
Williams College

Responsiveness of the Safety Net During Downturns: Lessons from the Great Recession

By Marianne Bitler·October 28, 2019
University of California, Davis

Who Would Be Affected by Proposed Changes to SNAP?

By Diane Schanzenbach·August 1, 2019
School of Education & Social Policy and Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University

Can the U.S. Cut Child Poverty in Half in a Decade?

By Hilary Hoynes, Greg J. Duncan, Irwin Garfinkel and Timothy Smeeding·April 2, 2019
University of California, Irvine; Columbia University; University of California, Berkeley; and University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Potential of State Earned Income Tax Credits

By Sara Markowitz and Kelli Komro·March 14, 2019
Emory University

SNAP Benefits and the Government Shutdown

By Tara Watson·January 23, 2019
Williams College

What Are The Broader Impacts of the Minimum Wage?

By Jonathan Meer·January 7, 2019
Texas A&M University

Policy Implications from Rising Economic Inequality

By Kimberly Clausing and Hilary Hoynes·November 13, 2018
Reed College and University of California, Berkeley

Weighing the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Universal Basic Income (VIDEO)

By Kimberly Clausing and Hilary Hoynes·November 9, 2018
Reed College and University of California, Berkeley

Can Conditional Cash Transfers Break the Cycle of Poverty?

By Adriana Kugler·September 24, 2018
Georgetown University

Will Social Security be There for You?

By Karen Dynan·June 12, 2018
Harvard University

Proposed Immigration Rules and the Safety Net

By Tara Watson·April 3, 2018
Williams College

Medicaid and CHIP: Filling in the Gap of Children’s Health Insurance Coverage

By Lara Shore-Sheppard·January 22, 2018
Williams College

Employment and Poverty

By Ann Stevens·January 7, 2018
UC Davis and Center for Poverty Research

SNAP: Nutrition Aid Can Provide Long-Term Benefits

By Hilary Hoynes·November 12, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

Welfare and the Federal Budget

By Melissa Kearney·July 25, 2017
University of Maryland

Evidence on the Value of Medicaid

By Joshua D. Gottlieb and Mark Shepard·July 2, 2017
University of British Columbia and Harvard University

SNAP: A Temporary, Fraud-Resistant, Family Friendly Policy

By William Masters·June 28, 2017
Tufts University

Unintended Consequences: Lessons From an Anti-Fraud Reform

By Raymond Fisman·June 1, 2017
Boston University

Do Safety Net Programs Impact Food Security in the United States?

By Tara Watson·May 26, 2017
Williams College

The Success of the Earned Income Tax Credit

By Hilary Hoynes·May 8, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

Anti-Poverty Program at Stake in Battle Over 2018 Farm Bill

By William Masters·April 17, 2017
Friedman School of Nutrition & Department of Economics, Tufts University

Do Undocumented Immigrants Overuse Government Benefits?

By Tara Watson·March 28, 2017
Williams College

Medicaid and Block Grants: Lessons from Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

By Marianne Bitler and Ann Stevens·February 24, 2017
UC Davis Department of Economics and Center for Poverty Research

Social Security Benefits: When Do You Plan to Retire?

By Jesse Rothstein·February 9, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

Social Security

Social Security

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Will Social Security be There for You?

By Karen Dynan·June 12, 2018
Harvard University

Social Security Benefits: When Do You Plan to Retire?

By Jesse Rothstein·February 9, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

State and Local Finance

State and Local Finance

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Stadiums as Public Investments

By Andrew Zimbalist·September 4, 2023
Smith College

The Resilience of State and Local Government Budgets in the Pandemic

By Jeffrey Clemens·March 29, 2022
University of California, San Diego

COVID-19 and Medicaid: Can State Budgets Handle It?

By E. Kathleen Adams and Emily Johnston·December 17, 2020
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health and Urban Institute

Why Does the Census Matter for State and Local Governments? (UPDATED)

By Nora Gordon and Krista O'Connell·August 31, 2020
McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

States Face Daunting Budget Gaps. What Can Be Done?

By Alicia Sasser Modestino, Michael Goodman and Alan Clayton-Matthews·June 25, 2020
Northeastern University, UMass Dartmouth, and Northeastern University

How is the Coronavirus Crisis Affecting the Municipal Bond Market?

By Daniel Bergstresser·April 8, 2020
Brandeis University

The Burden of Public Pension Promises on State and Local Budgets

By Daniel Bergstresser and Joshua D. Rauh·December 19, 2018
Brandeis University and Stanford University

How Proposed Changes in State and Local Tax Deductions Matter for Public Schools

By Nora Gordon·November 9, 2017
McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

A Public Pension Time-Bomb?

By Daniel Bergstresser·August 2, 2017
Brandeis University

Stock Markets

Stock Markets

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Finance at a Time of Stress: Lessons for Investors and Regulators

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 13, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Finance at a Time of Stress: Stock Market Volatility and Risk

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 13, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Finance at a Time of Stress: Evaluating Stock Prices

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 13, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Finance at a Time of Stress: Understanding Stock Prices

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 6, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

When Do Stocks and Bonds Move Together, and Why Does it Matter?

By John Y. Campbell, Luis M. Viceira and Carolin Pflueger·May 30, 2023
Harvard University, Harvard Business School and Harris School of Public Policy of University of Chicago

Benefits and Costs of Requiring Companies To Disclose Climate Risks

By Galina Hale·June 29, 2022
University of California, Santa Cruz

Is the U.S. Stock Market Fairly Valued?

By Eric Zitzewitz·June 12, 2022
Dartmouth College

What to Make of Stock Market Volatility? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Megan Greene·August 28, 2019
Harvard Kennedy School, and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

What Problems (If Any) Arise From Stock Buybacks?

By Daniel Bergstresser·April 29, 2019
Brandeis University

What Does the Stock Market Tell us About Politics?

By Raymond Fisman and Eric Zitzewitz·May 14, 2018
Boston University and Dartmouth College

Putting the Recent Swings in Stock Market Indexes into Context

By Daniel Bergstresser·February 8, 2018
Brandeis University

Student Debt

Student Debt

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Is Taking on More Student Debt Bad for Students?

By Sandra Black, Lisa J. Dettling, Sarena Goodman, Lesley Turner and Jeff Denning·November 10, 2020
Columbia University, Brigham Young University, U.S. Federal Reserve, and Vanderbilt University

The Case For Protecting Student Loan Borrowers

By Susan Dynarski·July 17, 2017
University of Michigan

College Financial Aid: What You Don’t Know Can Cost You

By Phillip Levine·May 30, 2017
Wellesley College

The Diploma Gap: Growing Costs of an Unfinished College Education

By David Deming·May 24, 2017
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education

Supply chains

Supply chains

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Sustainability

Sustainability

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Tax Policy

Tax Policy

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Tip Off: The Problem with Exempting Tips from Taxes

By Ian Berlin and William G. Gale·September 20, 2024
Brookings Institution

Taxation

By Timothy Valk·February 1, 2024
EconoFact

Should We Suspend Gas Taxes to Counter High Oil Prices?

By Gilbert Metcalf·March 31, 2022
Tufts University

Taxing Multinational Corporations

By Daniel N. Shaviro·July 10, 2021
New York University School of Law

The Other 95%: Taxes on Pass-Through Businesses

By William G. Gale and Claire Haldeman·April 22, 2021
Brookings Institution

Can Taxes Improve our Health and our Planet?

By Emma Neely·March 25, 2021
EconoFact

Taxing the Rich (UPDATED)

By Kimberly Clausing·October 27, 2020
Reed College

Are Taxes (And Also Spending) Progressive?

By William G. Gale and Zachary Obstfeld·November 11, 2019
The Brookings Institution and EconoFact

The Distributional Effects of Fiscal Policy (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and William G. Gale·April 28, 2019
The Brookings Institution and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

How Big is the Problem of Tax Evasion?

By William G. Gale and Aaron Krupkin·April 3, 2019
Brookings Institution and Tax Policy Center

Should Governments Tax Sugary Drinks?

By Jan Gerson·December 5, 2018
University of Michigan

Policy Implications from Rising Economic Inequality

By Kimberly Clausing and Hilary Hoynes·November 13, 2018
Reed College and University of California, Berkeley

Assessing the Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (VIDEO)

By Kimberly Clausing·October 29, 2018
Reed College

The Capital Gains Tax and Inflation

By Daniel Bergstresser·August 13, 2018
Brandeis University

How will the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Impact American Workers?

By Kimberly Clausing·May 29, 2018
Reed College

Higher Gasoline Taxes and Infrastructure: An Idea Whose Time has Come?

By Dan Sichel·April 7, 2018
Wellesley College

The University Endowment Income Tax: Who Will Pay it and Why Was it Implemented?

By Phillip Levine·January 25, 2018
Wellesley College

Tax Reform Threatens Infrastructure Investment

By Daniel Bergstresser·December 26, 2017
Brandeis University

Do Current GOP Tax Reform Proposals Resemble Reagan’s Tax Reforms?

By Jeffrey Frankel·November 29, 2017
Kennedy School, Harvard University

Do Place-Based Policies Work?

By David Neumark·November 28, 2017
University of California, Irvine

How Proposed Changes in State and Local Tax Deductions Matter for Public Schools

By Nora Gordon·November 9, 2017
McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

Would Cutting Corporate Taxes Raise Workers’ Incomes?

By Kimberly Clausing·October 26, 2017
Reed College

Will Tax Reform Have an Impact on Charitable Giving?

By Jonathan Meer·October 5, 2017
Texas A & M University

Does Taxing U.S. Corporations Make Sense in a Global Economy?

By Kimberly Clausing·July 19, 2017
Reed College

The Success of the Earned Income Tax Credit

By Hilary Hoynes·May 8, 2017
University of California, Berkeley

Will Paul Ryan’s Tax Reform Set Off a Trade War?

By Lee Branstetter·April 6, 2017
Carnegie Mellon University and Peterson Institute for International Economics

Education Funding: Tax Credits Cost the Federal Government Money

By Nora Gordon·March 21, 2017
McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

Who Will Pay for the Wall?

By Menzie Chinn·February 13, 2017
Robert M. LaFollette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

House GOP Tax Plan Aims to Boost Competitiveness, Might Also Violate Trade Law

By Joel Trachtman·January 20, 2017
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Technology

Technology

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What the SolarWinds Breach Revealed About Our Cybersecurity Vulnerability

By Josephine Wolff·January 10, 2021
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Antitrust in the Digital Age — Google, Amazon, and What Follows

By Lynne Pepall and Dan Richards·November 12, 2020
Tufts University

Election Infrastructure and the Market for Voting Technology

By Miriam Wasserman and Josephine Wolff·February 11, 2020
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and EconoFact

How Much Do Cybersecurity Breaches Really Cost and Why Does It Matter?

By Josephine Wolff·December 1, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Big-Tech and the Resurgence of Antitrust

By Lynne Pepall and Dan Richards·January 28, 2019
Tufts University

What is the Problem of Forced Technology Transfer in China?

By Lee Branstetter·August 3, 2018
Carnegie Mellon University and Peterson Institute for International Economics

Can Both the United States and China Be Winners in a Global Technology Race?

By Jennifer Hunt·July 25, 2018
Rutgers University

Automation and the Growing Importance of Social Skills in the Labor Market

By David Deming·January 16, 2018
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education

The Productivity Slowdown is Even More Puzzling than You Think …

By Dan Sichel·May 17, 2017
Wellesley College

Will Manufacturing Jobs Come Back?

By David Deming·January 20, 2017
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education

Trade

Trade

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Industrial Policy is Back. Is That a Good Thing?

By Anna Ilyina, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu and Michele Ruta·October 21, 2024
International Monetary Fund

Can Trade Policy Help Combat Climate Change?

By Farid Farrokhi and Ahmad Lashkaripour·July 8, 2024
Boston College and Indiana University

The Rise of Economic Sanctions in U.S. Foreign Policy

By Daniel Drezner·June 25, 2024
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

International Trade

By Emma Neely and Robert Kaplan·February 9, 2022
EconoFact

How Economic Crises Spread Abroad

By Michael Klein and Galina Hale·September 24, 2021
University of California, Santa Cruz and Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Role of Shipping in World Trade

By Myrto Kalouptsidi·June 9, 2021
Harvard University

Steel Tariffs and U.S. Jobs Revisited

By Kadee Russ and Lydia Cox·February 6, 2020
Harvard University and University of California, Davis

What Aspects of the WTO is the Trump Administration Targeting for Reform?

By Joel Trachtman·January 28, 2020
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

What is the Toll of Trade Wars on U.S. Agriculture?

By Menzie Chinn and Bill Plumley·January 15, 2020
Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Costs of Tariffs (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Marc Melitz·November 24, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University and Harvard University

Should the Government Subsidize Exporters? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Marc Melitz·October 29, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University and Harvard University

The Costs of U.S. Tariffs Imposed Since 2018

By Kadee Russ·October 10, 2019
University of California, Davis

Do Bilateral Trade Deficits Matter? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Marc Melitz·September 4, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University and Harvard University

Should the United States Try to Weaken the Dollar?

By Michael Klein and Maurice Obstfeld·August 5, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and University of California, Berkeley

The Politics of Manufacturing Decline

By Jeffry Frieden, J. Lawerence Broz and Stephen Weymouth·July 30, 2019
University of California, San Diego, Harvard University, and Georgetown University

Is China Weakening the Yuan to Fight U.S. Tariffs? (UPDATE)

By Michael Klein·July 11, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Link Between the Shift in Politics and Globalization (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Jeffry Frieden·May 30, 2019
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Costs of Tariffs in the U.S.-China Trade War

By Kadee Russ·May 14, 2019
University of California, Davis

The Mexican Border and U.S. Trade: What Would Be the Impact of a Border Closure?

By Kadee Russ and Aaron Sojourner·April 13, 2019
University of California, Davis and University of Minnesota

Import Tariffs can also Reduce Exports (VIDEO)

By Lee Branstetter·October 8, 2018
Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University

The Financial and Economic Crisis in Turkey

By Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan·August 22, 2018
University of Maryland

Threats to U.S. Agriculture from U.S. Trade Policies (UPDATED)

By Menzie Chinn·August 5, 2018
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

What is the Problem of Forced Technology Transfer in China?

By Lee Branstetter·August 3, 2018
Carnegie Mellon University and Peterson Institute for International Economics

Can Both the United States and China Be Winners in a Global Technology Race?

By Jennifer Hunt·July 25, 2018
Rutgers University

How Much of your Car is Made in Mexico?

By Alonso de Gortari·June 20, 2018
Harvard University

U.S. Trade Policy: Going it Alone vs. Abiding by the World Trade Organization

By Joel Trachtman and Jeffry Frieden·June 15, 2018
Harvard University and The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

What is the National Security Rationale for Steel, Aluminum and Automobile Protection?

By Menzie Chinn·June 6, 2018
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Will Steel Tariffs put U.S. Jobs at Risk?

By Kadee Russ and Lydia Cox·February 26, 2018
Harvard University and University of California, Davis

Do Trade Restrictions Work? Lessons From Trade With Japan in the 1980s

By Lee Branstetter·November 20, 2017
Carnegie Mellon University

Can President Trump Terminate NAFTA or KORUS Without Congressional Approval?

By Joel Trachtman·November 7, 2017
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

The Economics of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

By Kadee Russ, Deborah Swenson and Kelly Stangl·November 6, 2017
University of California, Davis

The Jones Act and the Cost of Shipping Between U.S. Ports

By Daniel Bergstresser and Marc Melitz·October 19, 2017
Brandeis University and Harvard University

Are Global Imbalances a Source of Concern?

By Menzie Chinn·September 29, 2017
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

What Do We Learn from Bilateral Trade Deficits?

By Michael Klein and Marc Melitz·May 25, 2017
Harvard University and Fletcher School, Tufts University

Import Limits on Steel and Aluminum: Protecting National Security or Protectionism?

By Menzie Chinn·May 9, 2017
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Is China a Non-Market Economy, and Why Does It Matter?

By Joel Trachtman·April 12, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Carbon Taxes and U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Concerns

By Stefan Koester and Gilbert Metcalf·April 11, 2017
Tufts University

Will Paul Ryan’s Tax Reform Set Off a Trade War?

By Lee Branstetter·April 6, 2017
Carnegie Mellon University and Peterson Institute for International Economics

Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing? The President’s Trade Policies So Far

By Menzie Chinn·April 4, 2017
LaFollette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Looking for Export Growth in All the Wrong Places

By Lee Branstetter·March 29, 2017
Carnegie Mellon University and Peterson Institute for International Economics

Agricultural Implications of President Trump’s Policies

By Menzie Chinn·March 20, 2017
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Who Owns Us? Foreign Investment and Trade Deficits

By Michael Klein·March 13, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Driving Home the Importance of NAFTA

By Marc Melitz·January 29, 2017
Harvard University

Is the Trade Deficit a Drag on Growth?

By Michael Klein and Menzie Chinn·January 20, 2017
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Fletcher School, Tufts University

House GOP Tax Plan Aims to Boost Competitiveness, Might Also Violate Trade Law

By Joel Trachtman·January 20, 2017
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Will Manufacturing Jobs Come Back?

By David Deming·January 20, 2017
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Graduate School of Education

Trade Deficit

Trade Deficit

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Do Trade Restrictions Work? Lessons From Trade With Japan in the 1980s

By Lee Branstetter·November 20, 2017
Carnegie Mellon University

The Economics of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

By Kadee Russ, Deborah Swenson and Kelly Stangl·November 6, 2017
University of California, Davis

What Do We Learn from Bilateral Trade Deficits?

By Michael Klein and Marc Melitz·May 25, 2017
Harvard University and Fletcher School, Tufts University

Who Owns Us? Foreign Investment and Trade Deficits

By Michael Klein·March 13, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University

Is the Trade Deficit a Drag on Growth?

By Michael Klein and Menzie Chinn·January 20, 2017
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Fletcher School, Tufts University

Trade-in Services

Trade-in Services

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Looking for Export Growth in All the Wrong Places

By Lee Branstetter·March 29, 2017
Carnegie Mellon University and Peterson Institute for International Economics

Reforming the H-1B Visa Program

By Jennifer Hunt·February 17, 2017
Rutgers University

Unauthorized Immigration

Unauthorized Immigration

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Immigrant Deportations: Trends and Impacts

By Tara Watson·October 9, 2024
Brookings Institution

Immigration and Public Benefits

By Emma Neely·May 5, 2021
EconoFact

Immigrant Deportations During the Trump Administration

By Tara Watson·March 25, 2021
Williams College

Coronavirus’ Disproportionate Economic Impacts on Immigrants

By Tara Watson, Hilary Hoynes and Chloe East·June 17, 2020
University of Colorado Denver, University of California, Berkeley and Williams College

Secure Communities: Broad Impacts of Increased Immigration Enforcement

By Chloe East·January 13, 2020
University of Colorado Denver

Does Deporting Immigrants Lower Crime? Evidence from Secure Communities

By Giovanni Peri and Annie Laurie Hines·December 11, 2019
University of California, Davis

What Explains the Wages of Undocumented Workers?

By Francesc Ortega and Amy Hsin·July 24, 2019
Queens College, City University of New York

A Snapshot of the Undocumented Population in the United States (VIDEO)

By Tara Watson·October 18, 2018
Williams College

The Economic Gains from Legalizing DREAMers

By Francesc Ortega·January 23, 2018
Queens College, City University of New York

The Economic Cost of Repealing DACA

By Giovanni Peri·September 11, 2017
University of California, Davis

Do Undocumented Immigrants Overuse Government Benefits?

By Tara Watson·March 28, 2017
Williams College

Agricultural Implications of President Trump’s Policies

By Menzie Chinn·March 20, 2017
Robert M. La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Who Gains and Who Loses if We Turn Off the Immigrant Jobs Magnet?

By Tara Watson·January 27, 2017
Williams College

Should the United States Build a Wall on the Mexican Border to Reduce Unauthorized Immigration?

By Jennifer Hunt·January 24, 2017
Rutgers University

Uncertainty

Uncertainty

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The Financial and Psychological Costs of Income Volatility

By Lisa A. Gennetian and Bradley Hardy·October 18, 2023
Duke University and Georgetown University

Unemployment

Unemployment

---

COVID-19 and the Female Employment Crisis

By Emma Neely·March 5, 2021

Unemployment Insurance

Unemployment Insurance

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Racial Differences in Unemployment Insurance

By Elizabeth O. Ananat and Anna Gassman-Pines·April 11, 2023
Barnard College and Duke University

Improving the Timing of Unemployment Insurance

By Phillip Levine and Patricia M. Anderson·May 13, 2021
Dartmouth College and Wellesley College

Job Loss and the Safety Net

By Chloe East and David Simon·December 2, 2020
University of Colorado Denver and University of Connecticut

Layoffs, Divorce, and the Effect of Unemployment Insurance

By Jason Lindo, Isaac D. Swensen and Krishna Regmi·October 21, 2020
Texas A&M University, University of Oklahoma and Montana State University

The Role of Automatic Stabilizers in Fighting Recessions

By Jay C. Shambaugh·October 13, 2020
George Washington University

Did the CARES Act Help Counter Pandemic-Fueled Growth in Inequality?

By Matias Cortes and Eliza Forsythe·October 1, 2020
York University and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Have Enhanced Unemployment Benefits Discouraged Work?

By Ioana Marinescu·August 11, 2020
University of Pennsylvania

The Unemployed and Essential Low-Wage Workers After the CARES Act

By Phillip Levine and Patricia M. Anderson·April 6, 2020
Dartmouth College and Wellesley College

Unemployment Insurance Fixes to Address the Coronavirus Fallout

By Phillip Levine and Patricia M. Anderson·March 22, 2020
Dartmouth College and Wellesley College

Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate

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How Weak is the Labor Market?

By Michael Klein and Christopher F. Baum·April 1, 2021
Boston College and Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Unequal Impact of COVID-19 on Children’s Economic Vulnerability

By Anna Bokun, Jessie Himmelstern, Wonjeong Jeong, Ann Meier, Kelly Musick and Rob Warren·July 14, 2020
University of Minnesota and Cornell University

Unequal Employment Impacts of COVID-19

By Kosali Simon, Felipe Lozano Rojas, Laura Montenovo, Xuan Jiang, Ian M. Schmutte, Bruce A. Weinberg and Coady Wing·June 1, 2020
Indiana University, Ohio State University and University of Georgia

Do Economists Agree on the Impact of Immigration? (VIDEO)

By Jennifer Hunt·November 2, 2018
Rutgers University

Urban Economics

Urban Economics

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Video

Video

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Finance at a Time of Stress: Lessons for Investors and Regulators

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 13, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Finance at a Time of Stress: Stock Market Volatility and Risk

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 13, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Finance at a Time of Stress: Evaluating Stock Prices

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 13, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Finance at a Time of Stress: Understanding Stock Prices

By John Y. Campbell and Michael Klein·July 6, 2023
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Exchange Rates

By Timothy Valk·June 21, 2023
EconoFact

The Scourge of Hunger in the U.S. and the World

By Emma Neely and Timothy Valk·December 15, 2022
EconoFact

Unionization

By Emma Neely and Timothy Valk·June 24, 2022
EconoFact

International Trade

By Emma Neely and Robert Kaplan·February 9, 2022
EconoFact

Child Poverty

By Emma Neely·June 16, 2021
EconoFact

Would a Carbon Tax Hurt the Poor and the Middle Class? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Gilbert Metcalf·February 13, 2020
Tufts University

The Problems with Low Inflation (VIDEO)

By Dan Sichel and Michael Klein·December 18, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University, and Wellesley College

Development and Climate Change: International Dimensions of a Global Problem (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Gilbert Metcalf·December 9, 2019
Tufts University

The Costs of Tariffs (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Marc Melitz·November 24, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University and Harvard University

No Free Lunches: Budget Constraints in Public Policy (VIDEO)

By Dan Sichel and Michael Klein·November 18, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University, and Wellesley College

Is Big Bad? Evolving Anti-trust Concerns in the U.S. (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Dan Richards·November 8, 2019
Tufts University

Should the Government Subsidize Exporters? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Marc Melitz·October 29, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University and Harvard University

Understanding the Low Inflation and Low Unemployment in Today’s Economy (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Megan Greene·October 21, 2019
Harvard Kennedy School, and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

What Can Policy Do to Make Housing More Affordable? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Jeffrey Zabel·October 16, 2019
Tufts University

Measuring How Well the Economy is Doing (VIDEO)

By Dan Sichel and Michael Klein·September 30, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University and Wellesley College

Antitrust Policy in the Era of Technological Giants (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Dan Richards·September 26, 2019
Tufts University

The Carbon Tax (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Gilbert Metcalf·September 19, 2019
Tufts University

Is Homeownership a Good Way to Build Wealth? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Jeffrey Zabel·September 12, 2019
Tufts University

Do Bilateral Trade Deficits Matter? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Marc Melitz·September 4, 2019
Fletcher School, Tufts University and Harvard University

What to Make of Stock Market Volatility? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Megan Greene·August 28, 2019
Harvard Kennedy School, and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Globalization and its Consequences (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Maurice Obstfeld·July 16, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and The University of California, Berkeley

The Political Considerations in Fiscal Policy (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and William G. Gale·June 20, 2019
The Brookings Institution and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Immigrants and Public Benefits (VIDEO)

By EconoFact Admin·June 11, 2019

The Link Between the Shift in Politics and Globalization (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Jeffry Frieden·May 30, 2019
Harvard University and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

The Relevance of the Global Economy to the U.S. (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Maurice Obstfeld·May 19, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and The University of California, Berkeley

China’s Exchange Rate Policy (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Jay C. Shambaugh·May 6, 2019
The Fletcher School, Tufts University and The Brookings Institution

The Distributional Effects of Fiscal Policy (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and William G. Gale·April 28, 2019
The Brookings Institution and The Fletcher School, Tufts University

What Tools Does the U.S. Have to Combat the Next Recession? (VIDEO)

By Karen Dynan and Jay C. Shambaugh·December 12, 2018
Harvard University and George Washington University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

Understanding Trends in U.S. Labor Force Participation (VIDEO)

By Karen Dynan and Jay C. Shambaugh·December 3, 2018
Harvard University and George Washington University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

What Explains Slow Productivity Growth in the United States? (VIDEO)

By Karen Dynan and Jay C. Shambaugh·November 25, 2018
Harvard University and George Washington University and The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution

Weighing the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Universal Basic Income (VIDEO)

By Kimberly Clausing and Hilary Hoynes·November 9, 2018
Reed College and University of California, Berkeley

Do Economists Agree on the Impact of Immigration? (VIDEO)

By Jennifer Hunt·November 2, 2018
Rutgers University

Assessing the Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (VIDEO)

By Kimberly Clausing·October 29, 2018
Reed College

A Snapshot of the Undocumented Population in the United States (VIDEO)

By Tara Watson·October 18, 2018
Williams College

Import Tariffs can also Reduce Exports (VIDEO)

By Lee Branstetter·October 8, 2018
Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University

Voting

Voting

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Wealth

Wealth

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Many Families With Children Experience a “Hidden” Source of Poverty

By Lisa A. Gennetian, Christina Gibson-Davis and Lisa A. Keister·January 20, 2021
Duke University

Taxing the Rich (UPDATED)

By Kimberly Clausing·October 27, 2020
Reed College

How Does Wealth Beget Wealth? Evidence from Sweden

By Sandra Black, Paul J. Devereux and Kaveh Majlesi·August 4, 2020
Columbia University, University College, Dublin and Lund University

Growing Racial Wealth Disparities Among Families with Children

By Christina Gibson-Davis and Christine Percheski·July 27, 2020
Northwestern University and Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

Is Homeownership a Good Way to Build Wealth? (VIDEO)

By Michael Klein and Jeffrey Zabel·September 12, 2019
Tufts University

Do Low-Income Families Build Wealth Through Homeownership?

By Jeffrey Zabel and Allison Wainer·April 9, 2019
Tufts University

The Capital Gains Tax and Inflation

By Daniel Bergstresser·August 13, 2018
Brandeis University

Are We Seeing a New Housing Bubble?

By Jeffrey Zabel·June 27, 2018
Tufts University

Many American Households Are Still Struggling to Build Wealth

By Karen Dynan·October 7, 2017
Harvard University

Women's Health

Women's Health

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The Impact of Roe v. Wade on American Fertility (UPDATED)

By Phillip Levine·June 27, 2022
Wellesley College

Do State-Level Policies Impact Maternal Mortality?

By Summer Sherburne Hawkins and Christopher F. Baum·February 24, 2020
Boston College

Could Expanding Access to Contraception Improve Economic Outcomes?

By Jason Lindo, Andrea M. Kelly and Analisa Packham·August 20, 2019
Texas A&M University and Vanderbilt University

Unintended Consequences of an International Abortion Policy

By Stephen A. O' Connell·February 15, 2017
Swarthmore College

World Trade Organization

World Trade Organization

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What Aspects of the WTO is the Trump Administration Targeting for Reform?

By Joel Trachtman·January 28, 2020
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Is China a Non-Market Economy, and Why Does It Matter?

By Joel Trachtman·April 12, 2017
Fletcher School, Tufts University