Researchers looked back at the baby-boom era and found that federal mortgage programs played a part in the country’s population upswing after World War II.

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

The vast bulk of respondents in FT-Booth poll say the central bank should lift borrowing costs in a bid to tame inflation

Podcast · The BIG Lab · Why do some economies thrive while others get left behind? Get in close with the newest economics research and developments from top experts at the Building Inclusive Growth…

Two economists who spoke to Newsweek expect the Federal Reserve to hold rates next week.

Heterogeneous-agent New Keynesian (HANK) models characterize how entire cross-sectional distributions respond to structural shocks. Traditional representative-agent models are routinely disciplined by...

(September 2026) - We consider why fertility has fallen in recent decades in almost all high-income countries. We begin by documenting declining total fertility and rising childlessness across cohorts...

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Economists criticise Fed chair’s communication strategy as policymakers prepare to gather at Jackson Hole symposium

Kyle Lauckner asks a question…

Abstract. We examine the human development consequences of transferring responsibility for public service provision from state to local governments in Indi

Melissa Kearney, Aspen Economic Strategy Group director and University of Notre Dame professor of economics, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss AI's impact on the current labor market and more.

This summer, America celebrated the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, widely recognized as the formal founding of our nation and one of the early stages of establish...

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

This paper studies the effectiveness of forward guidance when central banks face private agents with heterogeneous expectations allowing for a degree …

(May 2026) - Elected prosecutors exercise substantial discretion over criminal charges and case dispositions, shaping the footprint of the criminal justice system. We study how the election of reform-...

Abstract. This article investigates how a government should manage international reserves when it faces the risk of a rollover crisis. We ask: Should the g

Notre Dame economists William Evans and Ethan Lieber examined the prescription practices of physicians in the late 1990s and found that they had increased the frequency and extent to which they prescr...

Christiane Baumeister discusses measuring the effects of oil shocks, changes in global energy markets, and forecasting tail risks.

We examine the labor supply effects of short-term income transfers for families experiencing a housing crisis. We link callers to an emergency assista…

Abstract. This article investigates how a government should manage international reserves when it faces the risk of a rollover crisis. We ask: Should the g

Economists worry that if we expect more inflation we’ll get more inflation.

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...