Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
The
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity publishes research on current issues in macroeconomics, broadly defined.
BPEA emphasizes innovative analysis that has an empirical orientation, takes real-world institutions seriously, and is relevant to economic policy. Papers are presented and discussed at conferences held twice each year, and the papers and discussant remarks from each conference are published in the journal several months later. Research findings are described in a clear and accessible style to maximize their impact on economic understanding and economic policymaking.
Forthcoming
BPEA papers include “
Human Capital and Growth: Sorting Out the Relationship” by Philippe Aghion, Leah Boustan, and
Caroline Hoxby, “
Understanding Inflation-Indexed Bond Markets” by John Campbell, Robert Shiller, and Luis Viceira,
"Why Doesn't Capitalism Flow to Poor Countries?" by Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch, “
Causes and Consequences of the Oil Shock of 2007-08” by James Hamilton,
"Do Tax Cuts Starve the Beast? The Effect of Tax Changes on Government Spending" by Christina Romer and David Romer, and
"The Financial Crisis: An Inside View" by Phillip Swagel. For more information on the papers and authors, go to "Conferences & Papers." For other information, go to one of the other links.
The conferences and the journals are based upon the work partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0752779. The papers and discussant remarks reflect the views of the authors and not necessarily the views of the funding organizations or the staff members, officers, or trustees of the Brookings Institution.