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Douglas W. Elmendorf, N. Gregory Mankiw and Lawrence H. Summers, July 01, 2008
The new editorial team will retain BPEA’s focus on empirical research of current issues in macroeconomics and economic policy, emphasizing real-world events and institutions. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Douglas W. Elmendorf, May 14, 2008, Joint Economic Committee
Even though billions of dollars of mortgage-related loses have yet to be declared, Doug Elemendorf offered Joint Economic Committee members four principles to guide reform of the troubled financial system. His diagnosis and prescriptions are based on a new Brookings report to be released Friday. Read More
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Susan M. Collins, May 01, 2008
This tenth issue of the Brookings Trade Forum examines a variety of dimensions of FDI. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Douglas W. Elmendorf, April 21, 2008, The Brookings Institution
By examining the IMF's World Economic Outlook, Senior Fellow Doug Elmendorf, discusses ways in which innovations in housing finance around the world might change the way monetary policy deals with housing developments in the future. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jason Furman, April 06, 2008, Des Moines Register
The financial regulatory infrastructure that started during the Civil War is now an "alphabet soup" of agencies, and it suffers from duplication in some areas and gaps in others. Jason Furman provides guidance on how policy-makers can build a more effective and stable financial system. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Rebecca M. Blank, April 04, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Rebecca Blank points out some of the troubling signs related to unemployment rates. The author discusses extending unemployment insurance benefits to address long-term unemployment and explains how changing demographics make the current numbers hard to compare to previous recessions. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Matt Fellowes, March 08, 2008, House Committee on Financial Services
Matt Fellowes testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services on his research into the high costs of being poor. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Rebecca M. Blank, March 07, 2008, Joint Economic Committee
Testifying before the Joint Economic Committee, Rebecca Blank argued that the low unemployment rate is misleading when compared to earlier years because the composition of those in the workforce is changing. In fact, she said, the very high rates of long-term unemployment suggest that it might be time to extend Unemployment Insurance benefits beyond the standard 25 weeks. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Alice M. Rivlin, February 26, 2008, House Committee on Financial Services
Alice M. Rivlin testified before Congress on the current economic situation and what policy makers can do to curb a possible future recession. "The Federal Reserve has used the tools in its limited arsenal aggressively and imaginatively and clearly indicated its intention do more if necessary," she said. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Martin Neil Baily, February 08, 2008, Presentation at the European Central Bank
At the request of the European Central Bank, Martin N. Baily presented his work at a conference in Frankfurt, in January 2008. His work examined productivity and potential growth in the United States and the European Union for the whole economy and by industry. This is a PDF of Martin Bailey's PowerPoint presentation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Isabel V. Sawhill, February 05, 2008, McClatchy Tribune
Isabel Sawhill argues that the fiscal stimulus package is a good idea, but is merely a stopgap that will do little to change the fundamental problems. She says that Congress should not lose sight of how the economy got to where it is and what is needed to prevent such vulnerabilities in the future. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Katz and David Jackson, February 04, 2008, The Hartford Courant
Though Washington is abuzz with talk of a short-term stimulus for the economy, very little is being said about the long-term challenges to American prosperity. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jason Furman, February 01, 2008, Los Angeles Times
Will the economy get a much-needed boost from a stilmulus package? In a week long Los Angeles Times 'Dust Up' series, Jason Furman, a Brookings scholar and an advisor to President Clinton, and author-economist Steven E. Landsburg discuss the U.S. economy and the recently announced stimulus package. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Karen E. Dynan, Douglas W. Elmendorf and Daniel E. Sichel, February 2008, The Brookings Institution
Data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) reveals that household income has become noticeably more volatile during the past thirty years. Senior Fellow Doug Elmendorf with Karen Dynan and Daniel Sichel from the Federal Reserve Board estimate that the standard deviation of percent changes in household income rose one-fourth between the early 1970s and early 2000s. Read More
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Douglas W. Elmendorf and William G. Gale, February 01, 2008
BPEA provides academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research on current economic issues. Read More