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Accounting for Slower Economic Growth

The United States in the 1970's

By Edward F. Denison December 1, 2010

Accounting for Slower Economic Growth examines labor productivity and productivity accounting during the 1970s in the United States.

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Coronavirus lessons from New York and San Francisco

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

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How have progressives fared in the 2020 congressional primaries?

Roma Venkateswaran and Amber Herrle

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

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COVID-19 is a chance to invest in our essential infrastructure workforce

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

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How does unemployment insurance work? And how is it changing during the coronavirus pandemic?

Manuel Alcalá Kovalski and Louise Sheiner

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

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How COVID-19 is changing law enforcement practices by police and by criminal groups

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

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What macroprudential policies are countries using to help their economies through the COVID-19 crisis?

Sigriður Benediktsdóttir, Greg Feldberg, and Nellie Liang

Monday, April 6, 2020