Search BPEA Papers

875 results

Exhaust rises from the stacks of the Harrison Power Station in Haywood, West Virginia, U.S., May 16, 2018. Picture taken May 16, 2018. To match Special Report USA-COAL/LABS. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

On the economics of a carbon tax for the United States

Gilbert E. Metcalf

Thursday, March 7, 2019

A man is seen in front of an electronic board showing stock information on the first day of trading in the Year of the Pig, following the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, at a brokerage house in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

A forensic examination of China’s national accounts

Wei Chen, Xilu Chen, Chang-Tai Hsieh, and Zheng (Michael) Song

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Skyscrapers Shanghai Tower (L), Jin Mao Tower (Top) and Shanghai World Financial Center are seen during a hazy day at the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai, China March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song - RC1CFB242650

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Fiscal space and the aftermath of financial crises: How it matters and why

Christina D. Romer and David H. Romer

Thursday, March 7, 2019

A woman points to an electronic board showing stock prices as she poses in front of the board after the New Year opening ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), held to wish for the success of Japan's stock market, in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - RC14906C3900

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

On falling neutral real rates, fiscal policy, and the risk of secular stagnation

Lukasz Rachel and Lawrence H. Summers

Thursday, March 7, 2019

A sign advertises open jobs at an Embassy Suites hotel in Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S., December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC1C64DACE20

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

A unified approach to measuring u∗

Richard K. Crump, Stefano Eusepi, Marc Giannoni, and Aysegul Sahin

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Commuters make their way to work after departing a city bus in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Okun revisited: Who benefits most from a strong economy?

Stephanie Aaronson, Mary C. Daly, William Wascher, and David W. Wilcox

Thursday, March 7, 2019

The Federal Reserve building pictured in Washington, U.S., July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC17D79ED940

Monetary Policy

Symposium: Monetary policy at the effective lower bound

Kristin J. Forbes, James Hamilton, Eric T. Swanson, and Janet L. Yellen

Friday, September 14, 2018

A pedestrian walks in front of the BankUnited headquarters in Coral Gables, Florida May 21, 2009. U.S. bank regulators on Thursday closed troubled lender BankUnited Financial Corp, Florida's largest bank, and sold its banking operations to a private equity consortium that includes WL Ross & Co. BankUnited, which had $12.8 billion in assets and $8.6 billion in retail deposits, is the biggest of 34 U.S. banks to fail so far this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said it estimates BankUnited's failure will cost its insurance fund $4.9 billion. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES BUSINESS POLITICS) - GM1E55M0MI401

U.S. Economy

The real effects of the financial crisis

Ben S. Bernanke

Thursday, September 13, 2018

FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, DC, U.S., August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo - RC17EEAD7510

Monetary Policy

Should the Fed regularly evaluate its monetary policy framework?

Jeffrey Fuhrer, Giovanni Olivei, Eric Rosengren, and Geoffrey Tootell

Thursday, September 13, 2018

International Financial Institutions

The first 20 years of the European Central Bank: Monetary policy

Philipp Hartmann and Frank Smets

Thursday, September 13, 2018

U.S. flags hang at the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - RC166FFF9250

U.S. Economy

Accounting for macro-finance trends: Market power, intangibles, and risk premia

Emmanuel Farhi and François Gourio

Thursday, September 13, 2018

A man looks at a screen displaying news of markets update inside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, February 11, 2016. Indian shares fell more than 3 percent on Thursday and headed for their biggest daily falls in nearly six months, hitting their lowest levels since May 2014, as fears of a slowdown in the global economy hit markets worldwide. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui - GF10000304542

U.S. Economy

The cyclical sensitivity in estimates of potential output

Olivier Coibion, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, and Mauricio Ulate

Thursday, September 13, 2018

The abandoned and decaying manufacturing plant of Packard Motor Car is seen in Detroit, Michigan April 2, 2011.

Social Issues

Saving the heartland: Place-based policies in 21st Century America

Benjamin Austin, Edward Glaeser, and Lawrence Summers

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Production operator Sammy Blanco monitors multi colored lights atop automated machines at the SolarWorld solar panel factory in Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S., January 15, 2018.

Technology & Innovation

Is automation labor-displacing? Productivity growth, employment, and the labor share

David Autor and Anna Salomons

Thursday, March 8, 2018

People wait in line at the Fred Jordan Mission annual back to school giveaway of shoes, clothing and backpacks for more than 4,000 homeless and underprivileged children in Los Angeles, California, United States, October 1, 2015.

Poverty

Safety net investments in children

Hilary W. Hoynes and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Show More Papers