Economic Studies

Ted Gayer speaking at a Brookings event in Washington, D.C.

On Brookings and its role in today’s policy debates

Fred Dews and Ted Gayer

Friday, June 22, 2018

A now hiring sign is seen outside Lexus of Serramonte in Colma, California, U.S., October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam - RC130F2F90F0

The good and bad news about the US job market

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

little girls in science class

How should schools measure student success?

Lauren Bauer, Anne Wicks, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

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A policy wish list for the middle class

Richard V. Reeves and Katherine Guyot

Monday, May 14, 2018

A young woman holds her daughter at a playground in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois.

Improving opportunity with policies for women and families

Fred Dews and Isabel V. Sawhill

Friday, May 11, 2018

Flags fly over the Federal Reserve Headquarters on a windy day in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1E2991B8B0

A veteran central banker’s advice to Congress and the Fed on how best to preserve the Fed’s independence

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

U.S. 1040 Individual Income Tax forms are seen in New York

On tax day, what are the experts saying?

William G. Gale, Vanessa Williamson, Henry J. Aaron, and Fred Dews

Friday, April 13, 2018

John C. Williams speaks at an event at the Brookings Institution.

As John C. Williams joins the New York Fed, a look at his contributions to Brookings

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Retired engineer and his wife look over documents concerning their investments at their home in Orlando.

America’s aging population could worsen the federal budget problem

Fred Dews and Louise Sheiner

Friday, March 30, 2018

People walk on Wall Street in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC192578E210

How the Senate banking bill changes Dodd-Frank

Thursday, March 15, 2018