Economic Studies

Students board their school bus in a sub-zero temperature.

Seasonally and weather-adjusting the monthly jobs numbers

Jonathan Wright

Friday, November 2, 2018

Discovery Communications Wellness Center Medical Director Liz Sequeira arrives to examine patient Bonnary Lek (L) during a medical appointment at the clinic in the Discovery headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland December 3, 2009. Sequeira says seeing patients in her office at Discovery Communications Inc's modern headquarters is like stepping back in time and being an old-time small town doctor. As Democratic lawmakers in Washington inch ahead with plans to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, companies like Discovery are striking out on their own -- whether through on-site doctors or diet plans -- to rein in soaring costs in a nation where employers still pay for the bulk of medical care. Picture taken December 3, 2009. To match Special Report USA-HEALTHCARE/WELLNESS REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES HEALTH BUSINESS SOCIETY) - GM1E5C90O2501

The opportunities and challenges of data analytics in health care

Paul B. Ginsburg, Andrés de Loera-Brust, Caitlin Brandt, and Abigail Durak

Thursday, November 1, 2018

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State individual mandates: Hows and whys

Sunday, October 28, 2018

A lone woman sits outside the U.S. Supreme Court building after Justice Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the court inside on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 6, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC13DDDC1740

Trump’s deregulatory efforts keep losing in court—and the losses could make it harder for future administrations to deregulate

Thursday, October 25, 2018

FILE PHOTO: A congressional aide holds flags to give to participants at rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo - RC136D9C88F0

Redesigning the budget process: A role for independent commissions?

Stuart M. Butler and Timothy Higashi

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Skid Row Housing Trust's 102 pre-fabricated 350 square foot modular apartments are seen under construction downtown, becoming the first housing complex of its type for the homeless in the nation, in Los Angeles, California, December 18, 2012. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION SOCIETY REAL ESTATE) - GM1E8CJ0EQO01

Learning from Opportunity Zones: How to improve place-based policies

Hilary Gelfond and Adam Looney

Friday, October 19, 2018

Students walk past a classroom building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S., September 20, 2018. Picture taken on September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake - RC1ACEB68CF0

Headwinds for graduate student borrowers: Rising balances and slowing repayment rates

Vivien Lee and Adam Looney

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Apartment buildings are shown in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC1DE752AF80

What does economic evidence tell us about the effects of rent control?

Rebecca Diamond

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Supporters of Positive Money hold up balloons in front of the Bank of England during a demonstration to demand quantitative easing which favours people instead of large financial institutions, in the City of London, in Britain November 3, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls - LR1ECB30V9J9T

Unconventional monetary policies in the euro area, Japan, and the United Kingdom

Giovanni Dell’Ariccia, Pau Rabanal, and Damiano Sandri

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke (5th R) chairs a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve's interest rate-setting body, in Washington in this March 17, 2009 picture released on March 19, 2009. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced the purchase of longer-dated Treasury securities to help end a deepening U.S. recession. REUTERS/Joe Pavel/Federal Reserve Board/Handout (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - WASE53J19O901

Outside the box: Unconventional monetary policy in the Great Recession and beyond

Kenneth N. Kuttner

Wednesday, October 17, 2018