Economic Studies

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Considerations for expanding international reference pricing beyond Medicare Part B

Loren Adler, Steven M. Lieberman, Christen Linke Young, and Paul B. Ginsburg

Monday, September 9, 2019

What happens if Trump tries to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell?

Peter Conti-Brown

Monday, September 9, 2019

Bottles of Cointreau, the orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur, are displayed at the Carre Cointreau in the Cointreau distillery in Saint-Barthelemy-d'Anjou near Angers, France, February 8, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe - RC1EDD102B00

How to close the loopholes in the Craft Beverage Modernization Act

Friday, September 6, 2019

Hutchins Roundup: Unemployment affects newborn health, impact of foreclosures, and more

Jeffrey Cheng, Louise Sheiner, and Kadija Yilla

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Argentina's President Mauricio Macri leaves afteer a news conference at the Olivos Presidential Residence in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 18, 2018. Picture taken July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci - RC1FA9BE17D0

Lessons learned from the Argentine economy under Macri

Manuel Alcalá Kovalski

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Inmate Arisleida Duarte applauds as she and others receive their high school GED (General Equivalency Diploma) along with 26 others at a graduation ceremony for inmates at the George Motchan Detention Center at New York City's Rikers Island correctional facility June 26, 2012. Two New York City agencies, the Department of Education and the Department of Correction share the responsibility of providing education to incarcerated men and women through the "East River Academy" on Rikers Island where inmates can earn their GED or High School diploma, and education staff assist in helping students to transition back to schools in the community upon their release. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW EDUCATION) - GM1E86R0HDH01

The most cost-effective ways to increase college graduation rates

Thursday, September 5, 2019

FILE PHOTO: A customer counts his cash at the checkout lane of a Walmart store in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles November 26, 2013. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD PACKAGE Ð SEARCH BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD MARCH 13 FOR ALL IMAGES - RC1E3B0702B0

The close relationship between the natural rate of interest and optimal inflation target

Thursday, September 5, 2019

The Maidstone Club, a golf lodge, is seen in East Hampton, New York, March 16, 2016. The market for luxury homes in the Hamptons, the summer playground for Wall Street's wealthiest, is losing some of its luster as financial markets limp along for a second year. REUTERS/Jeffrey Basinger - GF10000348072

Estimating the economic impact of a wealth tax

Thursday, September 5, 2019

A worker checks avocados at a packaging warehouse of Hoja Redonda plantation in Chincha, Peru, September 3, 2015. The eighth World Avocado Congress, an event dedicated to production, export and marketing of Hass avocados, will be held in Peru from September 13 to September 18. Peru is the second largest exporter of Hass avocados in the world, according to local media. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo - GF10000192546

Globalization has changed inflation dynamics, but domestic developments still matter

Thursday, September 5, 2019

People walk on the esplanade of La Defense, in the financial and business district, west of Paris, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RC1B9BB86D30

Class Notes: Barriers to neighborhood choice, wage expectations, and more

Chenoah Sinclair and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, September 4, 2019