U.S. Economy

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Up Front

Hutchins Roundup: who doctors test for heart attacks, impact of foreign-owned firms in the US, and more

Jeffrey Cheng, David Wessel, and Kadija Yilla

Friday, August 23, 2019

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Brookings Now

Charts of the Week: Recessions

Friday, August 23, 2019

Shifts in Private Sector Union Participation

Report

The shift in private sector union participation: Explanations and effects

Ryan Nunn, Jimmy O’Donnell, and Jay Shambaugh

Thursday, August 22, 2019

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Retirement, Pensions, & Social Security

401(k) retirees won’t buy annuities unless they are better designed

Robert C. Pozen

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Reports

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Report

How high are infrastructure costs? Analyzing Interstate construction spending

Leah Brooks and Zachary Liscow

Monday, August 19, 2019

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Report

Fiscal policy with high debt and low interest rates

William G. Gale

Thursday, August 15, 2019

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Report

How risk-sharing policies affect the costs and risks of public pension plans

Donald Boyd, Gang Chen, and Yimeng Yin

Monday, August 12, 2019

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Report

Is municipal bond insurance still worth the money in an ‘over-insurance’ phenomenon?

Kimberly Cornaggia, John Hund, and Giang Nguyen

Thursday, August 1, 2019

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Report

The Hutchins Center’s Fiscal Impact Measure

Louise Sheiner and Sage Belz

Friday, July 26, 2019

Blog Posts

Hutchins Roundup

Up Front

Hutchins Roundup: Returns for policies aimed at low-income children, impact of eviction, and more

Jeffrey Cheng, David Wessel, and Kadija Yilla

Thursday, August 15, 2019

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Up Front

What is yield curve control?

Sage Belz and David Wessel

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Hutchins Roundup

Up Front

Hutchins Roundup: Achievement of affirmative action beneficiaries, state opioid policies, and more

Finn Schuele, Louise Sheiner, Jeffrey Cheng, and Kadija Yilla

Thursday, August 8, 2019

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Law and macroeconomics: Using regulations to combat recessions

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The gender and racial diversity of the federal government’s economists

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Richard V. Reeves, Isabel V. Sawhill, and Steven Pearlstein

Friday, June 14, 2019

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