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Brookings Papers on Economic Activity [SJR: 2.826] [H-I: 59] [48 followers] Follow  Open Access journalISSN (Print) 0007-2303 - ISSN (Online) 1533-4465 Published by Brookings Institution  [1 journal]
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- Mortality and morbidity in the 21st century
Authors: Anne Case; Sir Angus Deaton
Abstract: In “Mortality and morbidity in the 21st century,” Princeton Professors Anne Case and Angus Deaton follow up on their groundbreaking 2015 paper that revealed a shocking increase in midlife mortality among white non-Hispanic Americans, exploring patterns and contributing factors to the troubling trend. Case and Deaton find that while midlife mortality rates continue to fall among all education classes […]
PubDate: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 04:01:38 +000
- Safety, liquidity, and the natural rate of interest
Authors: Marco Del Negro; Domenico Giannone, Marc P. Giannoni, Andrea Tambalotti
Abstract: In “Safety, liquidity, and the natural rate of interest,” Marco Del Negro, Domenico Giannone, Marc P. Giannoni, and Andrea Tambalotti of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York find that the secular decline in the natural rate of interest (the real rate of return that prevails when the economy is at its potential) in the […]
PubDate: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 04:00:41 +000
- Monetary policy in a low interest rate world
Authors: Michael T. Kiley; John M. Roberts
Abstract: In “Monetary policy in a low interest-rate world,” the Federal Reserve Board’s Michael T. Kiley and John M. Roberts, using standard economic models, find that rates could hit zero as much as 40 percent of the time—twice as often as predicted in work by others—according to standard economic models of the type used at the […]
PubDate: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 04:00:20 +000
- Along the watchtower: The rise and fall of U.S. low-skilled immigration
Authors: Gordon H. Hanson; Chen Liu, Craig McIntosh
Abstract: In “Along the watchtower: The rise and fall of U.S. low-skilled immigration,” Gordon H. Hanson, Chen Liu, and Craig McIntosh of the University of California San Diego find immigration to the U.S. of young, low-skilled workers will continue to slow until it reverses in 2050, regardless of U.S. policy, thanks to weak labor-supply growth in […]
PubDate: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 04:00:17 +000
- The disappointing recovery of output after 2009
Authors: John Fernald; Robert Hall, James Stock, Mark W. Watson
Abstract: In “The disappointing recovery of output after 2009,” the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s John Fernald, Stanford’s Robert Hall, Harvard’s James Stock, and Princeton’s Mark Watson look to answer a question vexing many economists: Why the nation is experiencing sluggish GDP growth rates given the steady decline of the unemployment rate post-Great Recession? They […]
PubDate: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 04:00:02 +000
- Is Europe an optimal political area?
Authors: Alberto Alesina; Guido Tabellini, Francesco Trebbi
Abstract: In “Is Europe an optimal political area?” Harvard University’s Alberto Alesina, Bocconi University’s Guido Tabellini and University of British Columbia’s Francesco Trebbi examine 15 EU countries and Norway from 1980-2009 to determine if the so-called European political project was “too ambitious.” The authors examine cultural differences among European citizens along fundamental dimensions such as trust, […]
PubDate: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 04:00:00 +000
- Editors’ Summary of the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
– Spring 2016
Authors: Angelica Aboulhosn
Abstract: This is also our first issue as the new editors of the Brookings Papers. We are honored to have the opportunity to build on the success of David Romer and Justin Wolfers, our immediate predecessors. David and Justin have provided insightful and indefatigable leadership, and we will do our best to live up to their […]
PubDate: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 17:38:42 +000
- Editors’ Summary of the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
– Fall 2015
Authors: Angelica Aboulhosn
Abstract: All the contributions in the first volume were concerned with short-run macroeconomic fluctuations in the United States. They all relied on relatively aggregate data, for example at the level of major industries or demo- graphic groups, at frequencies ranging from roughly monthly to annual. No contributions used data from outside the United States or from […]
PubDate: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 17:35:52 +000
- Editors’ Summary of the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
– 1970 No. 2
Authors: Angelica Aboulhosn
Abstract: The expertise of the panel is concentrated on the “live” issues of economic performance that confront the maker of public policy and the executive in the private sector. Particular attention is devoted to recent and current economic developments that are directly relevant to the contemporary scene or especially challenging to the expert because they stretch […]
PubDate: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 17:28:08 +000
- A BPEA symposium on Brexit and the global economy
Authors: Angelica Aboulhosn ; John Van Reenen, Maurice Obstfeld, Thomas Philippon
Abstract: As part of the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity’s (BPEA) Fall 2016 conference, leading economists gathered to discuss the timely issue of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union. Among the experts exploring the issue included Donald Kohn, senior fellow at Brookings and member of the Financial Policy Committee at the Bank of England; […]
PubDate: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 15:07:59 +000
