Lawrence Summers on the Crisis
Lawrence Summers, President Obama’s top economics adviser, said this morning that he saw early signs that the economic crisis was beginning to ease. But he emphasized that the crisis would not end...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading …
Grading President Obama, and other economics links from around the Web.
View ArticleAre the Good Times Never Coming Back?
A paper by two economists adds to the school of thought that the years before the most recent recession were abnormally good, precluding a complete recovery.
View ArticleTest Scores and Housing Costs
Parents hoping to enroll their children in the best public schools have long known that where you live matters. A new study quantifies the difference in housing costs between areas with high- and...
View ArticleWhere Manufacturing Is Gaining
A Brookings Institution report finds a surprising resurgence of factory jobs in the Midwest and suggests what state and local governments can do to foster domestic manufacturing.
View ArticleAnswers to Your Questions on Skilled Immigration
Scholars from the Brookings Institution answer reader-submitted questions about H-1B visas.
View ArticleWho Would Gain in a Romney Tax Overhaul
An analysis from the Brookings Institution says Romney's tax plans would most likely cut taxes for the wealthy and raise them for the poor and middle class.
View ArticleWho Makes It Into the Middle Class
A Brookings study sets benchmarks at stages of life that largely determine whether an individual will make it to the middle class by middle age.
View ArticleForecasting Unemployment
According to two economists with a new forecasting model, the jobless rate should stick pretty much where it is for months.
View ArticleThe Premium From a College Degree
The economy feels very different depending on your level of educational attainment.
View ArticleBridging the Income Barrier at Top Colleges
A report calls for the expansion of a recent experiment aimed at persuading highly qualified low-income students to apply to leading colleges.
View ArticleThe Budget Deficit as Seen From 2009
Data continue to show clearly that federal budget deficits stem largely from the policies of George W. Bush rather than any initiatives by Barack Obama, an economist writes.
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