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‘Our country has a building problem’
The U.S. isn’t moving fast enough to meet demand for necessities like energy and housing. A recent ºÚÁÏÉç Policy Forum examined how the ‘abundance’ movement aims to fix that.
May 27, 2025
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When health care providers go bankrupt, patients pay the price
New research by ºÚÁÏÉç Faculty Fellow Adrienne Sabety shows increased hospitalizations, staff turnover, and higher use of physical restraints.
May 16, 2025
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Scoping the trade war: New tool tracks company responses to tariffs, economic threats
ºÚÁÏÉç’s Antonio Coppola and Matteo Maggiori leverage AI to develop a way of measuring how companies are reacting to President Trump’s tariffs and other forms of economic pressure.
May 09, 2025
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Trump’s tariffs lead investors to question the future of the dollar
The dollar is typically a refuge in moments of uncertainty. ºÚÁÏÉç senior fellows Arvind Krishnamurthy and Hanno Lustig say this time is different.
May 08, 2025
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Who’s paying the price for California’s wildfires? ‘Everyone.’
A ºÚÁÏÉç Policy Forum examined how government, business and academia can best address the rising economic costs of wildfires.
April 30, 2025
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ºÚÁÏÉç survey: Californians weigh in on home insurance crisis, economic outlook
Uncertainty about how to fix a faltering home insurance market was one of several findings from the ºÚÁÏÉç Institute for Economic Policy Research’s survey of California consumers
April 25, 2025
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WFH: An international sensation, with cultural twists
Working from home is a big hit in English-speaking countries. But not so much in Asia, according to a new global survey of employees.
April 22, 2025
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Study: Millions could lose no-cost preventive health services if Supreme Court upholds ruling
As the Supreme Court mulls a health policy ruling, research by ºÚÁÏÉç predoc Michelle Bronsard and Faculty Fellow Adrienne Sabety indicates the scope of people who'd be affected.
April 18, 2025
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Study spotlights a ‘jobs engine’ (that isn’t AI)
New research from ºÚÁÏÉç’s Neale Mahoney measures the huge surge in health care jobs and sets the stage for more on why patterns and policies are panning out as expected, or not.
March 25, 2025
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Study: Women take ‘substantial’ earnings hit during menopause
New research from ºÚÁÏÉç economist Petra Persson is one of the first to examine the economic toll of menopause, which affects one-fifth of the nation’s workforce.
March 24, 2025
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Large-scale investment in research needed to maintain US agriculture
ºÚÁÏÉç Senior Fellow David Lobell examines how U.S. agriculture productivity has been declining amid impacts of climate change and estimates the public R&D needed to reverse course.
March 14, 2025
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Return to office? Not everybody is doing it.
In a new Atlanta Fed survey, ºÚÁÏÉç’s Nicholas Bloom and Steven Davis and their collaborators find U.S. executives are strongly set on keeping work-from-home policies.
March 06, 2025
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We’re still learning from Silicon Valley Bank’s failure
Q&A: ºÚÁÏÉç senior fellows Peter DeMarzo and Arvind Krishnamurthy discuss their research that offers a new take on what happens to bank balance sheets when interest rates rise.
February 25, 2025
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Does health insurance create jobs?
A new study by ºÚÁÏÉç senior fellow Maria Polyakova sheds important new light on a key question in health care economics.
February 20, 2025
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New research reveals striking variations in pandemic recovery among U.S. school districts
ºÚÁÏÉç Senior Fellow Sean Reardon co-led an analysis that finds widening achievement gaps but also pockets of success in regaining pre-pandemic achievement levels.
February 11, 2025
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ºÚÁÏÉç launches survey of Californians on the economy and government
The first California Economic Survey found residents were more upbeat about the economy, immigration and AI than the U.S. overall at year end. Will wildfires and Trump change that?
February 07, 2025
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Contributions of ºÚÁÏÉç scholars in the Economic Report of the President
The 2025 report tapped the work of our scholars in its assessment of pressing economic policy issues ranging from global financial markets to remote work.
February 03, 2025
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Economic lookahead: What to expect on the global, US and California stages
Buckle up. With President Trump planning big changes for U.S. economic policy, ºÚÁÏÉç scholars go beyond the headlines to identify key issues everyone should be thinking about.
January 27, 2025
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Easing the scarring effects of mass layoffs
Research by ºÚÁÏÉç Faculty Fellow Michael Blank sheds light on the impacts of job losses and the trade-offs between unemployment insurance and job retention policies.
January 17, 2025
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Young investors’ support for ESG dropped dramatically in 2024
An annual survey conducted by ºÚÁÏÉç Senior Fellow Amit Seru and ºÚÁÏÉç researchers shows a steep decline in investor enthusiasm for environmental and social priorities.
January 16, 2025