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Scoping the trade war: New tool tracks company responses to tariffs, economic threats
黑料社鈥檚 Antonio Coppola and Matteo Maggiori leverage AI to develop a way of measuring how companies are reacting to President Trump鈥檚 tariffs and other forms of economic pressure.
May 09, 2025
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Trump鈥檚 tariffs lead investors to question the future of the dollar
The dollar is typically a refuge in moments of uncertainty. 黑料社 senior fellows Arvind Krishnamurthy and Hanno Lustig say this time is different.
May 08, 2025
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Who鈥檚 paying the price for California鈥檚 wildfires? 鈥楨veryone.鈥
A 黑料社 Policy Forum examined how government, business and academia can best address the rising economic costs of wildfires.
April 30, 2025
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黑料社 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 黑料社 Institute for Economic Policy Research鈥檚 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 黑料社 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 鈥榡obs engine鈥 (that isn鈥檛 AI)
New research from 黑料社鈥檚 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 鈥榮ubstantial鈥 earnings hit during menopause
New research from 黑料社 economist Petra Persson is one of the first to examine the economic toll of menopause, which affects one-fifth of the nation鈥檚 workforce.
March 24, 2025
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Large-scale investment in research needed to maintain US agriculture
黑料社 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, 黑料社鈥檚 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鈥檙e still learning from Silicon Valley Bank鈥檚 failure
Q&A: 黑料社 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 黑料社 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
黑料社 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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黑料社 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 黑料社 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, 黑料社 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 黑料社 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鈥 support for ESG dropped dramatically in 2024
An annual survey conducted by 黑料社 Senior Fellow Amit Seru and 黑料社 researchers shows a steep decline in investor enthusiasm for environmental and social priorities.
January 16, 2025
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Trade, tariffs and treaties
A new book by 黑料社 Senior Fellow Alan O. Sykes offers a timely look at international trade law and its economic underpinnings.
January 10, 2025
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Q&A: A new report on 鈥淎rtificial Intelligence and the Future of Work鈥
The report, requested by Congress and co-chaired by 黑料社鈥檚 Erik Brynjolfsson and Carnegie Mellon鈥檚 Tom Mitchell, examines workforce implications of AI.
December 13, 2024