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Research Briefs·Jul 28, 2026

Pricing and Production Without the Invisible Hand

Joel P. Flynn, Georgios Nikolakoudis, and Karthik A. Sastry
A new model abandons the usual shortcut of market clearing and considers how firms choose both prices and production before...
Research Briefs·Jul 24, 2026

Financial Sanctions and the Global Payments Network

Gregor Matvos and Brent Neiman
The dollar-based correspondent network offers banks in emerging markets and developing countries greater ability to make and receive payments compared...
BFI Data Studio·Jul 21, 2026

The Impact of Pay Period Reporting on Improper Redeterminations for Medicaid: Problems and Implications for Implementation

Peter Ganong, Hannah Garden-Monheit, Koren Gila, Gnora Mahs, Pascal Noel, and Dan Meuse
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Podcasts episode·Jul 21, 2026

Passing the Pop Quiz: How Nursing Homes Predict Inspections, and What It Costs Patients

Tess Vigeland and Maggie Shi
In the United States, regulators inspect nursing homes to ensure compliance with quality, safety, and other standards. While these inspections...
Research Briefs·Jul 20, 2026

Stimulating Auto Markets

David W. Berger, Geoffrey Gee, Nick Turner, and Eric Zwick
The COVID-19 fiscal stimulus increased household car purchases by 5.5 million vehicles (3.2%) during 2020–2022, but accounts for less than...
Research Briefs·Jul 16, 2026

College Major Choice, Payoffs, and Gender Gaps

Christopher Campos, Pablo Muñoz, Alonso Bucarey, and Dante Contreras
Compared to men, women place greater weight on balancing career and family when choosing their college major, a difference in...
Podcasts episode·Jul 7, 2026

AI and Early Childhood Development: The Importance of Human Interaction

Tess Vigeland and Dana Suskind
At a time when forty percent of American two-year-olds have their own tablet, a new generation of AI toys and...
Research Briefs·Jul 1, 2026

The Economics of Scaling Early Childhood Programs: Lessons from the Chicago School

John List
This paper describes a model that addresses scalability issues surrounding policy proposals by incorporating “Option C thinking” into a program’s...
Podcasts episode·Jun 23, 2026

Signal and Noise: Why Politics Is About Culture When Voters Want Economics

Tess Vigeland and Konstantin Sonin
Voters consistently say they care most about the economy — jobs, wages, inflation, the price of gas. So why are...