Why Americans Are Still Spending Big—Even as Inflation and Job Worries Grow

Economists expect holiday sales to be strong this year, despite a drop in consumer confidence due to concerns about jobs, tariffs and inflation.

Are you finishing Year 12? Here’s how to avoid a post-school slump

The period immediately after completing Year 12 can feel unexpectedly anticlimactic. You have been building up to the end of ...
Becker's Hospital Review

13 hospital projects worth $1B+ in 2025

So far in 2025, Becker’s has reported on 13 health systems that unveiled or advanced hospital projects worth $1 billion or more. Three of the projects involve new hospital campuses in California. This ...
National Bureau of Economic Research

Lessons for Automatic Fiscal Stabilizers from the Great Recession and the COVID Recession

In addition to working papers, the NBER disseminates affiliates’ latest findings through a range of free periodicals — the NBER Reporter, the NBER Digest, the Bulletin on Health, and the Bulletin on ...