As national income accounting standards are updated to incorporate expanded guidance on issues related to natural capital, ...

The researchers conclude that additional education reduces ADRD risk: Individuals born after the cutoff date showed a 0.2 percentage point reduction in ADRD diagnosis at age 65. The pre-reform ...

Naloxone claims increased the most among consumers facing the lowest out-of-pocket costs, including Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. The researchers conclude that, while the combination of ...

In addition to working papers, the NBER disseminates affiliates’ latest findings through a range of free periodicals — the ...

The prospect for electric vehicles (EVs) as a climate change solution hinges on their widespread adoption across political lines. This paper uses county-level data to show that from 2012-2023, about ...

We investigate the effects of sewer access on neighborhood characteristics in developing world cities. Because it is more difficult to move sewage uphill than downhill, otherwise similar neighborhoods ...

The model has multiple rational expectations equilibria; we associate certain Pareto inferior equilibria with liquidity crises. The government can improve welfare by acting as a “market-maker of last ...

Healthcare fraud imposes a sizable cost on U.S. public healthcare budgets and distorts health care provision. We examine the economics of health care fraud and enforcement using theory and data and ...

We study the role played by Chinese state–owned firms during the US–China trade war. Based on measures constructed from Chinese firm–level customs microdata, we show that the presence of state–owned ...

Using real estate investment trusts (REITs) that invest in commercial real estate (CRE) as a leading example, we study the implications for banks of extending credit lines to “shadow banks” or ...

This paper examines how homeownership status shapes attention to inflation and its impact on durable consumption. Using randomized controlled trials on U.S. households (2021–2023), we document ...

Instrumental variables estimates show that a 10 percent increase in robotics exposure led to a 0.2 to 0.3 percent increase in property crime arrests. In contrast, we find little evidence of a ...