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Latest Research

The views expressed in these papers are solely those of the authors and not necessarily those of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Consumer Prices During A Stay-in-Place Policy: Theoretical Inflation for Unavailable Products

This paper is primarily a theoretical proof of concept. However, the inflation estimates developed in this paper could be updated to include future quarters if BEA management is interested in updates.

Major product categories like full service restaurant meals, live entertainment, and nonessential personal services are unavailable during a stay-in-place policy. As a result, their inflation rates cannot be measured directly. The standard methodology used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS… Read more

By Rachel Soloveichik
Published

Measuring Inequality in the National Accounts

 

 

This paper provides context for the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) prototype estimates of the distribution of income. It describes measurement questions, such as what concept of income should be used, and a summary of the results for the 2007–2018 period. The paper also presents a… Read more

By Dennis J. Fixler, Marina Gindelsky, David Johnson
Published

Spending by Condition for the Long-Term Care Population Using Medicaid Claims

 

 

Health care spending for the nursing home sector has been an understudied topic despite institutionalized long-term care patients often facing higher mortality rates, having numerous and serious comorbidities, and accounting for over $194 billion dollars in personal health care expenditure just… Read more

By Abe C. Dunn, Peter Shieh, Lasanthi Fernando, Charles Roehrig
Published

The Geography of Consumption and Local Economic Shocks: The Case of the Great Recession

 

 

Geographic analysis of consumption is often constrained by geographic borders such as counties, but economic agents often cross borders to consume. Using unique card transaction data, we estimate across-county spending flows between firms and consumers for every county in the United States and… Read more

By Abe C. Dunn, Mahsa Gholizadeh
Published