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December 2020
Changes in consumer behaviors and financial well-being during the coronavirus pandemic: results from the U.S. Household Pulse Survey
Using data from the Household Pulse Survey, this article examines pandemic-related changes in consumer spending behavior in August 2020. The article also shows how these changes differed across generations and geography.
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An interdisciplinary approach to advancing public policy
This book compiles five research papers to demonstrate how economics can be used to advance public policy.
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The reputational costs of business pricing decisions
Two economists examine whether price levels affect firm reputation.
How have lost market hours from the partial economic shutdown affected Americans?
As total market hours decreased, home-production activity increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Assessing multidimensional worker skill levels and their allocation in the U.S. labor market
Economists model multidimensional skill levels among U.S. workers and examine how those skills are allocated in the labor market.
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Male prime-age nonworkers: evidence from the NLSY97
From the barrel to the pump: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prices for petroleum products
Employment changes by employer size during the COVID-19 pandemic: a look at the Current Employment Statistics survey microdata
Employment changes by employer size during the COVID-19 pandemic: a look at the Current Employment Statistics survey microdata
A new BLS satellite series of net inputs to industry price indexes: methodology and uses
Projections overview and highlights, 2019–29
Flashback
’Tis the season for giving—read about how charitable activities affected employment in a 1984 MLR article about the philanthropic labor force that grew 43 percent between 1972 and 1982.
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