Policy Papers
Commentaries and Articles
What is Behind the Persistence of the Racial Wealth Gap with Dionissi Aliprantis. February 2019
New Data on Wealth Mobility and Their Impact on Models of Inequality with Nicholas Hoffman. June 2017
Income Inequality Matters, but Mobility is Just as Important with Anne Chen. June 2016
Zero Growth and Long-Run Inequality with Eric Young. September 2015
Why Do Economists Still Disagree over Government Spending Multipliers? May 2014
Time-Consistent Rules in Monetary and Fiscal Policy November 2012
The Economics of Taxation April 2012
Reducing the Federal Deficit: Approaches in Some Other Countries with John Lindner. October 2011
Will Mounting U.S. Debt Spark Inflation May 2011
Trends
Combining GDP and GDI for a Better Measure of the Economy Could Be Tricky. July 2015
The Behavior of Consumption in Recoveries. February 2015
A College Educate Saddles Young Households with Debt, but Still Pays Off. July 2014
Private Fixed Investment's Recovery: Not So Bad After All. February 2014
Rising Asset Ownership among the Income-Poor. July 2013
Government Spending and Employment in Recoveries. April 2013
Was 2012 the Year the Housing Market Recovered? January 2013
Private Fixed Investment: Not Rebounding as Fast This Time Around. November 2012
Durable Goods Consumption and GDP. July 2012
The Shrinking Government Sector. March 2012
Consumption Taking Longer to Respond to Downturns in GDP. January 2012
Government Support for Households Amplifies Tradeoff. October 2011
The Mysterious Boost in State Tax Revenues. June 2011
The Cost of Food and Energy Across Consumers. March 2011
Trends in Household Income over the Past Decade. January 2011
Recent Changes in Household Net Worth. October 2010
Recession Shrinks State and Local Governments. June 2010
Personal Savings Up, National Savings Down. March 2010