Upcoming Event
October
23
2024
Health Insurance
Medicare’s two insurance systems: Current performance and options for reform
The Brookings Economic Studies program provides analysis of current and emerging economic issues to promote innovative and practical policy solutions. Economic Studies scholars conduct rigorous research and policy analysis and communicate their findings to inform policymakers and the public in the areas of broad-based economic growth, economic opportunity and mobility, inclusive social policy, sound monetary and fiscal policy, and climate-resilient growth.
Latest research and commentary
Upcoming Event
October
17
2024
U.S. Trade Policy
How would across-the-board tariffs create chaos in 2025?
Housing
Why have mortgage rates fallen, and where are they headed?
Social Safety Net
A voter’s guide to Social Security
Featured experts
Ben Harris
Vice President and Director
- Economic Studies,
Director
- Retirement Security Project
@econ_harris
William G. Gale
Senior Fellow
- Economic Studies,
The Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy,
Co-Director
- Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
Sanjay Patnaik
Director
- Center on Regulation and Markets,
Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Development,
Senior Fellow
- Economic Studies
@sanjay_patnaik
David Wessel
Director
- The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy,
Senior Fellow
- Economic Studies
@davidmwessel
Tara Watson
Director
- Center for Economic Security and Opportunity,
Senior Fellow
- Economic Studies
@taraelizwatson
In the news
Tradeoffs September 19, 2024
Marta Wosinska discussed supply chains and prescription drug prices on the Race to the Bottom podcast.
CNBC August 16, 2024
Ben Harris joins CNBC Squawk Box to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic agenda and her speech laying out plans to tackle price gouging and the U.S. housing shortage.
Ben Harris
Vice President and Director - Economic Studies, Director - Retirement Security Project @econ_harris
PBS Newshour August 5, 2024
David Wessel joins PBS Newshour to discuss recent turbulence in the U.S. stock market, the significance of the Bank of Japan’s rate hike, and renewed fears of an economic slowdown.
David Wessel
Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies @davidmwessel
Barron’s August 1, 2024
Richard Frank speaks with Barron’s about the Medicare drug-price negotiation process, and how companies could try to make their drugs exempt.
Richard G. Frank
Director - Center on Health Policy, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies
New York Times July 26, 2024
Lauren Bauer speaks with the New York Times about how a lack of affordable and available child care services could keep mothers from joining the workforce.
Bloomberg July 24, 2024
Ben Harris lays out the economic policy priorities that Vice President Kamala Harris is most likely to advocate as she campaigns for president.
Ben Harris
Vice President and Director - Economic Studies, Director - Retirement Security Project @econ_harris
New York Times July 7, 2024
Research by Ben Harris and Robin Brooks on tightening sanctions on Russia’s oil fleet is cited in a story about the Treasury Department’s interest in new penalties.
Ben Harris
Vice President and Director - Economic Studies, Director - Retirement Security Project @econ_harris
NPR June 14, 2024
David Wessel speaks with NPR Morning Edition about former President Donald Trump’s economic proposals, including extensions of his 2017 tax cuts and new tariffs.
David Wessel
Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies @davidmwessel
The Associated Press June 10, 2024
A cooling economy “would reinforce their story that (interest rate) policy is restrictive.”
Donald Kohn
Robert V. Roosa Chair in International Economics, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies
Politico June 4, 2024
Wendy Edelberg discusses the near-term economic impact of President Biden’s border policies with Politico.
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
The Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) is a semi-annual academic conference and journal that pairs rigorous research with real-time policy analysis to address the most urgent economic challenges of the day.
Past Event
March
28-29
2024
U.S. Economy
BPEA Spring 2024 conference
Banking & Finance
The evolution of banking in the 21st century
Monetary Policy
Why do we dislike inflation?
Public Health
The impact of vaccines and behavior on US cumulative deaths from COVID-19
