Making Sen$e Feb 07 Steel tariffs hurt manufacturers downstream, data shows By Lydia Cox, Katheryn Russ, Econofact
Making Sen$e Jan 16 What is the toll of trade wars on U.S. agriculture? Agriculture incomes would have shown no growth in 2019 but for massive and unprecedented federal assistance. By Menzie Chinn, Bill Plumley, Econofact
Nation Oct 23 U.S. air quality is getting worse. Here are the costs For the first time in decades, the air quality in the United States got worse over the last year. Research provides insights into the economic and human cost of that decline. By Nicholas J. Sanders, Econofact
Making Sen$e Oct 11 What Trump’s tariffs have cost the U.S. economy The tariffs that are already in place and the threat of a renewed escalation present enormous costs to Americans. By Kathryn Russ, Econofact
Economy Sep 10 Is the rise in U.S. corporate debt cause for concern? SEC chairman Jay Clayton said the U.S. corporate debt of almost $10 trillion, which equates to half of the nation's annual GDP, "should attract our attention."… By Daniel Bergstresser, Econofact
Sep 06 Why the Federal Reserve must remain above political influence By Michael W. Klein President Donald Trump on Friday again encouraged the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. Continue reading
Aug 29 Could expanding access to contraception improve economic outcomes? By Andrea M. Kelly, Jason Lindo, Analisa Packham, Econofact A new rule from the Trump administration could decrease funding to providers of long-acting reversible contraceptives, which contribute to improved economic outcomes. Continue reading