Research finds that banks with more than $250 billion in assets strategically open branches in the districts of politicians who sit on the House Financial Services Committee, and they do it right before elections. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/2026/... #econsky

We recently polled our US Economic Experts Panel on Housing Affordability. The confidence-weighted answer to the 1st question is as follows: kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/hous...

Who's paying for Trump's tariffs? www.chicagobooth.edu/review/whos-... #econsky

"Brains will still matter somewhat in organizing the hierarchy of human distinction, but not nearly as much as they once did." www.chicagobooth.edu/review/2026/...

We recently polled our Finance Experts Panel on Housing Affordability. The confidence-weighted answer to the 2nd question is as follows: kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/hous...

😬 Who Is Paying for the 2025 U.S. Tariffs? « We find that nearly 90 percent of the tariffs’ economic burden fell on U.S. firms and consumers » Mary Amiti, Chris Flanagan, Sebastian Heise, and David E. Weinstein @newyorkfed.org libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...

"Research suggests that the average American is part of something called the exhausted majority: We’re not trying to yell at each other on social media or across the dinner table." www.chicagobooth.edu/review/2026/...

"Would most people think this was a ‘good’ lie? What makes a lie ‘good’? Those questions were a starting point for this body of research." www.chicagobooth.edu/review/a-goo... #BehSciSky

"It's a general issue in lots of technology that the technology is designed to try to be helpful to us and around our needs, but often it takes a simple view of what those needs are and leaves out some of the needs." - @olegurminsky.bsky.social www.chicagobooth.edu/review/podca...

Can AI tell the difference between unnecessary care and essential treatment? Millions of Americans covered by Medicare are about to find out

Interesting to think about prevention vs. promotion focus as applied to romantic relationships. Jealousy = protect relationships from threats. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Accessible, cheap trading might seem like a good thing. But it can actually be bad, particularly for the least sophisticated investors, according to research. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/high-... #econsky

"Yes, the Fed should have a large measure of independence—about the same degree it has now—but maintaining that independence will require a narrower focus, a stronger set of rules, and a smaller set of tools ..." www.chicagobooth.edu/review/2026/... #econsky

We recently polled our Finance Experts Panel on Housing Affordability. The confidence-weighted answer to the 1st question is as follows: kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/hous...

Should the Fed modify its 2 percent inflation interpretation of its “price stability” mandate? Should it aim for zero inflation or a steady price level? www.chicagobooth.edu/review/quest... #econsky

We recently polled our US Economic Experts Panel on ACA Subsidies. The confidence-weighted answer to the 1st question is as follows: kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/aca-...

New research by Soeren J. Henn and James Robinson challenges common views of pre-colonial Africa. Decentralized political systems prioritized local communities and shaped economic institutions around shared goals rather than centralized control or personal accumulation. 🔗 https://ow.ly/7aXE50Y5shY

“In terms of who’s paying for more of it, it’s disproportionately, almost entirely so far, on the US side,” says Chicago Booth’s Brent Neiman. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/whos-... #econsky

Is the US Federal Reserve’s independence a pillar of democracy or a convenient shield that allows elected officials to duck their responsibilities? www.chicagobooth.edu/review/2026/... #econsky

We recently polled our US Economic Experts Panel on Venezuela. The confidence-weighted answer to the 3rd question is as follows: kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/vene...

"I think there's a lot of information that's coming out of the app because it's capturing their own information, but it's translating it into a way that is then useful for them for their decision-making." www.chicagobooth.edu/review/podca...

It's not about the money! (Especially in Hindi) I did an interview about why money is more powerful in the US than China or India. I also point with both fingers! 😆 youtube.com/watch?v=JuJx... @chicagoboothreview.bsky.social

"A lot of the judgment-oriented tasks we’re actually seeing being handled by midlevel accountants or senior accountants, and the reason why is because those are relatively more complex skills." www.chicagobooth.edu/review/whats... #econsky

We recently polled our US Economic Experts Panel on Venezuela. The confidence-weighted answer to the 2nd question is as follows: kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/vene...

“The model provides a framework into which local expertise and perspectives can be readily incorporated,” the researchers write. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/eight... #econsky

Research suggests one in five people holds a credit-card balance and a savings account, which effectively means they are paying to borrow their own money. What would it take to change their behavior? www.chicagobooth.edu/review/podca...

🇻🇪 At a recent Policy Outlook event, experts @chrisblattman.bsky.social, @profpaulpoast.bsky.social, Ryan Kellogg, and @rebeccajaynewolfe.bsky.social examined Venezuela after Maduro, exploring political transition, economic challenges, humanitarian needs, and what comes next. https://har.rs/49BXXuT

How important is independence at the US Federal Reserve? "I'm not so sure that the markets trust the politicians more than they trust the Fed. They may not love the Fed, but I'm not so sure that they trust the politicians more." www.chicagobooth.edu/review/podca...

This paper by Yan et al. uses interpretable AI to accurately predict waste heating value, highlighting moisture and plastics as key factors. Supports sustainable waste-to-energy strategies. spkl.io/63328AWiNy #WasteToEnergy #AI #Sustainability

How did Operation Absolute Resolve reshape U.S.–Venezuela dynamics and what’s next for energy markets and foreign policy? 🇻🇪🇺🇸 Join UChicago experts Blattman, Kellogg & Poast with moderator Rebecca Wolfe for a wide-ranging panel discussion. https://ow.ly/PUoJ50XU3Sm

“It’s not enough to simply know about a culture, you do actually need some amount of openness and exchange for this to run deep enough that it’s influencing how people are thinking,” says @thomastalhelm.bsky.social. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/young...

The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the early pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 145k as manufacturing, transportation, & mining industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out

Today's #JobsReport tells us the economy is decidedly weaker than a year ago: -unemployment rate is 4.4%, up from 4.1% last Dec -payroll employment up 50k; total gain this year only 585k compared to 2.0 million in 2024 -federal employment is down 277k since Jan, a loss of 9.2% federal jobs #EconSky

Clark Center co-director Anil Kashyap recently spoke to Kathleen Hays at #ASSA2026. See the interview here: kathleenhays.substack.com/p/kashyap-fe...

The researchers base their findings on the premise that in rapidly changing industries, the traditional yardsticks fail to fully capture quality improvements and therefore understate productivity growth. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/is-us... #econsky

We recently polled our Finance Experts Panel on Trump Accounts. The confidence-weighted answer to the 2nd question is as follows: kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/trum...

Learn more about how schools from elementaries to universities use public finance to fund their services in this week’s edition of Public Money Policy: A Harris Newsletter. Subscribe for the latest insights on fiscal choices, economic policy, and markets. https://har.rs/3TBLZt0

Businesses that have faced DEI scandals in the past decade or so have had an economic incentive to invest in diversity, research suggests. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/after... #econsky

New @nberpubs: "The Labor Market Return to Permanent Residency" www.nber.org/papers/w34630 "gaining PR leads to a sharp, immediate, and persistent increase in the job switching rate of 21.7 percentage points and an increase in earnings of 5.7 percent three years after PR" 👀

If you're at the ASSA mtgs and are interested in gender gaps in the labor market, please join this session Monday 8 am. To draw out the links between the papers, there will be one discussant, a nice idea suggested by @profnoto.bsky.social; Camille Landais is generously playing this role.

Do cities make people think WEIRD? Our answer might surprise you. We tracked 1,400 teenagers as they moved across China—some to giant cities like Shanghai, others to small towns like Zhoukou, Henan. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

"The grocery store market is hyper-competitive. Somehow, Trader Joe's performs ahead of them, at least in terms of metrics like sales per square foot and so on. How does it do it?" www.chicagobooth.edu/review/podca...

New paper out today! The most cost-effective nudges in the US and UK are NOT the most cost-effective in China, Mexico, or India. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @sagepub.com @casbsstanford.bsky.social @chicagoboothreview.bsky.social

"The trap is that the right time never seems to come, creating a vicious cycle that gets in the way of happiness. Long awaiters never jump back into things they love doing." www.chicagobooth.edu/review/why-t...

In this week's "On Global Markets", @duncanweldon.bsky.social asks if GDPR has helped or harmed consumers' data privacy: kentclarkcenter.org/filterable-c...

At least 34 states + DC made new or expanded investments in housing & homelessness solutions in their most recently enacted state budgets. Looming federal housing cuts mean it's more critical than ever for states and localities to act: www.cbpp.org/blog/state-a...

This paper investigates how country-specific factors influence #inflation responses to import price shocks in #Greece, focusing on the role of wage rigidities. Read: spkl.io/63328Ac64E Subscribe: spkl.io/63323Ac64J#inflation#Greece#EconSky

“A person might go, ‘This is too burdensome for me. I’m going to stop making this decision altogether.’” www.chicagobooth.edu/review/six-w... #econsky

We recently polled our Finance Experts Panel on Trump Accounts. The confidence-weighted answer to the 1st question is as follows: kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/trum...