Money and Finance

A proposal in Congress to establish a market structure for crypto, while commendable, has rules for decentralized finance (DeFi) that could weaken U.S. power over the global financial system, warns SIEPR's Amit Seru in a new Barron's op-ed.

Bloomberg features insights from Neale Mahoney, SIEPR's director, on the rise of consumer "drip pricing" and the distorted incentives the now-popular practice gives companies.

Erika McEntarfer, former BLS commissioner and current SIEPR distinguished policy fellow, tells the Financial Times that the recent government shutdown casts some doubt on the latest data on consumer prices.

The Fed's success also depends on its ability to keep the U.S. financial system strong. In Barron's, SIEPR Senior Fellow Amit Seru recommends 8 ways the Fed could get that job done.

Bloomberg features new research from Juliane Begenau, SIEPR senior fellow, showing that consultants have been key drivers of U.S. pension fund investments in riskier assets.

Jared Bernstein, SIEPR policy fellow and former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, appears on NPR to talk about why he thinks the AI investment frenzy could end badly.

It's time to call artificial intelligence the third bubble of the century, argue SIEPR's Jared Bernstein and Ryan Cummings in a New York Times op-ed.

SIEPR Distinguished Policy Fellow Jared Bernstein sheds light in Washington Monthly on why there's an affordability crisis despite government data signaling the economy is strong..

In a New York Times op-ed, SIEPR Senior Fellow Amit Seru explains why pending federal legislation favoring privately-issued digital currencies is bad policy.

Inc. Magazine features research by SIEPR's Petra Persson measuring the 'menopause penalty' women encounter at work.

SIEPR's Neale Mahoney and Ryan Cummings have a new analysis identifying a large and persistent gap in consumer sentiment between women and men.

SIEPR director Neale Mahoney quoted, and his research with SIEPR chief of staff Ryan Cummings cited, in Wall Street Journal story on the loss of faith in the American dream.

The Economist credits research by SIEPR's Greg Buchak in describing how regulatory red tape only partially explains commercial banking's retreat from traditional lending.

SIEPR's Amit Seru warns in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the recently passed Genius Act doesn't go far enough in regulating the digital currency known as stablecoins.

The Economist features work by SIEPR's Matteo Maggiori into how countries like the U.S. and China are using economic coercion to achieve geopolitical goals.

Harper's Magazine features insights from SIEPR's Hanno Lustig on why investors may be souring on Treasuries, which have long been considered the world's safest asset.

In a CNN interview, Mahoney explains how Trump tariffs, the threat of more to come, and the uncertainty they cause will eventually harm economic growth in the U.S. and the world.

Jared Bernstein, a Distinguished Policy Fellow at SIEPR, explains in a New York Times guest essay why Trump’s economic policies have turned him from a budget dove to a budget hawk.