Economics Blogs

Calculated Risk

• This is the End and a New Beginning
• Sunday Night Futures
• Hotels: Occupancy Rate Increased 4.4% Year-over-year
• Real Estate Newsletter Articles this Week:Housing Starts Decreased to 1.246 million Annual Rate
• Schedule for Week of January 11, 2026

Upshot (New York Times)

• Why States Are Cutting Back on Their Climate Goals
• Trump to Break Ground on Arch Before Getting Approval
• Trump’s D.C. Makeover Projects Are ‘Only an Idea,’ Until They’re Much More
• Some States Banned the Use of Food Stamps to Buy Soda. Did It Work?
• Employer Health Costs Are Expected to Spike in 2027

Marginal Revolution

• My AI podcast with James Pethokoukis
• Markets do respond to AGI news
• Is there now a better trend in youth mental health?
• My short interview with Julia Willemyns
• Thursday assorted links

Econbrowser

• Ten Year Treasurys and TIPS, Change since 2/28
• Heating Oil Prices Rise
• Ten Year Rates Up
• High Real Interest Rates Because of Incipient Rapid Growth?
• Petroleum and Petroleum Product Prices

The Big Picture

• 10 September 11th Reads
• T-Bills and Chill? Try Munis & Chill Instead
• 10 Thursday AM Reads
• At The Money: Becoming a “FinFluencer”
• 10 Wednesday AM Reads

Conversable Economist

• A Supply-Side Story: The Rising Price of Candy
• The Latent Benefits of Work
• Marge Piercy on Why Work Matters
• Gross and Net US Investment
• US Energy: Source to End-Use

Mainly Macro

• Understanding long term interest rates movements over the austerity period and today
• Is the fall of Starmer a warning for the Democratic Party?
• Media regulation is partly about protecting individuals and groups from powerful organisations and the wealthy, but it is also about protecting democracy.
• Signs of recovery in comparative UK economic growth
• Unpicking the legacy of neoliberalism

Money and Banking

• The FIMA Cap and the Fed's Balance Sheet
• The Fed's Five Task Forces: What We Recommend
• Productivity and Employment: AI's Promise and Pitfalls
• What Should the Fed Measure?
• How Should the Fed Measure Inflation?

Equitable Growth

• What Work Does Generative AI Do?
• What Work Does Generative AI Do?
• What happens to U.S. workers without access to Unemployment Insurance amid economic downturns or disruptions related to AI?
• Economic research shows immigration is good for U.S. workers, the economy, and affordability
• What can federal data collection tell policymakers and researchers about artificial intelligence in the U.S. labor market?

Liberty Street Economics (New York Fed)

• Jackson Hole: Exploring the Financial Frontier
• Are Central Banks Moving Out of Dollar Assets?
• Businesses Are Using AI to Transform Work, Not Cut Jobs
• Has Broader Stock Market Participation Changed How Interest Rates Affect the Economy?
• Does the Equity Term Structure Respond to Monetary Policy Shocks? 

On the Economy (St. Louis Fed)

• Flash Report: Unemployment Remains Steady, Payrolls Rise in August
• How Does Federal Income Tax Progressivity Vary by Income Source?
• What Work Does Generative AI Do?
• Strategies to Address Healthcare Worker Shortages
• Comparing U.S. and St. Louis Foreign-Born Population Changes