Blog Posts

Why the Post-Pandemic US Immigration Surge Barely Moved Inflation, June 3, 2026
with Anton Cheremukhin, Sewon Hur, Ron Mau, Alexander W. Richter and Xiaoqing Zhou, VoxEU

Government-Funded R&D Produces Long-Term Productivity Gains, February 13, 2024
with Andrew Fieldhouse, Dallas Fed Economics

The Labor Market May Be Tighter than the Level of Employment Suggests, May 27, 2021
with Robert Kaplan, Tyler Atkinson, Jim Dolmas and Marc Giannoni, Dallas Fed Economics

Cost of Texas’ 2021 Deep Freeze Justifies Weatherization, April 15, 2021
with Garrett Golding and Anil Kumar, Dallas Fed Economics

For Many, Work-from-Home Arrangements Likely to Outlast Pandemic, March 30, 2021
with Alexander Bick and Adam Blandin, Dallas Fed Economics

Commuting Patterns During COVID-19 Endure; Minorities Less Likely to Work from Home, September 1, 2020
with Alexander Bick and Adam Blandin, Dallas Fed Economics

Tracking the COVID-19 Economy with the Weekly Economic Index (WEI), August 4, 2020
with Daniel Lewis and James Stock, FRBNY Liberty Street Economics

Real-Time Population Survey Suggests U.S. Job Losses Slowed in Early May, May 22, 2020
with Alexander Bick and Adam Blandin, Dallas Fed Economics

Dallas Fed Mobility and Engagement Index Gives Insight into COVID-19’s Economic Impact, May 21, 2020
with Tyler Atkinson, Jim Dolmas, Christoffer Koch, Evan Koenig, Anthony Murphy and Kei-Mu Yi, Dallas Fed Economics

Real-Time Survey to Provide Timelier Labor Market Data in Era of COVID-19, May 15, 2020
with Alexander Bick and Adam Blandin, Dallas Fed Economics

Monitoring Real Activity in Real Time: The Weekly Economic Index, March 30, 2020
with Daniel Lewis and James Stock, FRBNY Liberty Street Economics

Oil and Gas Sector Increasingly Influences U.S. Business Fixed Investment, September 24, 2019
with Grant Strickler and Martin Stuermer, Dallas Fed Economics

U.S. Tax Cuts Boost Economy—but for How Long?, June 4, 2019
Dallas Fed Economics

The Long Shadow of the Great Depression: US Housing Credit Policies and Their Macroeconomic Effects, May 2, 2017
with Morten Ravn and Andrew Fieldhouse, VoxEU

Eliminating a Known Unknown of the Fiscal Policy Debate: Firm Evidence on Tax Multipliers, June 19, 2012
with Morten Ravn, VoxEU

The Timing of Fiscal Interventions: Don’t Do Tomorrow What You Can Do Today, August 26, 2009
with Morten Ravn, VoxEU