Who opened the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity in 1970?
Arthur Okun and George Perry opened the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity in 1970. They aimed to bring top academic economists into real-world policy debates.
Questions about Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When does the Brookings Institution hold its biannual conferences for the journal?
The Brookings Institution holds these meetings twice a year in Washington D.C. Hard copies are released after the event concludes while all past editions remain freely available online.
What did Ben Bernanke argue about the 2008 financial crisis in his Fall 2018 paper?
Ben Bernanke argued that credit-market panic better explained the severity of the recession than housing busts alone did. Investors fleeing short-term financing markets caused Wall Street panic which spread throughout the economy.
How many Nobel Prize winners have contributed or discussed topics within the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity since its inception?
Twenty-three Nobel Prize winners have contributed or discussed topics within this journal since its inception. Notable contributors include Michael Kremer, William Nordhaus, Paul Krugman, and Robert Solow.
Why did Anne Case and Sir Angus Deaton publish Mortality and morbidity in the 21st century in Spring 2019?
Their paper examined suicide rates, overdoses, and drug-related diseases affecting white working-class Americans. Poor job prospects for less-educated youth compounded over time through family dysfunction and social isolation.