National Bureau of Economic Research

• States Move on Minimum Wage

  By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg  |  February 14, 2013

  While Republicans in Congress balk, 19 states have enacted a minimum wage higher than the federal level.

• Shiller Data Question Housing Revival Power

  By Simon Kennedy, Bloomberg  |  September 28, 2012

  Study looks at role of buyer expectations in house prices.

• ‘Fiscal Cliff’ May Mean Recession

  By Brian Faler, Bloomberg  |  May 22, 2012

  CBO warns that tax hikes, government spending cuts could squelch U.S. growth.

• Recession Red Flags Rising

  By Shobhana Chandra, Steve Matthews, Bloomberg  |  August 12, 2011

  NBER’s Martin Feldstein sees 50% chance of a renewed downturn.

• Commodity Currencies a Refuge

  By Liz Capo McCormick, Lukanyo Mnyanda, Allison Bennett, Bloomberg  |  August 8, 2011

  Norwegian krone and Australian dollars to benefit from U.S., EU problems.

• U.S. Yields Evoke Eisenhower Era

  By John Detrixhe, Bloomberg  |  August 5, 2011

  Treasuries back to yields last seen in '50s amid slowing growth.

• Currency Intervention Picks Up

  By Shamim Adam, Bloomberg  |  August 4, 2011

  Japan, Switzerland move to weaken their currencies as U.S. growth drags on dollar.

• Swift Steps Help Avert 'Lost Decade'

  By Alan Levenson  |  January 1, 2011

  The quicker U.S. response to its real estate bubble should help it avoid the prolonged economic slowdown experienced by Japan