Measuring economic policy uncertainty matters a lot, says Financial Times. The relevant correlations are established in a 2016 study from SIEPR's Nick Bloom and Steve Davis.
A Los Angeles Times pieces discusses a California ballot initiative that would give cities the power to enact rent control. A study by SIEPR's Rebecca Diamond is cited.
As the federal deficit has ballooned, research by SIEPR’s Hanno Lustig indicates investors may be rethinking the safety of Treasury bonds and warns of a “risky debt regime.”