economist

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Josh Bivens, the chief economist at the Economic Policy Institute, pointed to Federal Reserve data to underline the discrepancy between the tariffs Americans have paid versus the refunds they are seeing this year.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

"Help to Buy policies can help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder, in theory, but can also push up house prices," said Bee Boileau, a research economist at IFS.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Adopting a more casual style, ditching a tie and suit, he has delivered speech after speech without notes, sweeping through topics as if trying to break free of the image of a dyed‑in‑the‑wool economist.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“For grads whose local market doesn’t match their field: be willing to go where the opportunity is. That might mean relocating, at least early in your career,” Sneha Puri, economist at Indeed, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

But an economist rarely has the luxury of such pure experimentation.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt