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Tariffs in 2025: Short-run impacts on the US economy

A new analysis by Yale economist Amit Khandelwal featured in the spring 2026 edition of the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity.

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Public Comment: Prof. Zack Cooper's submission to the Indiana Department of Health regarding the proposed merger of Union Health and Terre Haute Regional Hospital, March 21, 2025

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Are employers optimizing their 401(k) match?

Many retirement plans are exacerbating pay inequity. Employer contributions to these plans disproportionately accrue to those with higher incomes, white workers, those with more access to liquid wealth, and those with richer parents. This policy brief by Tobin Faculty Affiliate Cormac O’Dea and Yale PhD student Guilllermo Carranza, with colleagues at MIT and Vanguard, offers new equity, efficiency, and cost considerations for shaping retirement plan design.

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Nearly 1 in 5 dollars in the US economy is spent on health care, and many Americans are frustrated by ever-rising prices.

The new @YaleHealthLab, led by @zackcooperYale, will connect policymakers with the best evidence on how to bring costs down: https://t.co/vvRTAxX9ge pic.twitter.com/vTilSIiQbf
— Tobin Center for Economic Policy (@YaleTobinCenter) March 9, 2026

Congratulations to John Eric Humphries (@john_eric) for being named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow!

Humphries is one of three @Yale faculty members honored this year by the @SloanFoundation. Learn more about his background & research in our Q&A: https://t.co/ZYjnf1DPIc pic.twitter.com/00KOPTRf7K
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