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Weekly round-up of Economics articles
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Economics
Americans worried about their country’s solvency – NBER study
Bond investors, voters and economics graduates think risk of a US debt crisis is high, paper says
21 Aug 2026
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Research
Economics
Nepal has greater stability, but now it needs growth – IMF
Fund’s mission chief says central bank reforms are among measures laying path for future prosperity
21 Aug 2026
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Official Record
Economics
Book notes: The banker who made America, by Richard Vague
Well-researched book details how Thomas Willing played a key role in winning the US war of independence
21 Aug 2026
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Review
Data
Bitcoin has become ‘more equity-like’ – San Francisco Fed study
Asset’s ‘financialisation’ has helped it enter same sphere as stocks, paper argues
19 Aug 2026
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Research
Economics
Mexico sovereign bond rigging case settled in New York
Agreement appears to resolve remaining claims over banks’ alleged manipulation of sovereign debt market
18 Aug 2026
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News
Data
Tariff-induced inflation pressure begins to recede in US – study
Lower effective levies are translating into slower consumer price growth, St Louis Fed researchers say
18 Aug 2026
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Research
Economics
Geopolitics is fastest-rising research topic for economists
Research economists are most widely judged on their output of papers
18 Aug 2026
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Commentary
Macroeconomics
Sticky wages help explain depressed US sentiment – paper
Lack of salary indexation, rather than inflation, to blame for decline in sentiment, authors find
18 Aug 2026
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Research
Economics
Slovak firms face high costs from heatwaves – blog post
Companies need to invest in adaptation, says central bank official
17 Aug 2026
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Research
Economics
Economists devote up to half of working hours to research
Higher-paid research economists tend to spend more time on own research
17 Aug 2026
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Commentary