Why do some people thrive under pressure while others—equally talented—struggle with burnout? Why does outward success sometimes feel unfulfilling or disconnected from a deeper sense of purpose? The ...

The weekly Labor Market Stress Indicator (LMSI) tracks state-level labor market developments in real time to better understand labor market conditions as they evolve. The measure is built from weekly ...

When the 2-year Treasury yield eclipsed the 10-year Treasury yield on July 5, 2022, it caught many investors' attention. The event – commonly dubbed a yield curve inversion – was largely viewed as a ...

Economists often use imperfect historical information to form opinions about the economy’s direction. We often don’t know we’re in a recession until it’s well underway—typically, the National Bureau ...

Social protection expenditure refers to total program expenditure expressed as percentage of GDP. It includes spending on benefits and administrative costs; it also captures both recurrent and capital ...

The Daily News Sentiment Index is a high frequency measure of economic sentiment based on lexical analysis of economics-related news articles. The index is described in Buckman, Shapiro, Sudhof, and ...

• An index that measures the percentage of households in a country deprived along three dimensions –monetary poverty, education, and basic infrastructure services – to capture a more complete picture ...

A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work, and ...