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All NBER research is categorized into topic areas that collectively span the field of economics.

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Taxation
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Policy Responses to Tax Competition
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 40
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, volume 5
Taxation and the Origins of the French Revolution
Capital Gains Taxation and Startup Founders
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Unemployment and Immigration
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Race, Ethnicity, and Economic Statistics for the 21st Century
What Happens When the Flow of Immigrant Workers Suddenly Stops?
The Rise of High-Skilled Migration from Asia to the US
Universal Occupational Licensing Recognition and Healthcare Access
Labor Market Adaptation to Rising Import Competition
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Energy
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Climate Policy Reform Options in 2025
The Environmental Benefits of OPEC’s Collusive Behavior
Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 6
Household Heat Pump Adoption and Energy Use
Comparing Retail Electricity Pricing Programs
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Entrepreneurship
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, volume 5
Place-Based Policies and Entrepreneurship, Fall 2025
Mixed Immigrant-Native Founding Teams Excel
The Geographic Expansion of Innovative Firms
The Gig Economy and Entrepreneurship
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Trade
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Multimodal Freight Transport
Pass-Through of Tariffs: Evidence from European Wine Imports
Reallocation of Global Supply Chains
The Role of China’s State-Owned Enterprises in the US-China Trade War
Tariffs and US Labor Productivity: Evidence from the Gilded Age
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Economics of Information
Behavioral Economics

Macroeconomics

Macroeconomic Models
Consumption and Investment
Business Cycles
Money and Interest Rates
Monetary Policy
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International Economics

Trade
International Factor Mobility
International Finance
International Macroeconomics
Globalization and International Relations

Financial Economics

Financial Markets
Financial Institutions
Corporate Finance
Behavioral Finance
Portfolio Selection and Asset Pricing

Public Economics

Taxation
Public Goods
National Fiscal Issues
Subnational Fiscal Issues

Health, Education, and Welfare

Health
Education
Poverty and Wellbeing

Labor Economics

Demography and Aging
Labor Supply and Demand
Labor Compensation
Labor Market Structures
Labor Relations
Unemployment and Immigration
Labor Discrimination

Industrial Organization

Market Structure and Firm Performance
Firm Behavior
Nonprofits
Antitrust
Regulatory Economics
Industry Studies

History

Macroeconomic History
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Development and Growth

Development
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Environmental and Resource Economics

Agriculture
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Energy
Environment

Regional and Urban Economics

Regional Economics
Real Estate

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COVID-19
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