Lectures

What Are NBER Lectures?

Among featured events at the NBER Summer Institute are the Martin Feldstein Lecture, which examines a current issue involving economic policy, and the Methods Lectures, which describe an emerging set of tools and techniques in econometrics. In addition, some keynote addresses and panel discussions at NBER conferences are preserved in lecture format. Affiliated researchers also record research spotlights describing their findings. The NBER is working to make its web content accessible to all. Please address any concerns or requests for assistance to webaccessibility@nber.org.

Featured Lectures

Gita Gopinath The 2022 Martin Feldstein Lecture: Managing a Turn in the Global Financial Cycle Primary tabs
The 2022 Martin Feldstein Lecture: Managing a Turn in the Global Financial Cycle
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Gita Gopinath, the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, delivered the 2022 Martin...
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The 2021 Martin Feldstein Lecture: The Taxation of Business Income in the Global Economy
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Alan J. Auerbach, the Robert D. Birch Professor of Economics and Law at the University of California, Berkeley, and...
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Summer Institute 2021 Methods Lectures: Causal Inference Using Synthetic Controls and Regression Discontinuity Designs
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The credible estimation of causal effects is a central task of applied econometrics. Two tools for this purpose that...

More from NBER

In addition to working papers, the NBER disseminates affiliates’ latest findings through a range of free periodicals — the NBER Reporter, the NBER Digest, the Bulletin on Retirement and Disability, the Bulletin on Health, and the Bulletin on Entrepreneurship — as well as online conference reports, video lectures, and interviews.

Gita Gopinath The 2022 Martin Feldstein Lecture: Managing a Turn in the Global Financial Cycle Primary tabs
The 2022 Martin Feldstein Lecture: Managing a Turn in the Global Financial Cycle
  • Lecture
Gita Gopinath, the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, delivered the 2022 Martin...
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Joshua Angrist, David Card, and Guido Imbens Awarded 2021 Nobel Prize
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Long-time NBER research associates Joshua Angrist, David Card, and Guido Imbens have been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of...
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Summer Institute 2021 Methods Lectures: Causal Inference Using Synthetic Controls and Regression Discontinuity Designs
  • Lecture
The credible estimation of causal effects is a central task of applied econometrics. Two tools for this purpose that...