Shaping economic policy, better teacher preparation and more resources in schools, and what’s behind America’s high mortgage rates.
| America’s high mortgage rates The recent increase in U.S. mortgage rates has made buying a house or borrowing against home equity more expensive. In new research, Wendy Edelberg and Noadia Steinmetz-Silber explain what’s driving higher mortgage rates and why they will probably be here for a while. Read more |
| An increase in student misbehavior in America Schools across the United States are reporting increased levels of misbehavior among students, and educators largely attribute this phenomenon to the pandemic’s negative effects on learning, socioemotional development, and mental health. Rachel M. Perera and Melissa Kay Diliberti highlight two things principals say their schools need to reduce student misbehavior. Read more |
| Listen: Shaping economic policy For over 50 years, the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) has published research on urgent public policy issues by some of the world’s leading economists. What has made it so successful, and how has it evolved over the years? On the Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity, Janice C. Eberly, Jón Steinsson, and James Stock offer their reflections. Listen to the podcast |
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