National Bureau of Economic Research

National Bureau of Economic Research
AbbreviationNBER
Founded1920 (1920)
FounderWesley Clair Mitchell
TypeNonprofit organization
13-1641075
Location
LeaderJames M. Poterba
Revenue (2023)
$41.7 million[2]
Expenses (2023)$38.5 million[2]
Websitenber.org

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is an American private nonprofit research organization "committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community."[3] The NBER is known for proposing start and end dates for recessions in the United States.

Many chairpersons of the Council of Economic Advisers were previously NBER research associates, including the former NBER president and Harvard professor Martin Feldstein. The NBER's current president and CEO is James M. Poterba of MIT.

  1. ^ "Contact the NBER". National Bureau of Economic Research. 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "National Bureau Of Economic Research Inc - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. May 9, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "History of the NBER". The National Bureau of Economic Research.

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