Econvitals · last updated August 26, 2026
Econvitals publishes free economic briefings and data-release alerts arranged by Jason Furman, Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy jointly at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard's Department of Economics. Post reaches us at Econvitals, Jason Furman, Harvard University, 79 John F Kennedy St, Box 84, Cambridge MA 02138, and email at feedback@econvitals.org.
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