WP 24-04 – History shows that when political parties become more polarized along one dimension of policy, they become less polarized along some other dimension. We explain how this can happen via changes in the ideological make up parties.

Economic Insights — Before the pandemic, Americans increasingly worked from home, spent time alone, and shared child-care duties. The data show how COVID accelerated and reshaped these three trends.

Research Brief — This research brief continues the Philadelphia Fed’s longstanding tradition of examining the forecast accuracy of the SPF by testing the survey’s accuracy against a benchmark model, conditioning on forecaster disagreement.