National Bureau of Economic Research

The National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, non-profit, non-partisan research organization dedicated to conducting and distributing economic research to public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community. It is best known as the official arbiter of U.S. business cycle dates, determining when recessions begin and end. The organization's research associates produce hundreds of working papers annually on topics ranging from labor markets to fiscal policy and, increasingly, the economic implications of artificial intelligence and automation.