The hidden backbone: The data behind the economy

Shows how inflation and unemployment numbers are constructed and why measurement choices matter.

Podcast episodeintermediatebureaus of statisticsdata qualityinflation measurementlabor statisticssurvey methodologyunemployment measurementNeale MahoneyErika McEntarfer

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• Stanford SIEPR · 2026-03-24

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