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everything you need to know about the U.S. economy in an actionable and concise report
The Epic U.S. Economic Brief
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The EPIC U.S. Economic Brief
The definitive quarterly report on the U.S. economy for busy professionals.
COMPREHENSIVE
I provide a comprehensive overview of the U.S. economy, including national output, income, and spending; labor markets; business production and sales, prices and inflation, housing markets, government finances, and monetary policy and financial conditions. If a subject is necessary to understand the state of the U.S. economy, I discuss it.
CONCISE
Brevity is key. I spend the time filtering signal from noise so you don’t have to.
INDEPENDENT
Epic Econ provides independent, non-partisan economic research. I criticize or commend policy rather than people or party, based on the evidence, with a focus on how the decisions of elected leaders will impact the economic well-being of consumers and businesses across the country and world.
CURATED DATABASE INCLUDED
The EPIC U.S. Economic Brief comes with a curated database of U.S. macroeconomic time series in Excel or CSV form. Conduct your own analysis in minutes. I’ve tracked down and cleaned the data so you don’t have to.
About the chief economist
Evan R. Cunningham is the Founder and Chief Economist of Epic Econ Research. His mission is to help policy makers, business leaders, and curious citizens better understand the forces shaping the U.S. and global economies, in order to help people and places thrive.
He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota, and has over 10 years of experience at U.S. statistical agencies and economic policy institutions, including the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and the U.S. Census Bureau. Most notably, at BLS, he helped produce the official U.S. monthly jobs report.
Evan’s academic research studies the intersection of labor economics, urban economics, and public policy. His work has been presented at conferences and universities around the world, won awards, and been featured in the international media.
Evan consistently shares short-form economic analysis on LinkedIn, and is a vocal advocate for investment in high-quality, publicly available federal statistics free of political interference. He is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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