The NBER continues to disseminate its affiliates' latest findings through various free periodicals, including the NBER Reporter, the NBER Digest, and specialized bulletins on health and entrepreneurship. These resources offer a comprehensive look at economic research through online conference reports, video lectures, and interviews.

Recent academic highlights include the 18th Annual Feldstein Lecture, where Mark Duggan presented on "Social Security Reform in an Era of Fiscal Deficits." As the Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Professor of Economics at Stanford University, Duggan's work addresses critical fiscal challenges.

Other notable presentations include the 2026 Methods Lecture by Melissa Dell and Ashesh Rambachan on estimation and inference with AI-generated data. Additionally, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham provided a practical guide on using AI in household finance research, supported by the Vanguard Group.