NBERs

NBER, National Bureau of Economic Research, is a private nonprofit research organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1920, it supports economic research and disseminates findings to policymakers and scholars. It operates through a network of research fellows, senior fellows, and affiliates working in programs spanning macroeconomics, microeconomics, health economics, productivity and aging, labor, finance, and international economics.

A principal output is the NBER Working Paper Series, complemented by conferences and data resources such as the NBER Data Archive. The organization also maintains a prestigious Business Cycle Dating Committee that determines the official dates of U.S. recessions, a reference cited across research and policy.

Funding comes from membership dues, research grants, and donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations. NBER's reputation rests on its rigorous, data-driven research and its expansive network of leading economists who publish and advise government and industry.

Critics note potential bias from private sponsorship and the fact that working papers are not peer-reviewed in the same way as journals; however, the organization is transparent about its methods and data and emphasizes reproducibility.

Regarding the term "NBERs": there is no distinct organization by that name; the acronym is typically used for the National Bureau of Economic Research. If encountered as "NBERs," it may refer to affiliate centers or, informally, to national or regional bureaus of economic research in different countries, but this is not a standard designation.