Economic Review



The Economic Review is a quarterly research publication with articles by Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City staff on issues of relevance to the Federal Reserve, including macroeconomics and monetary policy, regional and international economics, banking, financial markets, and payments systems.  For paper copies of previous issues of the Economic Review you can order onlineTo receive e-mail notification when new Economic Review articles are posted, sign up in our E-alert system.

Articles Organized by year or by topic: Banking and financial markets  | Monetary policy and macroeconomics  |  Speeches and symposium presentations  |  International economics  |  Payments SystemsRegional/rural/agricultural economics


Regional / rural / agricultural economics

2008

The Growth and Volatility of State Tax Revenue Sources in the Tenth District
R. Alison Felix   (Summary | Article  PDF 664K)

How Is the Rise in National Defense Spending Affecting the Tenth District Economy?
Chad R. Wilkerson and Megan D. Williams   (Summary | Article  PDF 1,114K)

Will Farmland Values Keep Booming?
Jason Henderson   (Summary | Article  PDF 1,227K)

Will Rural Prosperity Prevail in 2008?
Jason Henderson and Maria Akers   (Summary | Article  PDF 556K)


2007

The Tenth District's Defining Industries: How Are They Changing?
Chad R. Wilkerson and Megan D. Williams    (Summary | Article  PDF 217K) 

The Role of Small and Large Businesses in Economic Development
Kelly Edmiston    (Summary | Article  PDF 116K

Will Energy Markets Refuel the Rural Economy?
Jason Henderson and Maria Akers    (Summary | Article  PDF 585K)


2006

Minority Workers in the Tenth District: Rising Presence, Rising Challenges
Chad R. Wilkerson and Megan D. Williams, Fourth Quarter    (Summary | Article  PDF 204K

Migration in the Tenth District: Long-Term Trends and Current Developments
William R. Keeton and Geoffrey B. Newton    (Summary | Article  PDF 226K)

Rethinking Federal Policy for Regional Economic Development
Mark Drabenstott    (Summary | Article  PDF 195K)

A Robust Rural Economy in 2006?
Jason Henderson    (Summary | Article  PDF 182K)

 


2005

The Shared Fortunes of Cities and Suburbs
Jordan Rappaport, Third Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 181K)
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Gauging a Region's Entrepreneurial Potential
Sarah Low, Jason Henderson, and Stephan Weiler, Third Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 181K)

Do Only Big Cities Innovate? Technological Maturity and the Location of Innovation
Michael J. Orlando and Michael Verba, Second Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 529K)

What Do Expected Changes in U.S. Job Structure Mean for States and Workers in the Tenth District?
Chad Wilkerson, Second Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 197K)

A Resurgent Rural Economy Spurs Farmland Values
Jason Henderson and Nancy Novack, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 212K)


2004

New Governance for a New Rural Economy: Reinventing Public and Private Institutions—A Conference Summary
Mark Drabenstott, Nancy Novack, and Stephan Weiler, Fourth Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 186K)

What Can Regional Manufacturing Surveys Tell Us? Lessons from the Tenth District
William R. Keeton and Michael Verba, Fourth Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 247K)

Can Rural America Support a Knowledge Economy?
Jason Henderson and Bridget Abraham, Third Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 725K)

Will the Farm Rebound Lead a Rural Recovery?
Jason Henderson, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 329K)


2003

U.S. Urban Decline and Growth, 1950 to 2000
Jordan Rappaport, Third Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 307K)

Travel and Tourism: An Overlooked Industry in the U.S. and Tenth District
Chad Wilkerson, Third Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 596K)

Will Rains and a National Recovery Bring Rural Prosperity? 
Jason Henderson and Nancy Novack, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 423K)


2002

Do Primary Energy Resources Influence Industry Location? 
Jason P. Martinek and Michael J. Orlando, Third Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 85K)

Building the Rural Economy with High-Growth Entrepreneurs 
Jason Henderson, Third Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 110K)

How High Tech Is the Tenth District?
Chad Wilkerson, Second Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 147K)

Will the Rural Economy Rebound with the Rest of the Nation?
Jason R. Henderson, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 120K)


2001

The New U.S. Meat Industry
Alan Barkema, Mark Drabenstott, and Nancy Novack, Second Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 151K)

What Are the Benefits of Hosting a Major League Sports Franchise?
Jordan Rappaport and Chad Wilkerson, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 203K)


2000

The Farm Slump Eases
Alan Barkema and Nancy Novack, Fourth Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 110K)

Is Risk Sharing in the United States a Regional Phenomenon?
Bent E. Sorensen and Oved Yosha, Second Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 309K)

The Farm Slump Continues
Alan Barkema, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 83K)


1999

Where Have All the Packing Plants Gone? The New Meat Geography in Rural America
Mark Drabenstott, Mark Henry, and Kristen Mitchell, Third Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 179K)

Can U.S. Oil Production Survive the 20th Century?
Russell L. Lamb and Chad R. Wilkerson, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 121K)

U.S. Agriculture at the Crossroads in 1999
Russell L. Lamb, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 201K)

The District Economic Outlook: Responding to Labor Shortages and Overseas Problems
Ricardo C. Gazel and Chad R. Wilkerson, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 111K)


1998

From the Plains to the Plate: Can the Beef Industry Regain Market Share?
Russell L. Lamb and Michelle Beshear, Fourth Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 123K)

Will Tightness in Tenth District Labor Markets Result in Economic Slowdown?
Ricardo C. Gazel and Chad R. Wilkerson, Fourth Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 97K)

This Little Piggy Went To Market: Will the New Pork Industry Call the Heartland Home?
Mark Drabenstott, Third Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 528K)

Will the Tenth District Catch the Asian Flu?
Ricardo C. Gazel and Russell L. Lamb, Second Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 101K)

U.S. Agriculture: Another Solid Year in 1998?
Mark Drabenstott and Russell L. Lamb, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 139K)

Tenth District Economic Developments
Ricardo C. Gazel, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 111K)


1997

How Will the 1996 Farm Bill Affect the Outlook for District Farmland Values?
Russell L. Lamb, Fourth Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 86K)

Tenth District Economic Developments
Tim R. Smith, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 81K)

Will the Wild Ride for U.S. Agriculture Continue in 1997?
Mark Drabenstott, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 181K)


1996

The Relationship Between the Tenth District Economy and the National Economy
Tim R. Smith, Fourth Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 81K)

The U.S. Farm Export Boom: How Will It Be Shaped by Global Infrastructure?
Alan Barkema and Mark Drabenstott, Third Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 107K)

A New Micro View of the U.S. Rural Economy
Mark Henry and Mark Drabenstott, Second Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 598K)

Tenth District Economic Developments
Alan D. Barkema, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 173K)

The Outlook for U.S.Agriculture: Entering a New Era
Mark Drabenstott, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 204K)


1995

Tenth District Survey of Manufacturers
Tim R. Smith, Fourth Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 74K)

A New Vision for Agricultural Policy
Mark Drabenstott and Alan Barkema, Third Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 717K)

U.S. Agriculture: Review and Prospects
Mark Drabenstott and Alan Barkema, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 117K)

A Healthy Tenth District Economy
Tim R. Smith, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 89K)


1994

People on the Move: Trends and Prospects in District Migration Flows
Glenn H. Miller, Jr., Third Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 101K)

The Tenth District's Expanding Service Sector
Tim R. Smith, Third Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 82K)

A New Agricultural Policy for a New World Market
Alan Barkema and Mark Drabenstott, Second Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 110K)

Agriculture Rides Out the Storm
Alan Barkema and Mark Drabenstott, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 69K)

The Tenth District Economy: Picking Up the Pace
Tim R. Smith, First Quarter    (Summary | Article PDF 70K)


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