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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 online. To receive e-mail notification when new Economic Review articles are posted, sign up in our E-alert system.

Additional articles by year or by topic
 
Fourth Quarter 2009

Is the Great Moderation Over? An Empirical Analysis
Todd E. Clark     (Summary  |   Article - PDF)

Are the Energy States Still Energy States?
Mark C. Snead     (Summary  |   Article - PDF)

Attracting the Power Cohort to the Tenth District
Kelly D. Edmiston     (Summary  |   Article - PDF)

Can the Ag Credit Survey Predict National Credit Conditions?
Brian C. Briggeman and Christopher Zakrzewicz     (Summary  |   Article - 552K PDF)

Third Quarter 2009
 

How Will Unemployment Fare Following the Recession?
Edward S. Knotek II and Stephen Terry      (Summary  |   Article - PDF)

Beyond Inflation Targeting: Should Central Banks Target the Price Level?
George A. Kahn      (Summary  |   Article - PDF)

Was Monetary Policy Optimal During Past Deflation Scares?
Roberto M. Billi      (Summary  |   Article - PDF)

Coming Home to Rural America: Demographic Shifts in the Tenth District
 Jason Henderson and Maria Akers      (Summary  |   Article - PDF)

Second Quarter 2009

Financial Stress: What Is It, How Can It Be Measured, and Why Does It Matter?
Craig S. Hakkio and William R. Keeton     (Summary  |   Article   |  Current KCFSI and historical data )

Characteristics of High Foreclosure Neighborhoods in the Tenth District
Kelly D. Edmiston         (Summary  |   Article - PDF)

Do State Corporate Income Taxes Reduce Wages?
Alison Felix         (Summary  |   Article - PDF)

Recession and Recovery Across the Nation: Lessons from History
Chad R. Wilkerson         (Summary  |   Article - PDF)

First Quarter 2009

Has Multi-Market Banking Changed the Response of Small Business Lending to Local Economic Shocks?
William R. Keeton        (Summary |  Article  PDF 413K)

Do U.S. Consumers Really Benefit from Payment Card Rewards?
Fumiko Hayashi           (Summary  |  Article   PDF 526K)

Recession Catches Rural America
Jason Henderson and Maria Akers    (Summary  |  Article   PDF 623K)

Developing a Liquid Market for Inflation-Indexed Government Securities: Lessons from Earlier Experiences
Pu Shen           (Summary  |  Article   PDF 352K)