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Our research staff conducts innovative research on monetary policy, the payments system, and regional and community issues. Our work is shared with policymakers, other researchers and the public.
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Agriculture & Rural Economies
Insights on agricultural and rural economies regionally and nationally. -
Banking & Financial Markets
Issues affecting the banking industry, including supervisory and regulatory concerns, fair lending issues and potential risks to financial institutions. -
Community Research
Economic issues affecting low- and moderate- income communities, including fair and impartial access to credit. -
Monetary Policy & Macroeconomics
Issues of importance to the Federal Reserve, including financial markets, banking, monetary policy and more. -
Payments System Research
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Regional Research
The Tenth Federal Reserve District's economic geography and developments for national monetary policy deliberations.
Recent Research
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Fourth Quarter 2011 Economic Review:
"Is Unemployment Helpful in Understanding Inflation?"
By Taeyoung Doh
Does the simultaneous decline of core inflation with the increase in the unemployment rate during the recent recession indicate that the use of economic slack, such as unemployment, is helpful in explaining inflation?"Have Rising Oil Prices Become a Greater Threat to Price Stability?"
By Martin Fukac
The effect of oil prices on inflation was strong in the 1970s and early 1980s. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, however, the inflationary effect moderated. Recent evidence indicates that trend may have reversed."What Should Banks Be Allowed to Do?"
By Charles S. Morris
The complexity of large banking organizations may increase risk to the financial system and public safety net. One possible option to reduce these risks is to restrict some of their nontraditional activities."Agriculture's Boom-Bust Cycles: Is This Time Different?"
By Jason Henderson, Brent Gloy and Michael Boehlje
Agriculture in the United States is notorious for its cycles of boom and bust. Can U.S. agriculture, currently enjoying another farm boom, avoid another bust? -
Model Uncertainty and Intertemporal Tax Smoothing
By Yulei Luo, Jun Nie, and Eric R. Young
What are the implications of model uncertainty for the tax-smoothing hypothesis? -
A Bayesian Evaluation of Alternative Models of Trend Inflation
By Todd E. Clark and Taeyoung Doh
Averaging forecasts from alternative models of trend inflation can provide more reliable medium-term inflation forecasts than using a single best-fitting model of trend inflation. -
What Can Financial Stability Reports Tell Us About Macroprudential Supervision?
By Jon Christensson, Kenneth Spong, and Jim Wilkinson
Recent financial stability reports from five central banks indicate that macroprudential supervision could be beneficial in promoting financial stability, but will also be a very challenging task. -
A Chronology of Turning Points in Economic Activity: Spain 1850-2011
By Travis J. Berge and Òscar Jordà
A novel historical chronology of business cycle turning points for the Spanish economy for the years 1850-2011 is produced to inform the study of macroeconomic fluctuations and policy responses for that economy.
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