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while expanding the frontier of economic knowledge around the globe
in the areas of money and banking, macroeconomics, and international
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versions of U.S. economic data. Economic data for past observation periods are often revised as more accurate
estimates become available. As a result, previous vintages of data can be superseded and may no longer be
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can perform "what if" (pro forma) analyses to see how potential mergers or acquisitions could affect market
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| In January 2005, the Research Division
of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis established its Center
for Regional Economics - 8th District (CRE8®). The role
of CRE8® is to provide and facilitate rigorous economic analysis
of policy issues affecting local, state, and regional economies -
particularly those in the 8th Federal Reserve District. |
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information and data to researchers interested in the U.S. economy.
On this web site you will find links to scanned images (in Adobe®
Acrobat® PDF format) of historical economic statistical publications,
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| GeoFRED® is our data-mapping tool, which displays
color-coded data on the state, MSA, and county levels. For example, GeoFRED can display unemployment, labor force, and population
for all U.S. counties. Users can select among 12,000 FRED® data series and customize these printable
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portal that links to economic information from the Federal Reserve System, government agencies,
and international data sources. Liber8 was designed with university reference and
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| The Federal Reserve and other agencies have taken many steps to contain the ongoing financial
crisis and limit its impact on the broader economy. It is critically important that we clearly communicate our actions
to better ensure their success. The Financial Crisis website provides information about major financial events and policy actions over
the past months and will be updated as additional events and actions occur.
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The 9th Annual Missouri Economics Conference
will be held March 27-28, 2009, at the University of Missouri—Columbia. The
Missouri Economics Conference is jointly sponsored
by the University of Missouri and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
We are now accepting submissions of papers in all fields of economics
to be presented at the conference. (2008-12-01) More....
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Is There Less Agreement About Inflation?
By Daniel L. Thornton
Local Income Inequality
By Rubén Hernández-Murillo
Paying Interest on Deposits at Federal Reserve Banks
By Richard G. Anderson
The Great Recapitalization
By Edward Nelson
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National Economic Trends, January Issue
A monthly publication that presents a snapshot of the U.S. economy. (2009-01-05) More NET...
U.S. Financial Data, January 2 Issue
A weekly publication that includes charts and tables relating to weekly monetary and reserve aggregates, selected interest rates, commercial bank loans, and more. (2009-01-02) More USFD...
Monetary Trends, January Issue
A monthly publication that reviews U.S. monetary and financial conditions with an emphasis on various measures of the monetary policy stance. (2008-12-16) More MT...
International Economic Trends, November Issue
A quarterly publication that includes economic statistics and charts for G-7 and euro area countries. (2008-10-27) More IET...
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"Three Funerals and a Wedding"
by James B. Bullard
This article is a modified and updated version of a speech presented at the Regional Economic Summit, Evansville, Indiana, November 20, 2008.
"The Fed, Liquidity, and Credit Allocation"
by Daniel L. Thornton
The current financial turmoil has generated considerable discussion of liquidity. Moreover, it has been widely reported that the Federal Reserve played a major role in supplying liquidity to financial markets during this distressed time. This article describes two ways in which the Fed has supplied liquidity since late 2007.
"Disallowances and Overcapitalization in the U.S. Electric Utility Industry"
by Stratford Douglas, Thomas A. Garrett, and Russell M. Rhine
Regulation of an industry often produces unintended consequences. Averch and Johnson (1962) argue that certain regulation of electric utilities provides utilities the incentive to purchase an inefficiently large amount of capital. Another possible and related unintended consequence of electric utility regulation is that regulatory cost disallowances on capital may also increase utilities’ incentives to overcapitalize.
"Optimal Response to a Transitory Demographic Shock in Social Security Financing"
by Juan Carlos Conesa and Carlos Garriga
The authors consider a transitory demographic shock that affects negatively the financing of retirement pensions—that is, workers either would have to pay more or retirees would receive less. In contrast to the existing literature, the authors endogenously determine optimal policies rather than explore the implications of exogenous parametric responses.
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