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Monetary Policy and Inflation
Education and Labor Markets
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Regional and Urban Economics
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A business owner putting up a help wanted sign on their storefront window.

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Hiring Puzzle: Why Do Firms Decrease Hiring So Much in Recessions?

Economic Brief

March 2025, No. 25-10

By Katarína Borovičková

While valuation fluctuations successfully explain stock market dynamics, they appear insufficient as the sole driver of variation in firms' hiring decisions.

Silhouette of a businessman turned away looking at enlarged, downward trend lines.

Article

Sentiment About Business Debt as a Leading Economic Indicator

Economic Brief

March 2025, No. 25-09

By Danilo Leiva-León, Thomas A. Lubik, Gabriel Pérez-Quirós, Nathan Robino, Horacio Sapriza, Francisco Vazquez-Grande and Egon Zakrajšek

Several economic indicators appear to respond notably to shocks in credit sentiment.

Monetary Policy and Inflation

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Center for Advancing Women in Economics (AWE)

December 2024, No. 24-40

The Center for Advancing Women in Economics: A Conference Recap

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November 2024, No. 24-36

Thomas A. Lubik and Paul Ho

Examining the Differences in r* Estimates

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Prices going up

September 2024, No. 24-30

Alexander L. Wolman and Francisco Ruge-Murcia

A Model-Based Perspective on Inflation and the Distribution of Relative Price Changes

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Education and Labor Markets

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January 2025, No. 25-01

Will the Pandemic Surge in Employer Business Formation Last?

Article

Center for Advancing Women in Economics (AWE)

December 2024, No. 24-40

The Center for Advancing Women in Economics: A Conference Recap

Article

Close up young woman holding her letter of recommendation.

November 2024, No. 24-35

Beverly Hirtle and Anna Kovner

To Whom It May Concern: Demographic Differences in Letters of Recommendation

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Economic Growth and Fiscal Policy

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Three construction workers discussing their plan, surrounded by building materials, scaffolds, and a crane.

February 2025, No. 25-08

Pierre-Daniel G. Sarte and Jack Taylor

Sectoral Determinants of Aggregate Productivity Growth

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Graphic with various downward trending charts with the word "recession" at the top.

February 2025, No. 25-07

John O'Trakoun and Adam Scavette

SOS! Signaling Recessions Earlier

Article

Chart of the Business Cycle

February 2025, No. 25-05

Understanding Diffusion Indexes: Insights and Applications

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Regional and Urban Economics

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Small model house sitting and coins sitting on top of paper with charts.

January 2025, No. 25-04

Marios Karabarbounis and John O'Trakoun

How Is Housing Handled in the National Income and Product Accounts?

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Aerial topographic map showing the track of Hurricane Helene

December 2024, No. 24-38

Toan Phan and Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

The Economic and Human Impacts of Hurricanes

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White suburban home with a healthy front yard on an overcast day.

October 2024, No. 24-33

John Bailey Jones, Yue Li and Urvi Neelakantan

The Living Arrangements of Older Households

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Banking and Finance

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February 2025, No. 25-06

Lindsay Li and Nicholas Trachter

How Do Banks Choose Where to Place Branches?

Article

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January 2025, No. 25-03

Buy Now, Pay Later: Market Impact and Policy Considerations

Article

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City on April 26, 1932.

December 2024, No. 24-39

Marco Cipriani, Thomas M. Eisenbach and Anna Kovner

Anatomy of the Bank Runs in March 2023

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