Econ Focus is the economics magazine of the Richmond Fed. The latest issue looks at the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the future of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency, central bank digital currency, and more.
How competitive is the U.S. labor market? Answering this question quantitatively is helpful for understanding how wages are affected by labor market power, and thus for understanding how workers will be affected by labor policy choices.
Numerous factors — including population growth, education, housing, transportation, child care, health, and broadband availability — are shaping the differences in employment outcomes between rural and urban communities.
In this issue: the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the future of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency, central bank digital currency, and more.
In this special issue on small towns and rural areas: the nursing shortage, the economic promise of startups and the need for affordable housing in these communities.
In this issue: the COVID-19 startup boom, inflation forecasting, alternatives to college, crime trends in the Fifth District, and more.
Cover Story: Is Your Inflation Different?
Not everyone experiences the same inflation. What does that mean for monetary policy?
Cover Story: Has the Pandemic Changed Cities Forever?
COVID-19 transformed how we work and socialize, which could put the future of cities on a new path
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