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Buy Now, Pay Later: Recent Developments and Implications

Economic Brief

February 2026, No. 26-05

By Zhu Wang

Buy now, pay later usage has continued to increase but is still a relatively small component of the consumer credit landscape.

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Public and Private Labor Market Data: Insights From the Government Shutdown

Economic Brief

February 2026, No. 26-04

By Claudia Macaluso

The government shutdown showed the value of private sector data sources but also the difficulty in interpreting them and reconciling potential differences with official sources.

Monetary Policy and Inflation

Article

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January 2026, No. 26-01

Thomas A. Lubik and Jacob Titcomb

How Data Revisions and Uncertainty Affect Monetary Policy

Article

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December 2025, No. 25-44

Zach Edwards, Pierre-Daniel G. Sarte and Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

Predicting PCE Using the Richmond Fed Price Measure

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Businessman holding a wooden block with the word inflation above blocks with upwards-facing arrows and percentage signs.

October 2025, No. 25-40

Willem Van Zandweghe and Alexander L. Wolman

Inflation and the Timing of Actions With Discretionary Monetary Policy

Education and Labor Markets

Article

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January 2026, No. 26-03

Santiago Pinto

How Does the Foreign-Born Population Affect Labor Force Growth?

Article

December 2025, No. 25-45

Russell Wong

The Value of Government Services: Evidence From Flight Delays During the 2025 Shutdown

Article

A paper's headline reads "The credit crunch" and is placed on top of a one-dollar bill.

November 2025, No. 25-41

Carlo Alcaraz, Nicolas Amoroso, Rodolfo Oviedo, Alex Rivadeneira, Brenda Samaniego de la Parra and Horacio Sapriza

Credit Supply Shocks During a Nonfinancial Recession

Economic Growth and Fiscal Policy

Article

January 2026, No. 26-01

Thomas A. Lubik and Jacob Titcomb

How Data Revisions and Uncertainty Affect Monetary Policy

Article

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November 2025, No. 25-42

Grey Gordon

Noise Bargaining: A New Perspective on Single Proposers, Negotiation and Delays

Article

November 2025, No. 25-41

Carlo Alcaraz, Nicolas Amoroso, Rodolfo Oviedo, Alex Rivadeneira, Brenda Samaniego de la Parra and Horacio Sapriza

Credit Supply Shocks During a Nonfinancial Recession

Regional and Urban Economics

Article

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January 2026, No. 26-02

John Bailey Jones, Yue Li and Urvi Neelakantan

Home Health Care and Aging in Place

Article

November 2025, No. 25-43

Toan Phan and Nick Weitzel

Sea Level Rise and Effects on House Prices

Article

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October 2025, No. 25-38

Alessandro Rebucci, Horacio Sapriza, Alex Sclip and Daniel te Kaat

Banks' Credit Lines to Nonbank Mortgage Companies and Downstream Mortgage Originations

Banking and Finance

Article

December 2025, No. 25-46

Nicholas Trachter and Spencer Cooper-Ohm

How Secondary Trade Affects Social Welfare in an Over-the-Counter Market

Article

November 2025, No. 25-41

Carlo Alcaraz, Nicolas Amoroso, Rodolfo Oviedo, Alex Rivadeneira, Brenda Samaniego de la Parra and Horacio Sapriza

Credit Supply Shocks During a Nonfinancial Recession

Article

October 2025, No. 25-38

Alessandro Rebucci, Horacio Sapriza, Alex Sclip and Daniel te Kaat

Banks' Credit Lines to Nonbank Mortgage Companies and Downstream Mortgage Originations