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Monetary Policy and Inflation
Education and Labor Markets
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Regional and Urban Economics
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Market Impact and Policy Considerations

January 2025, No. 25-03

What impact could "buy now, pay later" have on other payment forms and on financial stability as a whole?

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Supply Chain Resilience and the Effects of Economic Shocks

January 2025, No. 25-02

By Nicolas Morales

Economic shocks can be amplified through supply chains. In response, many firms and policies are aiming to increase supply chain resilience.

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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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

Education and Labor Markets

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January 2025, No. 25-01

Will the Pandemic Surge in Employer Business Formation Last?

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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. 24-35

Beverly Hirtle and Anna Kovner

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

Economic Growth and Fiscal Policy

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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. 24-37

Maurice Obstfeld

Goodfriend Memorial Lecture: The U.S. Current Account Deficit and the Global Capital Market Revisited

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Close up of compass with map and lighthouse overlay to demonstrate charting course.

November 2024, No. 24-36

Thomas A. Lubik and Paul Ho

Examining the Differences in r* Estimates

Regional and Urban Economics

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December 2024, No. 24-38

Toan Phan and Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

The Economic and Human Impacts of Hurricanes

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October 2024, No. 24-33

John Bailey Jones, Yue Li and Urvi Neelakantan

The Living Arrangements of Older Households

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October 2024, No. 24-32

Katarína Borovičková and Claudia Macaluso

Career Progressions and Wage Growth: Decreasing the Gap Between Richer and Poorer Workers

Banking and Finance

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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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October 2024, No. 24-31

Karolos Arapakis, Erin Henry, John Bailey Jones and Nathan Robino

Racial Differences in the Medical Spending of Older Americans

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August 2024, No. 24-26

Marios Karabarbounis

How Can We Make a Progressive Tax System More Efficient?