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Home Health Care and Aging in Place

Economic Brief

January 2026, No. 26-02

By John Bailey Jones, Yue Li and Urvi Neelakantan

Over time, older households have become more likely to age in place and more likely to receive long-term care at home.

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How Data Revisions and Uncertainty Affect Monetary Policy

Economic Brief

January 2026, No. 26-01

By Thomas A. Lubik and Jacob Titcomb

Macroeconomic data revisions appear to be smaller than they were a few decades ago, but they still pose challenges for real-time economic analysis.

Monetary Policy and Inflation

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

Article

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October 2025, No. 25-40

Willem Van Zandweghe and Alexander L. Wolman

Inflation and the Timing of Actions With Discretionary Monetary Policy

Article

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August 2025, No. 25-32

Marios Karabarbounis

How to Gauge Maximum Employment

Education and Labor Markets

Article

December 2025, No. 25-45

Russell Wong

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

Article

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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

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October 2025, No. 25-39

Nicolas Morales

Understanding the Potential Impact of H-1B Visa Program Changes

Economic Growth and Fiscal 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

Article

October 2025, No. 25-37

Liyu Dou, Paul Ho and Thomas A. Lubik

What Drives Business Cycles?

Regional and Urban Economics

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

Article

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September 2025, No. 25-35

Borys Grochulski and Zhu Wang

How Exclusive Homebuyer Representation Contracts Help Keep Commissions High

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