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Monetary Policy and Inflation
Education and Labor Markets
Economic Growth and Fiscal Policy
Regional and Urban Economics
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Can China Avoid a Liquidity-Trap Recession? Some Unintended Consequences of Macroprudential Policies

Economic Brief

April 2024, No. 24-12

By Russell Wong

Some think such a trap for China is imminent, due to factors such as a surge in deposits, mounting deflationary pressures and high youth unemployment rates.

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Developments in Antitrust Policy Against Labor Market Monopsony

Economic Brief

March 2024, No. 24-11

The effects of monopsony seem to be getting more attention recently.

Monetary Policy and Inflation

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March 2024, No. 24-10

Thomas A. Lubik, Brennan Merone and Nathan Robino

Stargazing: Estimating r* in Other Countries

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Prices going up

March 2024, No. 24-09

Alexander L. Wolman

Inflation and Relative Price Changes Since the Onset of the Pandemic

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January 2024, No. 24-03

Felipe F. Schwartzman and Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

Inflation Expectations and Price Setting Among Fifth District Firms

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Education and Labor Markets

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February 2024, No. 24-04

Marios Karabarbounis

How Female Labor Supply Shapes Aggregate Labor Market Dynamics

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December 2023, No. 23-42

Gaurav Khanna and Nicolas Morales

Did U.S. Immigration Policy Influence India’s IT Boom?

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December 2023, No. 23-41

Katarína Borovičková

Sorting in the Labor Market

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Economic Growth and Fiscal Policy

Article

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March 2024, No. 24-10

Thomas A. Lubik, Brennan Merone and Nathan Robino

Stargazing: Estimating r* in Other Countries

Article

Prices going up

March 2024, No. 24-09

Alexander L. Wolman

Inflation and Relative Price Changes Since the Onset of the Pandemic

Article

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February 2024, No. 24-07

Are Place-Based Policies a Boon for Everyone?

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Regional and Urban Economics

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March 2024, No. 24-08

Borys Grochulski and Zhu Wang

Real Estate Commissions and Home Search Efficiency

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February 2024, No. 24-05

Nicholas Trachter and Lindsay Li

Diverging Trends in Market Concentration

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January 2024, No. 24-03

Felipe F. Schwartzman and Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

Inflation Expectations and Price Setting Among Fifth District Firms

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Banking and Finance

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February 2024, No. 24-06

How Does Market Competition Affect Banks' Adaptation to Changes in Flood Risks?

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January 2024, No. 24-01

Essentiality of Money: A Historical Perspective

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November 2023, No. 23-39

John Bailey Jones and Urvi Neelakantan

Portfolios Across the U.S. Wealth Distribution

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