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Economic Brief

December 2011, No. 11-12

The Federal Reserve's "Dual Mandate": The Evolution of an Idea

Aaron Steelman

November 2011, No. 11-11

Recoveries From Recessions Associated With Banking Crises: How Does This One Compare?

Juan Carlos Hatchondo, David A. Price and Jonathan Tompkins

October 2011, No. 11-10

Fifth District Manufacturing and the Recession: An Analysis of Subsector Performance

Robert Schnorbus and Judy Cox

September 2011, No. 11-09

Potential Causes and Implications of the Rise in Long-Term Unemployment

Andreas Hornstein, Thomas A. Lubik and Jessie Romero

August 2011, No. 11-08

Is Stimulative Fiscal Policy More Effective at the Zero Lower Bound?

Renee Haltom and Pierre-Daniel G. Sarte

July 2011, No. 11-07

Monetary Policy with Unknown Natural Rates

Thomas A. Lubik and Jessie Romero

June 2011, No. 11-06

Basel III and the Continuing Evolution of Bank Capital Regulation

Huberto M. Ennis and David A. Price

May 2011, No. 11-05

The Role of Interchange Fees on Debit and Credit Card Transactions in the Payments System

Tim Mead, Renee Haltom and Margaretta Blackwell

April 2011, No. 11-04

Identifying Systemically Important Financial Institutions

David A. Price and John R. Walter

March 2011, No. 11-03

The Earned Income Tax Credit: Recipients, Labor Force Participation, and Credit Constraints

Kartik B. Athreya and Aaron Steelman

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