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We’re one of 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks working together with the Board of Governors to support a healthy economy. Our job is to serve the American public — to serve you. And our mission is to foster economic stability and strength.

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Economic Brief

Based on staff economists' ongoing research, this non-technical publication covers current economic issues and trends every month.

December 2017, No. 17-12

Transitioning from High School to College: Differences across Virginia

Emily E. Cook, Jessie Romero and Sarah Turner

November 2017, No. 17-11

Can We Tax Social Security Benefits More Efficiently?

Helen Fessenden and John Bailey Jones

October 2017, No. 17-10

Should We Worry about Trade Imbalances?

Thomas A. Lubik and Tim Sablik

September 2017, No. 17-09

Are the Effects of Fiscal Policy Asymmetric?

Regis Barnichon, Christian Matthes and David A. Price

August 2017, No. 17-08

Understanding the Surge in Commercial Real Estate Lending

Helen Fessenden and Catherine Muething

July 2017, No. 17-07

Responding to Urban Decline

Santiago Pinto and Tim Sablik

June 2017, No. 17-06

Does the Fed Have a Financial Stability Mandate?

Renee Haltom and John A. Weinberg

May 2017, No. 17-05

Medical Spending in Old Age

John Bailey Jones and Jessie Romero

April 2017, No. 17-04

What Two Billion Retail Transactions Reveal about Consumers’ Choice of Payments

David A. Price, Zhu Wang and Alexander L. Wolman

March 2017, No. 17-03

Are the Effects of Monetary Policy Asymmetric?

Regis Barnichon, Christian Matthes and Tim Sablik

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RC Balaban (804) 697-8144