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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

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 M. 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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