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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 2020, No. 20-13

Sovereign CDS Dealers as Market Stabilizers

John Mullin and Bruno Sultanum

November 2020, No. 20-12

Lifespan Inequality and Social Security Reform

John Bailey Jones and John Mullin

October 2020, No. 20-11

How Do Small Business Finance and Monetary Policy Interact?

Hailey Phelps and Russell Wong

September 2020, No. 20-10

COVID-19 over Time and across States: Predictions from a Statistical Model

Paul Ho, Thomas A. Lubik and Christian Matthes

August 2020, No. 20-09

School Quality as a Tool for Attracting People to Rural Areas

Alexander Marre, David A. Price and Anil Rupasingha

July 2020, No. 20-08

Federal Reserve MBS Purchases in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Borys Grochulski

June 2020, No. 20-07

Will COVID-19 Leave Lasting Economic Scars?

Felipe F. Schwartzman and Tim Sablik

May 2020, No. 20-06

Public and Private Debt after the Pandemic and Policy Normalization

Thomas A. Lubik and Felipe F. Schwartzman

April 2020, No. 20-05

Loan-Delinquency Projections for COVID-19

Grey Gordon, John Bailey Jones and Jessie Romero

April 2020, No. 20-04

Understanding Discount Window Stigma

Huberto M. Ennis and David A. Price

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