Economic Brief

A price measure derived from Richmond Fed survey data appears to be a productive way to improve any prediction of inflation.

Recent research can show how sea level rise is beginning to shape property values across U.S. coastlines.

A new approach addresses the dynamics of negotiations involving a single proposer and the inherent delays in reaching agreements.

Banks' behavior can still amplify economic downturns even when they are not the source of a crisis and have robust liquidity and capital positions.

The timing of actions between the central bank and firms can have large effects on the inflation rate when monetary policy is conducted under discretion.

Proposed changes to the H-1B program, including the new one-time $100,000 processing fee, could have widespread effects.

Banks continued to compete with NMCs in the downstream mortgage origination market, despite financing competing NMCs.

Trying to identify single causes of individual business cycles is fraught with misattribution problems.

Federal employees make up 1.8 percent of the U.S. workforce, but they tend to be concentrated in specific regions.

Eliminating exclusive buyer representation contracts could have several positive effects in the real estate industry.