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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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We help ensure our financial system is operating safely and effectively, and we help support secure and efficient methods to transfer your funds through our financial system.
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We conduct research to support policymaking and thought leadership on issues important to the Federal Reserve and the Fifth District. We also inform the public through our data and economic analysis, publications, presentations and educational resources.

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We share research, data and resources and regularly engage regional leaders and policymakers to understand and address community‑specific economic issues.
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Working Papers

December 2000, No. 00-12

Banking and the Political Support for Dollarization

Huberto M. Ennis

November 2000, No. 00-11

Incentives, Communication, and Payment Instruments

Edward S. Prescott and John A. Weinberg

October 2000, No. 00-10

Optimal Monetary Policy

Aubhik Khan, Robert G. King and Alexander L. Wolman

August 2000, No. 00-9

The Behavior of the Real Rate of Interest Over the Business Cycle

Michael Dotsey and Brian Scholl

September 2000, No. 00-8

Firms as Clubs in Walrasian Markets with Private Information

Edward S. Prescott and Robert Townsend

August 2000, No. 00-7

Monetary Policy Frameworks and Indicators for the Federal Reserve in the 1920s

Thomas M. Humphrey

August 2000, No. 00-6

Medicine Worse than the Malady: Cure Rates, Population Shifts, and Health Insurance

Robert F. Graboyes

August 2000, No. 00-5

Getting Better, Feeling Worse: Cure Rates, Health Insurance, and Welfare

Robert F. Graboyes

August 2000, No. 00-04

Our Money or Your Life: Indemnities vs. Deductibles in Health Insurance

Robert F. Graboyes

August 2000, No. 00-3

Overcoming the Zero Bound on Interest Rate Policy

Marvin Goodfriend

Contact Us

Katrina Mullen (804) 697-8145