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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 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 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 work with teachers, students and the public to enhance understanding of economics, personal finance and the Federal Reserve.

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We work with community partners to identify and address economic challenges and opportunities in low- and moderate-income communities in the Fifth District.

Economists

Gary Richardson

Gary Richardson was the Federal Reserve System historian from 2012 to 2016. Richardson is currently a professor of economics at the University of California, Irvine.

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Bank Publications

Economic Brief, August 2016, No. 16-08

Whom Do the Federal Reserve Bank Boards Serve?

Helen Fessenden and Gary Richardson

Economic Brief, February 2016, No. 16-02

The Cost of Fed Membership

Helen Fessenden and Gary Richardson
Working Papers

June 2016, No. 16-07

In the Eye of a Storm: Manhattan's Money Center Banks during the International Financial Crisis of 1931

Gary Richardson and Patrick Van Horn

June 2016, No. 16-06

Liquidity Risk, Bank Networks, and the Value of Joining the Federal Reserve System

Charles W. Calomiris, Matthew Jaremski, Haelim Park and Gary Richardson

March 2016, No. 16-03

Network Contagion and Interbank Amplification during the Great Depression

Kris James Mitchener and Gary Richardson

January 2016, No. 16-01

Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy from the Formation of the Federal Reserve until Today

Robert L. Hetzel and Gary Richardson

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