Among the topics discussed were income growth volatility, AI's impact on productivity and how housing price changes affect young businesses.

Talking about the future has become a valuable tool of monetary policy, but recent events have prompted a reevaluation.

Tariffs, property rights and producing inputs versus buying them: These were among the topics discussed at our recent conference.

While the Fed has experience buying assets to respond to crises, questions remain around unwinding those actions

The dollar has been the global currency of choice for nearly a century, but in light of recent U.S.-led financial sanctions, some wonder whether that status will endure

The Appalachian Regional Commission, created in the 1960s, became a model for regional economic development programs

Entrepreneurship creates many local benefits, but starting a new business in rural places can be challenging

The pandemic has worsened a long-standing national shortage of nurses. Rural communities face the greatest challenges.

Is money essential? How do self-interested parties bargain to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes? These were among questions addressed at a recent research conference.

For policymakers and market participants, inflation can be challenging to predict

A surge of interest in starting new businesses could reverse a long-running drought.

Prepping for medical expenses is more important for singles, while leaving bequests is more important for couples.

Not everyone experiences the same inflation. What does that mean for monetary policy?

New technology is changing where and how some crops are grown.

Facebook and Amazon are examining creating digital currencies, like Alibaba has. What drives platforms to develop these currencies, and should central banks be worried?

Does gender diversity improve team performance? How should vaccines be allocated to combat a pandemic? How do employers affect how immigration impacts native workers? These were among the questions discussed by researchers during a recent virtual research workshop.

With a revised strategy, the Fed responds to challenges facing central banks today

COVID-19 transformed how we work and socialize, which could put the future of cities on a new path

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the supply of many items, including cold hard cash

Digital connections have become more important in a time of social distancing, but rural broadband access still lags behind cities.

The Fed is using emergency lending powers it invoked during the Great Recession to respond to COVID-19 — but it cast a wider net this time

Some schools are offering to buy a share of students’ future income in exchange for funding their education.

During the Great Depression, communities banded together to bring electricity to America's farmland

This report looks at small businesses and the assistance programs to aid them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What does hospital capacity look like in the Fifth District, and how might rural hospital closings impact the current crisis?

Researchers and community development experts moved quickly to understand how COVID-19 affected Fifth District communities

Some economists and policymakers have argued for increasing public spending. What might that mean for inflation and monetary policy?

Fed policy has effects outside U.S. borders, but what can monetary policymakers here and abroad do about it?

Economists at the Richmond Fed study diverging trends in national and local market concentration

Has the natural rate of interest lost its luster as a navigation aid for monetary policy?

The fracking boom might have led workers to forego educational opportunities.

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How are recent moves affecting businesses in the Fifth District?

Policy Update

Are markets too concentrated?

What motivates entrepreneurs to run a business? Some small-business owners like the Jones family are motivated by values rather than financial gain.

Can payments be made to work faster, safer, and more efficiently?

Book Review

Recent high-profile hacks have renewed calls for improved security, but competing incentives pose a challenge

Although very uncommon now, the Fed used to intervene regularly in foreign exchange markets

Jargon Alert

A financial crisis in Mexico in the mid-1990s sparked a debate about the Fed's role in international markets and its independence

Jargon Alert

Many worry that the Great Recession and mounting student debt have stunted millennials' financial development

Online nonbank lenders have experienced tremendous growth. What promises, and perils, do they hold for the financial system?

Winston-Salem is transforming its economy from tobacco to medical research

The financial crisis of 2007-2008 was just the latest chapter in a long debate over how to minimize the risk of bank runs and other liquidity crunches

From hurricanes to asteroids, how should we determine what steps to take to avert catastrophe?

Virtually no new banks have opened since the Great Recession began. What's behind this drought, and should we be worried?

Multiple central banks have dipped policy rates to negative levels — and uncharted waters

Trading with Cuba

Jargon Alert

Policy Update

Urban revitalization efforts have a mixed record. A combination of “place-based” and “people-based” policies may be most successful.

Policy Update

The public perils of private debt

The Profession

The Secession Question

Policy Update

The Profession

Are new online markets creating economic value or threatening consumer safety?

The Richmond Fed has a long tradition of concern for price stability

Does the hawk-dove distinction still matter in the modern Fed?

Policy Update

Upfront

Longer unemployment benefits often mean longer unemployment spells, but economists say that's not always a bad thing

Policy Update

While more is not always merrier, population growth over the last century has had many positive effects

How much does the Fed's success depend on who's at the helm?

Policy Update

Upfront

Are we losing the fight against next-gen bank robbers?