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The Regional Economist

1993 - 2013

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2013, issue Apr

Banks and credit unions: competition not going away Downloads
Richard G. Anderson and Yang Liu
A view from the fiscal cliff Downloads
Fernando M. Martin
Who is concealing earnings and still collecting unemployment benefits? Downloads
David L. Fuller, B. Ravikumar and Yuzhe Zhang
A quarterly monetary policy report would improve Fed communications Downloads
James Bullard
Low interest rates have yet to spur job growth Downloads
William T. Gavin
Area plays up quality-of-life issues as another economic development tool Downloads
Susan C. Thomson
Signs point to stronger growth in GDP this year Downloads
Kevin L. Kliesen
Population and migration trends in the District differ from nation's Downloads
Kevin L. Kliesen
Uncertainty and the economy Downloads
Kevin L. Kliesen and Lowell R. Ricketts

2013, issue Jan

Why are corporations holding so much cash? Downloads
Juan M. Sanchez and Emircan Yurdagul
Job polarization leaves middle-skilled workers out in the cold Downloads
Maria E. Canon and Elise Marifian
How low can you go? negative interest rates and investors’ flight to safety Downloads
Richard G. Anderson and Yang Liu
The Fed’s latest balance-sheet policy: what constitutes substantial labor-market improvement? Downloads
James Bullard
Household financial stress and home prices Downloads
Yang Liu and Rajdeep Sengupta
Fiscal uncertainty clouds outlook for growth Downloads
Kevin L. Kliesen
Multifamily rental housing is growing: “yesterday’s buyer is today’s tenant” Downloads
Silvio Contessi and Li Li
Stayed in America: manufacturing jobs aren’t leaving Seymour, Ind Downloads
Susan C. Thomson

2012, issue Oct

Measuring the effect of school choice on economic outcomes pp. 5-9 Downloads
Michael T. Owyang and E. Katarina Vermann
Too big to fail: the pros and cons of breaking up big banks pp. 10-11 Downloads
David C. Wheelock
Unemployment insurance: payments, overpayments and unclaimed benefits pp. 12-13 Downloads
David L. Fuller, B Ravikumar and Yuzhe Zhang
Manufacturing and construction decline in the ranks of top 10 employers pp. 14-16 Downloads
Ruben Hernandez-Murillo and Elise Marifian
Economy still growing albeit at a tepid pace pp. 22 Downloads
Kevin L. Kliesen
The Fed is not "missing on the dual mandate" Downloads
James Bullard
Household financial stress declines in the Eighth District Downloads
Yang Liu and Rajdeep Sengupta
Kentucky town seeks to build on bourbon and "most beautiful" titles Downloads
Susan C. Thomson

2012, issue Jul

Household financial stability: who suffered the most from the crisis? Downloads
William Robert Emmons and Bryan J. Noeth
Understanding poverty measures and the call to update them Downloads
Natalia A. Kolesnikova and Yang Liu
Job gains and losses at large and small firms during the Great Recession Downloads
Juan M. Sanchez and Lowell R. Ricketts
The financial crisis and household balance sheets: a new research effort under way at the St. Louis Fed Downloads
James Bullard
Quantitative easing: lessons we've learned Downloads
Brett W. Fawley and Luciana Juvenal
Signs point to stronger real GDP growth in 2012 than last year's 1.6 Downloads
Kevin L. Kliesen
Eighth district has fared better than nation in some labor statistics Downloads
Maria Eugenia Canon and Mingyu Chen
Paragould finds formula to attract manufacturers Downloads
Susan C. Thomson

2012, issue Apr

College degrees: why aren't more people making the investment? Downloads
Maria Eugenia Canon and Charles Stephen Gascon
A look at credit default swaps and their impact on the European debt crisis Downloads
Bryan J. Noeth and Rajdeep Sengupta
When oil prices jump, is speculation to blame? Downloads
Brett W. Fawley, Luciana Juvenal and Ivan Petrella
Recent actions increase the Fed's transparency Downloads
James Bullard
New technology may cause stock volatility Downloads
Adrian Peralta-Alva
Burned by loss of manufacturing, rural county vows to diversify Downloads
Susan C. Thomson
Reallocation of credit, a measure of financial activity, has yet to bounce back Downloads
Constanza S. Liborio and Juan M. Sanchez
The U.S. economy should strengthen as year goes by Downloads
Kevin L. Kliesen

2012, issue Jan

The role of financing in international trade during good times and bad Downloads
Silvio Contessi and Francesca de Nicola
Emerging markets: a source of and destination for capital Downloads
Bryan J. Noeth and Rajdeep Sengupta
The economic recovery—America's investment problem Downloads
James Bullard
On the road to recovery, soft patches turn up often Downloads
Richard G. Anderson and Yang Liu
Starting a business during a recovery: this time, it's different Downloads
Juan M. Sanchez and Constanza S. Liborio
The economy should be able to avoid a recession in 2012 Downloads
Kevin L. Kliesen
Local housing crisis is similar to nation's Downloads
Maria Eugenia Canon and Mingyu Chen
Bucking the trend in manufacturing in Grenada, Miss Downloads
Susan C. Thomson

2011, issue Oct

Economic data—appearances can be deceiving pp. 3 Downloads
James Bullard
Why health care matters and the current debt does not pp. 4-5 Downloads
Brett W. Fawley and Luciana Juvenal
Questions about the budget deficit of the U.S. have no easy answers pp. 6-7 Downloads
William Robert Emmons
Is shadow banking really banking? pp. 8-13 Downloads
Bryan J. Noeth and Rajdeep Sengupta
Gender wage gap may be much smaller than most think pp. 14-15 Downloads
Natalia A. Kolesnikova and Yang Liu
Worth your weight? re-examining the link between obesity and wages pp. 16-17 Downloads
Michael T. Owyang and E. Katarina Vermann
Immigrants: skills, occupations and locations pp. 18-19 Downloads
Ruben Hernandez-Murillo and Christopher J. Martinek
Revised data show that district gained, not lost, jobs in 2010 pp. 20-21 Downloads
Natalia A. Kolesnikova and Yang Liu
Plentiful green space along interstate drives economy of tiny Missouri town pp. 22-25 Downloads
Susan C. Thomson
New data elevate uncertainty about the outlook on the economy pp. 26 Downloads
Kevin L. Kliesen

2011, issue July

The effectiveness of QE2 pp. 3 Downloads
James Bullard
Commodity price gains: speculation vs. fundamentals pp. 4-9 Downloads
Brett W. Fawley and Luciana Juvenal
The mismatch between job openings and job seekers pp. 10-11 Downloads
Maria Eugenia Canon and Mingyu Chen
The foreclosure crisis in 2008: predatory lending or household overreaching? pp. 12-14 Downloads
William Robert Emmons, Kathy Fogel, Wayne Y. Lee, Deena Rorie, Liping Ma and Timothy J. Yeager
A closer look at house price indexes pp. 16-17 Downloads
Bryan J. Noeth and Rajdeep Sengupta
Du Quoin strives to diversify beyond state fair pp. 18-20 Downloads
Susan C. Thomson
Recovery continues despite new risks, old problems pp. 21 Downloads
Kevin L. Kliesen
Hispanics play different role in District's growth than in nation's pp. 22-23 Downloads
Ruben Hernandez-Murillo and Christopher J. Martinek
Black/white segregation in the Eighth District: a look at the dynamics pp. 24-26 Downloads
Alejandro Badel and Christopher J. Martinek

2011, issue Apr

Headline vs. core inflation: a look at some issues pp. 3 Downloads
James Bullard
Why "fixing" China's currency is no quick fix pp. 4-5 Downloads
Brett W. Fawley and Luciana Juvenal
Which came first—better education or better health? pp. 6-7 Downloads
Ruben Hernandez-Murillo and Christopher J. Martinek
Are small businesses the biggest producers of jobs? pp. 8-9 Downloads
Kevin L. Kliesen and Julia S. Maués
Banking crises around the world: different governments, different responses pp. 10-16 Downloads
Silvio Contessi and Hoda S. El-Ghazaly
The economy continues to strengthen, but risks remain pp. 17 Downloads
Kevin L. Kliesen
Jobless recoveries: causes and consequences pp. 18-19 Downloads
Natalia A. Kolesnikova and Yang Liu
Employment in major cities in the district slumps relative to the rest of the country pp. 20-21 Downloads
Michelle T. (Meisch) Armesto and Maria Eugenia Canon
Town hangs on to old economy even as it embraces the new pp. 22-26 Downloads
Susan C. Thomson

2011, issue Jan

The Fed’s emergency liquidity facilities: why they were necessary pp. 3 Downloads
James Bullard
A closer look: assistance programs in the wake of the crisis pp. 4-10 Downloads
Richard G. Anderson and Charles Stephen Gascon
Forecasters expect solid growth, low inflation in 2011 pp. 11 Downloads
Kevin L. Kliesen
Federal funds, tax increase help Owensboro shore up its economy pp. 12-14 Downloads
Susan C. Thomson
Teacher workshops chip away at economic illiteracy pp. 15-17 Downloads
William D. Bosshardt, Paul W. Grimes and Mary Suiter
Mortgage delinquency rates in district are not as bad as national average pp. 18-19 Downloads
Subhayu Bandyopadhyay and Lowell R. Ricketts
Have the trends in housing bottomed out? pp. 20-22 Downloads
Bryan J. Noeth and Rajdeep Sengupta
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