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Working Papers

2020

1. Closing the Monetary Policy Curriculum Gap: A Primer for Educators Making the Transition to Teaching the Fed's Ample-Reserves Framework
   FEDS Notes, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (1)
2. Let's Close the Gap: Revising Teaching Materials to Reflect How the Federal Reserve Implements Monetary Policy
   Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Journal Articles

2024

1. AI and the Future of Work: Opportunity or Threat?
   Page One Economics Newsletter, 2024
2. Cognitive science teaching strategies and literacy-targeted economics complementarities
   The Journal of Economic Education, 2024, 55, (2), 156-165 View citations (2)
3. Curriculum lag challenges and strategies for LT principles: Lessons from closing the monetary policy curriculum gap
   The Journal of Economic Education, 2024, 55, (2), 166-177
4. How Does the Gig Economy Support Entrepreneurship?
   Page One Economics Newsletter, 2024, 5 pages
5. Introduction to JEE symposium on “What should go into the only economics course students will ever take?”
   The Journal of Economic Education, 2024, 55, (2), 107-109
6. Marginal Product of Labor and U.S. Westward Expansion
   Page One Economics Newsletter, 2024

2023

7. All About the Business Cycle: Where Do Recessions Come From?
   Page One Economics Newsletter, 2023, 8 pages
8. How are Banks and the Fed Linked? Teaching Key Concepts Today
   Review of Political Economy, 2023, 35, (2), 555-571 View citations (2)
9. Is College Still Worth the High Price? Weighing Costs and Benefits of Investing in Human Capital
   Page One Economics Newsletter, 2023, 6 pages
10. Teaching Monetary Policy with Ample Reserves
    Journal of Economics Teaching, 2023, 8, (2), 114-127
11. The Rise (and Fall) of Inflation During the Early 2020s
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2023, 6 pages

2022

12. Closing the Curriculum Gap by Updating Content Standards and Guidelines for Teaching Monetary Policy
    The American Economist, 2022, 67, (2), 183-194
13. How Does the Fed Use Its Monetary Policy Tools to Influence the Economy?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2022, 8 pages
14. How Federal Reserve Bank Presidents Ensure “Main Street” is Represented in Monetary Policy
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2022, 1-7
15. Let’s close the gap: Updating the textbook treatment of monetary policy
    The Journal of Economic Education, 2022, 53, (3), 232-249 View citations (2)
16. The Importance of Diverse Perspectives: Strategies for Supporting Women in Economics
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2022

2021

17. Automation and the Minimum Wage
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2021
18. Inflation Expectations, the Phillips Curve, and the Fed’s Dual Mandate
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2021
19. Making Technical Adjustments: The Difference Between “Conducting” and “Implementing” Monetary Policy
    Economic Synopses, 2021, (21), 1-2
20. Minding the Output Gap: What Is Potential GDP and Why Does It Matter?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2021
21. Teaching the Linkage Between Banks and the Fed: R.I.P. Money Multiplier
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2021 View citations (2)

2020

22. A survey of Federal Reserve economic education programs and resources1
    The Journal of Economic Education, 2020, 51, (1), 68-79 View citations (1)
23. COVID-19’s Effects on the Economy and the Fed’s Response
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2020 View citations (2)
24. Examining the "Lump of Labor" Fallacy Using a Simple Economic Model
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2020
25. Independence, Accountability, and the Federal Reserve System
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2020
26. The Fed’s New Monetary Policy Tools
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2020 View citations (6)

2019

27. A New Frontier: Monetary Policy with Ample Reserves
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2019, 1-7 View citations (9)
28. Making Sense of the National Debt
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2019

2018

29. Bitcoin: Money or Financial Investment?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2018, 1-6 View citations (5)
30. How Do Imports Affect GDP?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2018, 1-6 View citations (2)
31. The Economics of Flying: How Competitive Are the Friendly Skies?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2018, 1-7 View citations (1)
32. The Textbook Treatment of Net Exports: Will the Uninformed Reader Understand?
    Journal of Economics Teaching, 2018, 3, (2), 232-253 View citations (2)
33. Will Robots Take Our Jobs?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2018, 1-5
34. Yours, Mine, and the Truth: Using a Structured Minimum Wage Debate in the Economics Classroom
    The American Economist, 2018, 63, (2), 245-259

2017

35. Does International Trade Create Winners and Losers?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2017, 1-5 View citations (3)
36. Education, Income, and Wealth
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2017, 1-1 View citations (5)
37. The Economics of Subsidizing Sports Stadiums
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2017, 1-1
38. The Productivity Puzzle
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2017, 1-1
39. Why Are Some Countries Rich and Others Poor?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2017, 1-5 View citations (1)

2016

40. International Trade
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2016, 1-1
41. Invest in Human Capital to Build a Better Future
    Annual Report, 2016, 1-1
42. Making Sense of Unemployment Data
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2016, 1-5
43. Stock Market Strategies: Are You an Active or Passive Investor?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2016, 1-4
44. Why Is It So Difficult To Buy a High-Quality Used Car?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2016, 1-4

2015

45. College: Learning the Skills To Pay the Bills?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2015, 1-3
46. Falling Oil Prices Create Winners and Losers
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2015, 1-4
47. Is a Strong Dollar Better than a Weak Dollar?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2015, 1-3
48. What’s in Your Market Basket? Why Your Inflation Rate Might Differ from the Average
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2015, 1-4
49. Would a Gold Standard Brighten Economic Outcomes?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2015, 1-1

2014

50. Economics and the environment
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2014, 1-4
51. Smoothing the Path: Balancing Debt, Income, and Saving for the Future
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2014, 1-5
52. The Economics of Immigration: A Story of Substitutes and Complements
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2014, 1-5 View citations (1)
53. The Rising Cost of College: Tuition, Financial Aid, and Price Discrimination
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2014, 1-4 View citations (1)
54. Would increasing the minimum wage reduce poverty?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2014, 1-4

2013

55. Choices are everywhere: why can’t we just have it all?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2013, (jan), 1-3
56. GDP: does it measure up?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2013, (may), 1-3 View citations (1)
57. Investing in yourself: an economic approach to education decisions
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2013, (feb), 1-4
58. Money and inflation: a functional relationship
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2013, (mar), 1-4
59. What are the \\"ingredients\\" for economic growth?
    Page One Economics Newsletter, 2013, (sept), 1-5