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2012, articles Dec

Detecting early signs of financial instability

Scott Brave and R. Andrew Butters

2012, articles Nov

Asset price bubbles: What are the causes, consequences, and public policy options?

Douglas Evanoff, George G. Kaufman and Anastasios Malliaris

2012, articles Oct

How to keep markets safe in the era of high-speed trading

Carol L. Clark

2012, articles Sep

How liquid are U.S. life insurance liabilities?

Robert McMenamin, Zain Mohey-Deen, Anna Paulson and Richard Rosen

2012, articles Aug

Economy to keep rolling along in 2012 and 2013

William Strauss and Norman Wang

2012, articles Jul

Is there a skills mismatch in the labor market?

Jason Faberman and Bhashkar Mazumder

New horizons for risk management: shifting rules, shifting strategies

Elijah Brewer, Sarah Clinton, Tiffany Gates and Carl R. Tannenbaum

2012, articles Jun

State tax revenues over the business cycle: patterns and policy responses

Richard H. Mattoon and Leslie McGranahan

Beyond parking meters: the future of public–private partnerships

Richard Mattoon and Sarah Wetmore

2012, articles May

A different way to review the Chicago Fed National Activity Index

Scott Brave and Max Lichtenstein

Dealing with the impact of manufacturing job losses in the Midwest

Emily Engel and Susan Longworth

2012, articles Apr

Is intergenerational economic mobility lower now than in the past?

Bhashkar Mazumder

2012, articles Mar

Explaining the decline in the U.S. labor force participation rate

Daniel Aaronson, Jonathan Davis and Luojia Hu

2012, articles Feb

Economic Outlook Symposium: summary of 2011 results and 2012 forecasts

William Strauss and Norman Wang

Rising farmland values: causes and cautions

David Oppedahl

What are the risks and opportunities on the horizon for community banking?

Paul Jordan and Mark H. Kawa

2012, articles Jan

How do the risks of living long and facing high medical expenses affect the elderly’s saving behavior?

Mariacristina De Nardi, Eric French and John Jones

2011, articles Dec

Predicting gross state product growth with the Chicago Fed's Midwest Economy Index

Scott Brave and Norman Wang

Improving security for remote payments

Nour Abdul-Razzak, Katy Jacob and Richard D. Porter

2011, articles Nov

International regulatory cooperation after the crisis

Richard Heckinger and Robert Steigerwald

Evaluating the potential of immediate funds transfer for general-purpose payments in the United States

Katy Jacob and Kirstin E. Wells

2011, articles Oct

Tempestuous municipal debt markets: Oxymoron or new reality?

Gene Amromin and Anna Paulson

Making cars smarter: The growing role of electronics in automobiles

Thomas Klier and James M. Rubenstein

State budgets under stress: paths to sustainability

Richard H. Mattoon

2011, articles Sep

How much has house lock affected labor mobility and the unemployment rate?

Daniel Aaronson and Jonathan Davis

Exploring the new face of retail payments (special issue)

Katy Jacob and Anna Lunn

Implementing financial reform regulations from the Dodd–Frank Act and Basel III

Douglas Evanoff and William F. Moeller

2011, articles Aug

Economy to keep cruising along in 2011 and 2012

William Strauss and Norman Wang

Macroeconomic policy and labor markets: lessons from Dale Mortensen’s research

David Benson

2011, articles July

How much of the decline in unemployment is due to the exhaustion of unemployment benefits?

Luojia Hu and Shani Schechter

Creating a new foundation for risk management

Rebecca Chmielewski, Paul Jordan and Carl R. Tannenbaum

Why are manufacturers struggling to hire high-skilled workers?

Britton Lombardi and William Testa

2011, articles June

Explaining the recent decline in the unemployment rate

Lisa Barrow

2011, articles May

What are the implications of rising commodity prices for inflation and monetary policy?

Charles Evans and Jonas Fisher

Local governments on the brink (Special Issue)

Richard H. Mattoon

2011, articles Apr

How did unemployment insurance extensions affect the unemployment rate in 2008–10?

Bhashkar Mazumder

2011, articles Mar

Who would be affected by soda taxes?

Leslie McGranahan and Diane Schanzenbach

2011, articles Feb

Economic Outlook Symposium: summary of 2010 results and forecasts for 2011

William Strauss and Norman Wang

2011, articles Jan

How do sudden large losses in wealth affect labor force participation?

David Benson and Eric French

In the wake of financial reform: what's next for community banks?

Mark H. Kawa and Steven VanBever

The intersection of Midwest agriculture and rural development

David Oppedahl

2010, articles Dec

Why aren't banks lending more? the role of commercial real estate

Sumit Agarwal, Hesna Genay and Robert McMenamin

2010, articles Nov

A snapshot of the Midwest economy: past and present

Scott Brave and Chenfei Lu

What is the role of public authorities in retail payment systems?

Wilko Bolt, Santiago Carbó-Valverde, Sujit Chakravorti, Sergio Gorjon and Francisco Rodríguez-Fernández

2010, articles Oct

Enhancing financial stability: the case of financial market utilities

Anna Paulson and Kirstin E. Wells

Understanding the new world order of private equity

William Mark and Steven VanBever

2010, articles Sep

What is clearing and why is it important?

Ed Nosal and Robert Steigerwald

Financial regulation in the post-crisis environment

Douglas Evanoff and William F. Moeller

After the financial crisis: the future of payment innovations

Katy Jacob and Anna Lunn

2010, articles Aug

Economy on cruise control in 2010 and 2011

Britton Lombardi and William Strauss

After the perfect storm: What’s next for the auto industry?

Thomas Klier, Martin Lavelle and James M. Rubenstein

How can payment reform improve the health care value chain?

Martin Lavelle

Charting Illinois’s fiscal future

Richard Mattoon

2010, articles July

New perspectives on health and health care policy

Darren Lubotsky, Bhashkar Mazumder and Zach Seeskin

2010, articles Jul

Searching for the new normal: the rebuilding process for risk management - a conference summary

Carl R. Tannenbaum and Steven VanBever

2010, articles Jun

Two cheers for the Monetary Control Act

Katy Jacob, Daniel A. Littman, Richard D. Porter and Wade Rousse

2010, articles May

Getting sick and paying for it

Svetlana Pashchenko

2010, articles Apr

Chicago Fed National Activity Index turns ten - analyzing its first decade of performance

Scott Brave and R. Andrew Butters

Automotive industry outlook: understanding work force programs

Martin Lavelle and Britton Lombardi

Responding to the foreclosure crisis - a conference summary

Michael Berry and Robin G. Newberger

2010, articles Mar

The impact of the financial crisis on community banks: a conference summary

Mark H. Kawa and Steven VanBever

Reforming financial regulation - a conference summary

Douglas Evanoff and William F. Moeller

2010, articles Feb

Economic Outlook Symposium: summary of 2009 results and forecasts for 2010

Britton Lombardi and William Strauss

Agricultural trends and paths toward the future - a conference summary

David Oppedahl

Controlling risk in a lightning-speed trading environment

Carol L. Clark

2010, articles Jan

Rescuing asset-backed securities markets

Sumit Agarwal, Crystal Cun and Mariacristina De Nardi

Automotive industry outlook: understanding the impact on workers and communities

Martin Lavelle and Britton Lombardi