Economic Research & Data
Economists at the Federal Reserve Board conduct innovative research on a broad range of topics in economics and finance. In addition to presenting their research to policymakers, Board economists share their research at academic conferences and publish it in peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly outlets.
Enhanced Financial Accounts
The Enhanced Financial Accounts initiative is an ambitious and long-term effort to augment the Financial Accounts of the United States with a more detailed picture of financial intermediation and interconnections.
Understanding the New Normal: The Role of Demographics
Etienne Gagnon, Benjamin K. Johannsen, and David Lopez-Salido
Since the onset of the Great Recession, the U.S. economy has experienced low real GDP growth and low real interest rates, including for long maturities.
Learning in the Oil Futures Markets: Evidence and Macroeconomic Implications
Sylvain Leduc, Kevin Moran and Robert J. Vigfusson
We show that a model where investors learn about the persistence of oil-price movements accounts well for the fluctuations in oil-price futures since the late 1990s.
Commercial paper
Overnight rates for AA nonfinancial, A2/P2 nonfinancial, AA financial, and AA asset-backed commercial paper
Working Papers and Notes
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FEDS Finance and Economics Discussion Series
January 2017/2017-006
Heaping at Round Numbers on Financial Questions: The Role of Satisficing
Michael Gideon, Brooke Helppie-McFall, and Joanne W. Hsu
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FEDS Finance and Economics Discussion Series
January 2017/2017-005
How Fast are Semiconductor Prices Falling?
David M. Byrne, Stephen D. Oliner, and Daniel E. Sichel
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FEDS Finance and Economics Discussion Series
January 2017/2017-004
A Unified Framework for Dimension Reduction in Forecasting
Alessandro Barbarino and Efstathia Bura
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IFDP International Finance Discussion Papers
January 2017/2017-1188
Risk Taking and Interest Rates: Evidence from Decades in the Global Syndicated Loan Market
Seung Jung Lee, Lucy Qian Liu, and Viktors Stebunovs
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FEDS Notes
January 2017
Confidence Interval Projections of the Federal Reserve Balance Sheet and Income
Erin E. Syron Ferris, Soo Jeong Kim, and Bernd Schlusche
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Careers
Overview of economist positions
Frequently asked questions
Overview of research assistant positions
- The Congress has entrusted the Federal Reserve with great responsibilities. In every phase of our work and decisionmaking, we consider the well-being of the American people and the prosperity of our nation. Chair Janet L. Yellen
Data Releases
Principal Economic Indicators
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Household Finance
Consumer Credit - G.19 -
Industrial Activity
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17
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Money Stock and Reserve Balances
Factors Affecting Reserve Balances - H.4.1 -
Money Stock and Reserve Balances
Money Stock Measures - H.6 -
Business Finance
Commercial Paper -
Financial Accounts of the United States
Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1 -
Interest Rates
Selected Interest Rates - H.15 - View All >
