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.
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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.
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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.
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Commercial paper
Overnight rates for AA nonfinancial, A2/P2 nonfinancial, AA financial, and AA asset-backed commercial paper
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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 >