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Marriner S. Eccles Papers

The Marriner S. Eccles Papers highlight Eccles' role in forming national and international monetary and fiscal systems during the 1930s and 1940s, including many programs of the New Deal and the Banking Act of 1935.
Reserve Bank Organization Committee

Explore the origins of the Federal Reserve Bank System through FRASER's Reserve Bank Organization Committee (RBOC) documents. Established December 23, 1913 by the Federal Reserve Act, the RBOC began work January 1914 and determined district locations and boundaries still used today.
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January 15, 2021
New Working Paper from the Richmond Fed, January 13, 2021

"The Fed's Discount Window in 'Normal' Times" by Huberto Ennis and Elizabeth Klee 
January 15, 2021
PPI Detailed Report, December 2020

Producer price index data for December 2020, recalculated seasonal adjustment factors, and updated commodity weight allocations for final demand-intermediate demand aggregation.
January 15, 2021
Econ Focus, Fourth Quarter 2020

The Fourth Quarter 2020 issue highlights economic research related to the racial wealth gap, the meat industry, the housing market during the pandemic, and the decline of furniture making in North Carolina.
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Staff Picks: Marriner Eccles

From his role in the nation's recovery after the Great Depression to his role in shaping the Federal Reserve, learn more about the contributions of Marriner Eccles to modern economic policy

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Staff Picks: Works of Irving Fisher on FRASER

Learn more about economist Irving Fisher’s ideas and theories with FRASER’s collection of books and archival material by the “celebrity finance professor.”

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Librarian Life: Beyond the Numbers

A preview of the 2020 Beyond the Numbers presentations, and a look at FRASER’s collections of economic data and educational resources.

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Commercial and Financial Chronicle

A weekly newspaper representing the industrial and commercial interests of the United States.
Union Scale of Wages and Hours of Labor, May 15, 1921 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 302

Salaries of Members of Congress : Recent Actions and Historical Tables

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