From Economic Synopses: Death rates declined in the 20th century for most countries. But not for Russia.
In the latest Review: Despite global growth, few developing countries make progress catching up to the income levels in the U.S. or other advanced economies.
Employed, unemployed, discouraged? In or out of the labor force? Frictional, structural, cyclical? Page One Economics provides the answers.
From Economic Synopses: Tighter lending standards pushed down loan growth during the 2007-09 recession.
This essay considers that more-productive workers are less likely to be unemployed or leave the labor force.
See the latest issue of Review for some historical detective work on the politics and economics behind Missouri’s two Federal Reserve Banks.
From Economic Synopses: After the Great Recession, long-term unemployment increased disproportionately for older women.
Prudent policymaking requires an inflation forecast, and the St. Louis Fed provides one: The price pressures measure (PPM) calculates and updates the probability that inflation over the next 12 months will exceed 2.5 percent. As of October 2015, that probability is … Continue reading
The latest issue of Review covers monetary policy from three directions: fear of “liftoff,” the role of exchange rate rules, and a model of policy before and after the Great Recession.
This Economic Synopses essay shows that slower “credit creation” and not faster “credit destruction” is behind the recent evolution of U.S. household debt.
