Federal Reserve Economic Data
Research Announcements On FRED
Unemployment and Earnings
From Economic Synopses: Longer unemployment means larger losses in future earnings.
Why Are Some Countries Rich and Others Poor?
In 1776, Adam Smith explained why some nations are wealthier. Today, Page One Economics explains how productivity raises the standard of living.
Measuring Losses from Unemployment Spells
From Economic Synopses: The longer a worker is unemployed, the larger the loss in earnings.
Keys to Productivity
From Economic Synopses: Countries can spend more on R&D or borrow innovations from other countries
Fed Funds vs. Treasuries
From Economic Synopses: How do the fed funds rate and long-term Treasury rate affect each other?
The Economics of Pollution
From Economic Synopses: Pollution rises along with GDP, but at a much slower pace these days.
A Local Minimum Wage
From Economic Synopses: Who’d benefit from a minimum wage hike in the city of St. Louis?
Firms Great and Small
From Economic Synopses: Small firms didn’t fare so well during the Great Recession.
Diverging Forecasts
From Economic Synopses: “Soft” data suggest a brighter outlook than “hard” data.
New Review
The latest issue covers 2009’s Recovery & Reinvestment Act, household debt, China, and Korea.
