Federal Reserve Economic Data
Research Announcements On FRED
How Oil Affects Debt Default
From Economic Synopses: The risk of default for oil-producing economies.
Working, but Not at Capacity
From Economic Synopses: Reasons why more of the labor force is employed but less capacity is being used—plus related FRED data.
The Age Dependency Ratio
From Economic Synopses: Decreased labor force + increased elderly population = slower economic growth?
The Housing Market Can Affect Jobs
From Economic Synopses: Areas with large declines in house values also had large declines in employment.
Who Benefits from Too Big To Fail?
From Economic Synopses: “Too Big To Fail” has some consequences that may not be so obvious.
On Fiscal Policy
Economic Synopses describes why deficits are expected to persist and debt is projected to grow.
Homer Jones Memorial Lecture
Lawrence H. Summers gave the 2016 Homer Jones Memorial Lecture on “Secular Stagnation and Monetary Policy.”
The Road to Normal
Our Annual Report for 2015 looks at new directions in monetary policy, with messages from our Bank president and chair of the board of directors and a look at our work and our people.
Income Traps
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.
The Great Recession Brought Tighter Lending Standards
From Economic Synopses: Tighter lending standards pushed down loan growth during the 2007-09 recession.
