February 1, 2012
- By . How should one conclude whether the data have come in stronger, weaker, or as expected?
January 20, 2012
- By Constanza S. LiborioJuan M. Sánchez. Employment turnover was significantly lower following the Great Recession than following the previous two recessions.
January 6, 2012
- By . The recent behavior of key fiscal policy variables draws some parallels with the U.S. experience in the Civil War and the two world wars. A specific concern is the possibility of high inflation to finance the accumulated debt.
December 14, 2011
- By Kevin L. Kliesen, Michael W. McCracken, and Linpeng Zheng. One common threshold is that labor market conditions are improving when weekly unemployment claims fall below 400,000.
December 9, 2011
- By Adrian Peralta-Alva. Jobless recoveries since 2000 may be attributed to a slowdown in the long-term employment trend.
December 8, 2011
- By Adrian Peralta-Alva. The slow economic recovery may be, at least in part, the natural result of the real estate bubble.
November 16, 2011
- By Daniel L. Thornton. In order to maintain its credibility, however, the FOMC will have to take actions consistent with achieving its stated inflation objective.
November 14, 2011
- By Juan M. Sánchez and Daniel L. Thornton. Anemic investment in residential and commercial real estate has been a significant factor contributing to slow growth in employment.