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  A searchable index of Federal Reserve economic research. 

Recent Research

• Farm Investment and Leverage Cycles: Will This Time Be Different?

  By Jason Henderson and Nathan Kauffman
  A review of the past century of booms and busts in U.S. agriculture suggests that a new bust could soon be in the offing. Though debt leverage is low now, that could change if prices and profits decline and interest rates rise.

• The Wealth Effect in U.S. Agriculture

  By Jason Henderson and Nathan Kauffman
  This issue of the Main Street Economist explores the historical wealth effect in agriculture and what it could mean for farm debt and leverage if farm incomes fall dramatically.

• Livestock Loans Raise Farm Lending

  By Nathan Kauffman and Maria Akers
  Commercial banks boosted lending to livestock operators in the first quarter, according to the Federal Reserve System's Agricultural Finance Databook.

• The Nebraska Economy Cooled Heading into Winter

  By Jason Henderson and Maria Akers
  According to this issue of the Nebraska Economist, Nebraska's economy cooled in step with national economic trends at the end of 2012.

• Population Growth Trends in the Mountain States

  By Alison Felix and Kate Watkins
  This issue of the Rocky Mountain Economist explores population trends since the 1990s across the nation and within the Mountain States.

• Irrigated Cropland Values Surge with Drought

  By Nathan Kauffman and Maria Akers
  Persistent drought sparked a rush in irrigated farmland sales during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the Agricultural Credit Conditions Survey. 

• Rebuilding Rural Manufacturing

  By Jason Henderson 
  This issue of the Main Street Economist  explores the rebound in rural manufacturing and the potential for additional growth at rural factories.

• Job Performance in the Mountain Metros

  By Mark Snead and Kate Watkins
  This issue of the Rocky Mountain Economist explores the labor market performance of the mountain state metropolitan areas, including recent industry trends and comparisons to state and national job performance.  Job growth varied widely in the metro areas, led by industry trends specific to the regional economies of each area.  The mountain state metro areas ranked among the strongest and weakest nationally based on data reported for November. That said, upcoming data revisions are expected to improve the outlook for many areas, while tempering growth in others.

• Who Offers Tax-Based Business Development Incentives?

  By Alison Felix and James R. Hines Jr.
  Communities with low incomes, near state borders, and in states with troubled political cultures are most likely to provide tax incentives. The poorest communities prefer to offer tax abatements and credits, whereas middle-income communities prefer tax increment financing.

Agricultural Credit Survey

Persistent drought sparked a rush in irrigated farmland sales during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the Bank's quarterly Agricultural Credit Survey.

• Main Street Economist

  The Main Street Economist is a bimonthly publication discussing major economic issues and opportunities for agriculture and rural America.

• The Midwest Economist

  The Midwest Economist is a quarterly publication that provides economic information for Kansas and western Missouri.

• The Nebraska Economist

  The Nebraska Economist is a quarterly publication that provides economic information and insights on the state's economy.

• The Oklahoma Economist

  The Oklahoma Economist is a quarterly publication that provides economic information and insights on the state's economy.

   

• The Rocky Mountain Economist

  The Rocky Mountain Economist is a quarterly publication that provides economic information for the states of Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming.

• Economic Review

  Regional & agriculture related articles
  The Economic Review is a quarterly research publication with articles by Kansas City Fed staff on issues of relevance to the Federal Reserve, including macroeconomics and monetary policy, regional and international economics, banking, financial markets and payments systems.

• TEN magazine

  TEN magazine is a quarterly publication that highlights the Kansas City Fed's research and practices through the experiences of everyday people from around the region.