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Creative Destruction and the Reallocation of Capital in Rural and Urban Areas

The higher rate of entries and exits among food manufacturing firms in urban versus rural areas has increased over time.

Jason P. Brown
Dayton M. Lambert Expandable Row
October 22, 2024
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Mismatch Unemployment During COVID-19 and the Post-Pandemic Labor Shortages

During the post-pandemic recovery, sectors with larger mismatch unemployment saw higher growth in labor costs.

Serdar Birinci
Yusuf Mercan
Kurt See Expandable Row
October 9, 2024
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Defining Households That Are Underserved in Digital Payment Services

We consider four elements—access, use, safety, and affordability—in our definition of households underserved in digital payments.

Claire Greene
Fumiko Hayashi
Alicia Lloro
Oz Shy
Joanna Stavins
Ying Lei Toh Expandable Row
September 20, 2024
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Inter-state Mobility and Earnings Gains of Young College Graduates

Lower earnings gains and higher initial debt help explain why young college graduates are less likely to move across state lines.

Andrew Glover
José Mustre-del-Río Expandable Row
September 3, 2024
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Does Risk-Taking Increase or Decrease with Higher Interest Rates?

Interest rates can affect borrowers’ risk-taking indirectly by changing their demand for credit and volume of investment.

Kaniska Dam
Rajdeep Sengupta Expandable Row
August 6, 2024
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Heterogeneity in Household Inflation Expectations: Policy Implications

A tightening in monetary policy can lower inflation expectations even among households whose expectations are especially high.

Taeyoung Doh
JiHyung Lee
Woong Yong Park Expandable Row
July 15, 2024
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Flood Risk Exposures and Mortgage-Backed Security Asset Performance and Risk Sharing

Flood risk has historically resulted in poorer performance for both individual mortgages and mortgage-backed securities.

Jacob Dice
Mallick Hossain
David Rodziewicz Expandable Row
May 21, 2024
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Labor Market Shocks and Monetary Policy

Worker mobility played a key role in shaping inflation dynamics during the Great Recession and COVID-19 recoveries.

Serdar Birinci
Fatih Karahan
Yusuf Mercan
Kurt See Expandable Row
May 6, 2024
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Financial Literacy, Risk Tolerance, and Cryptocurrency Ownership in the United States

Consumers who use cryptocurrencies for transactions tend to have lower financial literacy and risk tolerance than crypto investors.

Fumiko Hayashi
Aditi Routh Expandable Row
March 19, 2024
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Uninsurable Income Risk and the Welfare Effects of Reducing Global Imbalances

Encouraging savings in debtor economies can help balance their current accounts while raising wages globally.

Ayşe Dur
Andrew Glover
Jacek Rothert Expandable Row
February 14, 2024
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