Research

Our research staff conducts innovative research on monetary policy, the payments system, and regional and community issues.

Latest Research

Economic Bulletin

Cost of Childcare Increasingly Weighs on Labor Force Engagement

Higher childcare costs are driving some workers to disengage from the labor force.

Economic Bulletin | Inflation | Labor and Demographics | Regional
Research Working Paper

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.

Research Working Paper | Covid-19 Research | Economic Geography | Labor and Demographics | Macroeconomics
Economic Review

Introducing the Kansas City Fed’s Measure of Policy Rate Uncertainty (KC PRU)

The KC PRU measures uncertainty around the path of interest rates one year ahead, using the prices of financial options.

Economic Review | Data and Trends | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy

National and International

Banking , Payments

Banking and Payments

Issues affecting the banking and payments industries

   
Macroeconomics , Monetary Policy

Monetary Policy and Macroeconomic Research

Research focusing on national and international economic issues

   
Data and Trends

Kansas City Financial Stress Index

The KCFSI is a monthly measure of stress in the U.S. financial system based on 11 financial market variables.

   
Data and Trends

Labor Market Conditions Indicators

The Kansas City Fed Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) are two monthly measures of labor market conditions based on 24 labor market variables.

   

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Agriculture

Agricultural Research

Insights on agricultural and rural economies

   
Energy

Energy Research

Insights on the energy industry

   
Regional

Regional Research

Economic geography and developments for monetary policy deliberations

   
Community Research

Community Research

Research on challenging issues affecting economic prospects in low- and moderate- income communities