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Recent Research

• Should Monetary Policy Monitor Risk Premiums in Financial Markets?

  By Taeyoung Doh, Guangye Cao, and Daniel Molling
  In the Macro Bulletin, Taeyoung Doh, Guangye Cao, and Daniel Molling examine whether risk premiums can predict future economic growth and whether monetary policy can influence risk premiums.

• Interchange Fees and Network Rules: A Shift from Antitrust Litigation to Regulatory Measures in

  By Fumiko Hayashi and Jesse Leigh Maniff (October 2014)
  This article summarizes the global trends in public authority involvement in payment card pricing and rules, examines reasons for the shift to regulatory measures, and considers potential implications for the United States.

  Economic Review

• Should Monetary Policy Monitor Risk Premiums in Financial Markets?

  By Taeyoung Doh, Guangye Cao, and Daniel Molling
  In the Economic Review, Taeyoung Doh, Guangye Cao, and Daniel Molling examine whether risk premiums can predict future economic growth and whether monetary policy can influence risk premiums. The article is summarized in The Macro Bulletin.

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• Endogenous Volatility at the Zero Lower Bound: Implications for Stabilization Policy

  By Susanto Basu and Brent Bundick
  At the zero lower bound, the central bank's inability to offset shocks generates higher expected volatility. The proper design of monetary policy is crucial to avoiding bad outcomes.

• To Sell or To Borrow? A Theory of Bank Liquidity Management

  By Michal Kowalik
  Banks' reliance on risky securitized assets to manage liquidity leads to liquidity crunches in interbank lending markets.

• Search with Wage Posting under Sticky Prices

  By Andrew T. Foerster and José Mustre-del-Río
  How do the joint pricing and hiring decisions of firms affect the macroeconomy?

• Self-Employment and Health Care Reform: Evidence from Massachusetts

  By Thealexa Becker and Didem Tüzemen
  Health insurance access may influence individuals' decisions to become or remain self-employed. Examining the Massachusetts Health Care Reform, this paper finds that the reform supported self-employment in the state.

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