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Research Working Papers

Working papers cover a wide range of economic topics, including monetary policy, payment methods, banking and more.

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Sticky Prices for Inflationary Economies

A new method assesses how the costs firms incur to adjust their prices determine inflation and affect monetary policy.

Research Working Paper | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Quantitative Methods
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How Ricardian Are We?

Estimates with new time series methods suggest households act as if they will bear only a fraction of outstanding government debt.

Research Working Paper | Macroeconomics | Quantitative Methods
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Does Experience Matter? Past Fraud Experiences, Data Compromises, and Credit Market Behavior

Past experiences with fraud affect whether individuals take precautionary measures under a new fraud threat.

Research Working Paper | Banking and Finance
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Firm-Level Pass-Through of Supply Chain Disruptions: Insights from the U.S. Beef Market

A supply disruption’s effect on retail prices depends on the magnitude of the shock and the perceived reliability of the seller.

Research Working Paper | Agriculture | Manufacturing
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What Do LLMs Want?

Large language models (LLMs) seem more impatient and altruistic than humans in economic experiments.

Research Working Paper | Macroeconomics | Quantitative Methods
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Text Sentiment About Monetary Policy

Text-based analysis of FOMC meeting transcripts can help identify the evolution of members’ perceptions of economic conditions.

Research Working Paper | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Quantitative Methods
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A Note on the Finite Sample Bias in Time Series Cross-Validation

Cross-validation biases time series model selection even when used with VARs or with models that have martingale-like errors.

Research Working Paper | Quantitative Methods
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Financial Constraints and Employment Dynamics following Natural Disasters

Financial constraints can weigh on credit access and employment after a natural disaster—even outside the affected area.

Research Working Paper | Banking and Finance | Economic Geography | Macroeconomics
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An Analytical Price of Stablecoin “Deposit” Insurance

This paper provides the first analytical estimates of the price of guaranteeing stablecoins against loss.

Research Working Paper | Banking and Finance | Payments | Quantitative Methods
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