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Employer Credit Checks: Poverty Traps versus Matching Efficiency

Banning pre-employment credit screening may help people improve bad credit scores but may reduce firms’ overall productivity.

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Unconventional Monetary Policy and Local Fiscal Policy

Central bank municipal bond purchases increase private investment but have muted effects on state and local government spending.

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Prior Fraud Exposure and Precautionary Credit Market Behavior

After the Equifax data breach, consumers with prior exposure to fraud were more likely to take precautions in the credit market.

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The Economic Effects of a Rapid Increase in the Minimum Wage: Evidence from South Korea Experiments

Evidence from South Korea suggests that the pace of a minimum wage increase may determine the magnitude of the employment effects.

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Immigration Disruptions and the Wages of Unskilled Labor in the 1920s

Restrictions in the 1920s substantially reduced immigration, pushing up wages in industries and regions dependent on immigrant lab

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Leaning Against the Data: Policymaker Communications under State-Based Forward Guidance

Policymakers tended to downplay positive economic data after state-based forward guidance was put in place.

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Downward Wage Rigidities and Recession Dynamics in Advanced and Emerging Economies

Cross-country evidence suggests that wage rigidity leads to employment contractions and lower output during recessions.

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Credit Guarantee and Fiscal Costs

A government guarantee on infrastructure investment can raise non-performing loans and dampen economic activity in the near term.

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Foreign Reserve Management and U.S. Money Market Liquidity: A Cost of Exorbitant Privilege

During periods of market stress, foreign use of the dollar as a reserve currency can lead to illiquidity in U.S. money markets.

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