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Kevin L. Kliesen Associate Economist

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Working Papers

2008-009A "Oil and the U.S. Macroeconomy: An Update and a Simple Forecasting Exercise" - April 2008
Abstract | Full Text ( PDF 156K )

2005-067A "Productivity Measurement and Monetary Policymaking During the 1990s" - October 2005
with Richard G. Anderson
Abstract | Full Text ( PDF 579K )

2004-019A "Do Productivity Growth, Budget Deficits, And Monetary Policy Actions Affect Real Interest Rates? Evidence From Macroeconomic Announcement Data" - September 2005
with Frank A. Schmid
Abstract | Full Text ( PDF 366K )

Review Articles

"Oil and the U.S. Macroeconomy: An Update and a Simple Forecasting Exercise"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, September/October 2008, 90(5), pp. 505-16.

"Forecasting Inflation and Output: Comparing Data-Rich Models with Simple Rules"
with William T. Gavin
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, May/June 2008, 90(3, Part 1), pp. 175-92.

"How Well Does Employment Predict Output?"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, September/October 2007, 89(5), pp. 433-46.

"Rising Natural Gas Prices and Real Economic Activity"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, November/December 2006, 88(6), pp. 511-26.

More Review Articles

Articles in Other Federal Reserve Publications

"Ethanol: Economic Gain or Drain?"
with Joshua A. Byrge
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, July 2008, pp. 4-9.

"Triple Whammy Fuels Economic Doubts"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, July 2008, p. 17.

"Skirting the Edge?"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, April 2008, p. 17.

"Trading Barbs: A Primer on the Globalization Debate"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, October 2007, pp. 4-9.

"Housing Woes Weigh Heavily on the Economy"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, October 2007, p. 18.

"As Boomers Slow Down, So Might the Economy"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, July 2007, pp. 12-13.

"The Economy Continues to Take a Punch"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, July 2007, p. 18.

More Articles

Journals

"Deregulation or Reregulation of Agricultural Banks"
with R. Alton Gilbert
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, August 1995, 77(3), pp. 757-61.

"Effects on Interest Rates of Immediately Releasing FOMC Directives"
with Michael T. Belongia
Contemporary Economic Policy, October 1994, 12(4), pp. 1-13.

Recent Commentary

"An Expanded Look at Employment"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis National Economic Trends, March 2008.

"Can You Hear Me Now?"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Monetary Trends, January 2008.

"Recession Rumblings"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis National Economic Trends, May 2007.

All Commentary

Book Reviews

"Chairman of the Fed: William McChesney Martin, Jr. and the Creation of the American Financial System"
by Robert P. Bremner, 2004
Business Economics, July 2005, pp. 61-62.

"The Coming Generational Storm: What you Need to Know about America's Economic Future"
by Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Scott Burns, 2004
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis The Region, June 2005, pp. 48-53.

Presentations and Outlook Talks

"Examining the U.S. Economic Outlook"
Professor Conference
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, February 16, 2005.

"The Blue Chip Survey: Moving Beyond the Consensus"
ASSA Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; January 7, 2005

"The Economy and the 2004 Election"
Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas; October 27, 2004

"The U.S. Economic Outlook: Soft Patch, Sink Hole, or Springboard?"
San Antonio Business and Economics Society
San Antonio, Texas; October 27, 2004

"The U.S. Economic Outlook"
State of the Economy: Panel Session
Missouri Valley Economics Association
Nashville, Tennessee; October 14, 2004

Education

Degree	Institution	Major	Date
M.A.	Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado	Economics	1989
B.S.	Colorado State University	Agricultural Business	1985