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Past Issues 2008

2008, No. 1: Can You Hear Me Now? (PDF 74k)
by Kevin L. Kliesen

2008, No. 2: Convergence Across States and People (PDF 101k)
by Riccardo DiCecio and Charles S. Gascon

2008, No. 3: Measuring Consensus as the Midpoint of the Central Tendency (PDF 108k)
by William T. Gavin and Geetanjali Pande

2008, No. 4: A Falling Dollar Raises Inflation in the Gulf (PDF 117k)
by Carlos Garriga and Michelle T. Armesto

2008, No. 5: Housing and the "R" Word (PDF 113k)
by Daniel L. Thornton

2008, No. 6: Another Window: The Term Auction Facility (PDF 101k)
by David C. Wheelock

2008, No. 7: An Expanded Look at Employment (PDF 104k)
by Kevin L. Kliesen

2008, No. 8: No Volatility, No Forecasting Power for the Term Spread (PDF 84k)
by Massimo Guidolin and Allison K. Rodean

2008, No. 9: Energy and the Economy (PDF 105k)
by Richard G. Anderson

2008, No. 10: New Monetary Policy Tools? (PDF 78k)
by Riccardo DiCecio and Charles S. Gascon

2008, No. 11: The Sovereign Wealth Funds of Nations (PDF 89k)
by Christopher J. Neely

2008, No. 12: Boom and Gloom in Housing Markets: The Sequel (PDF 91k)
by Carlos Garriga

2008, No. 13: Commercial Bank Balance Sheets Rebalanced (PDF 120k)
by Edward Nelson

2008, No. 14: Multinationals Make the Most of IT (PDF 113k)
by Silvio Contessi

2008, No. 15: Monetary Policy’s Third Interest Rate (PDF 69k)
by Richard G. Anderson

2008, No. 16: Globalization Deserves Some Props (PDF 124k)
by Cletus C. Coughlin

2008, No. 17: Index Funds: Hedgers or Speculators? (PDF 114k)
by William T. Gavin

2008, No. 18: Mortgage Originations: 2000-2006 (PDF 137k)
by Rajdeep Sengupta and Yu Man Tam

2008, No. 19: Why Do Chinese Households Save So Much? (PDF 111k)
by Luke M. Shimek and Yi Wen

2008, No. 20: How Much Have U.S. House Prices Fallen? (PDF 110k)
by Craig P. Aubuchon and David C. Wheelock

2008, No. 21: Fueling Expected Inflation (PDF 86k)
by Richard G. Anderson and Charles S. Gascon

2008, No. 22: Strategic Social Responsibility (PDF 116k)
by Rubén Hernández-Murillo

2008, No. 23: Another Conundrum? (PDF 103k)
by Kevin L. Kliesen

2008, No. 24: Some Incomes Are Less Average than Others (PDF 125k)
by Silvio Contessi and Ariel Weinberger

2008, No. 25: The LIBOR-OIS Spread as a Summary Indicator (PDF 103k)
by Rajdeep Sengupta and Yu Man Tam

2008, No. 26: Net Exports’ Recent (and Surprising?) Contribution to GDP Growth (PDF 97k)
by Silvio Contessi

2008, No. 27: Walter Bagehot, the Discount Window, and TAF (PDF 111k)
"Lend freely at a high rate, on good collateral."
by Daniel L. Thornton

2008, No. 28: Predicting Consumption: A Lesson in Real-Time Data (PDF 114k)
by Riccardo DiCecio and Charles S. Gascon

2008, No. 29: The Great Recapitalization (PDF 64k)
by Edward Nelson

2008, No. 30: Paying Interest on Deposits at Federal Reserve Banks (PDF 88k)
"Paying interest on reserves should allow us to better control the federal funds rate."
by Richard G. Anderson

2008, No. 31: Local Income Inequality (PDF 134k)
by Rubén Hernández-Murillo

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