Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Optimal monetary policy with some pricing power
Boston Fed paper looks at optimal policy in an environment where firms can set some prices
Fed’s Rosengren on lessons from history
Boston Federal Reserve’s Eric Rosengren draws on crises in previous centuries to come up with broad lessons on turmoil
Tips are good inflation hedge
Boston Federal Reserve says Tips hedge well against inflation risk
Borders affect prices
Boston Federal Reserve looks at the role of international borders in segmenting markets
Not everyone can make it to the top
Boston Federal Reserve finds American families’ economic mobility is decreasing
Estate agents do serve social role
Boston Federal Reserve looks at the conflict of interest between a seller of a house and a real-estate agent
Fed's Rosengren bets on slow recovery
The unusual features of the current recession point to a slow recovery, Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Federal Reserve, has said.
More payment systems caused cheque decline
The decline in cheque use occurred mainly via an increase in the number of payment instruments per consumer, a new paper from the Boston Federal Reserve reveals.
Systemic rules a key challenge: Fed's Rosengren
Some of the most challenging issues on the regulatory agenda surround the role and powers of the institutions charged with systemic regulation, Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Federal Reserve, has said.
Boston Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2008
The Boston Fed has published its Annual Report for last year, which features an article warning about a possible brain drain from the area.
Boston Fed's Connolly on getting graduates to stay
Paul Connolly, the first vice president of the Boston Federal Reserve, has said that firms must do more to entice graduates to stay on in the area after their studies end.
Cut out the toxic assets: Fed's Rosengren
Banks' toxic assets urgently need to taken off their balance sheets, Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Federal Reserve, has said.
Was subprime possible to predict?
Research by the Boston Federal Reserve finds that market participants should have predicted the steep rise in foreclosures that occurred in 2007 and 2008.
Explaining female labour participation
This paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston examines the reasons for changes in the participation of married woman in the US labour market.
Boston Fed covers global imbalances
The Boston Federal Reserve has published a new e-book on global imbalances.
Inflation targets flexible and resilient
Inflation targeting has proved fairly flexible and resilient, research from the Boston Federal Reserve states.
Rosengren on aid to money market funds
Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Federal Reserve, argued that many assumptions about the financial system have proven to be seriously flawed.
Beige Book signals economy remains weak
The latest edition of the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, which charts business conditions in the 12 districts overseen by the regional Feds, indicates the pace of economic activity remains slow across most of the US.
Fed funds rate fails to capture policy stance
Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Federal Reserve, has noted that the federal funds rate cannot be seen as a fair reflection of the Fed's monetary policy stance in times of stress.
Benefits of mixed ability classes
Highly capable students gain from mixing with average students, finds a new paper from the Boston Federal Reserve.
Boston Fed hires stadium for home-loan class
The scale of the problem in US mortgages has been illustrated by the Boston Federal Reserve holding a workshop for struggling homeowners at the stadium of the New England Patriots, an American football team.
GCC should drop dollar peg: Fed adviser
A prominent US economist with Federal Reserve experience has said it makes sense for Gulf states to abandon their dollar pegs.
Boston Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2007
The Boston Federal Reserve focused on researching the problems stemming from subprime mortgages in 2007, the institution's latest Annual Report states.
Lower loan costs to stem foreclosures: Boston Fed
Making mortgage payments temporarily affordable for Americans with negative housing equity is the best way to prevent foreclosure, research published by the Boston Fed finds.