Economy
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A Danger to Self and Others: Consequences of Involuntary Hospitalization
Natalia Emanuel, Pim Welle, and Valentin Bolotnyy Every state in the country has a law permitting involuntary hospitalization if a…
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The Rise of Sponsored Service for Clearing Repo
Adam Copeland and R. Jay Kahn Recently instituted rule amendments have initiated a large migration of dealer-to-client Treasury repurchase trades…
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A Historical Perspective on Stablecoins
Stephan Luck Digital currencies have grown rapidly in recent years. In July 2025, Congress passed the “Guiding and Establishing National…
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The Financial Stability Implications of Tokenized Investment Funds
Pablo Azar, Francesca Carapella, JP Perez-Sangimino, Nathan Swem, and Alexandros P. Vardoulakis In a previous post, we provided background information…
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What Is Natural Disaster Clustering—and Why Does It Matter for the Economy?
Jacob Kim-Sherman and Lee Seltzer Understanding the economic and financial consequences of natural disasters is a major concern for researchers…
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Are Businesses Scaling Back Hiring Due to AI?
Jaison R. Abel, Richard Deitz, Natalia Emanuel, Ben Hyman, and Nick Montalbano The swift advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has…
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Economic Capital: A New Measure of Bank Solvency
Beverly Hirtle and Matthew Plosser Bank supervisors, industry analysts, and academic researchers rely on a range of metrics to track…
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Are Financial Markets Good Predictors of R-Star?
Sophia Cho and John C. Williams Recently, there has been renewed attention on the natural rate of interest—often referred to…
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Who Is Still on First? An Update of Characteristics of First-Time Homebuyers
Donghoon Lee and Joseph Tracy Following the COVID-19 health crisis, home prices and mortgage rates rose sharply. This created concerns…
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How Firms Spread Good Management
Nicholas Bloom, Jonathan Hartley, Raffaella Sadun, Rachel Schuh, and John Van Reenen What is good management, and how is it…
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