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Are We Really in This Together? The Divided Nature of the COVID-19 Crisis
Are We Really in This Together? The Divided Nature of the COVID-19 Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a huge economic shock, but certain demographic groups have faced even greater challenges.
St. Louis Fed
May 28, 2021
Central Bank Digital Currencies: Back to the Future
Central Bank Digital Currencies: Back to the Future
Central bank digital currencies promise to be a new form of money that could increase the efficiency of payment and settlement systems.
St. Louis Fed
May 24, 2021
Federal Funding in Response to COVID-19
Federal Funding in Response to COVID-19
An analysis from the Treasury Department shows how the U.S. government made about $2.59 trillion in COVID-19 relief available to agencies.
St. Louis Fed
May 4, 2021
The Economy’s “She-Cession” Persists, Especially for Women of Color
The Economy’s “She-Cession” Persists, Especially for Women of Color
During most of the COVID-19 recession, women have faced higher unemployment rates than men.
St. Louis Fed
Jan 15, 2021
Podcast: How Do Birth Year, Race and Education Play into Economic Equity?
Podcast: How Do Birth Year, Race and Education Play into Economic Equity?
St. Louis Fed researchers discuss how demographic variables play into the state of wealth and equity.
St. Louis Fed
Nov 12, 2020
How the Fed Has Responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic
How the Fed Has Responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Federal Reserve has taken forceful actions to try to minimize the harm to the economy from the COVID-19 crisis.
St. Louis Fed
Sep 22, 2020
Who is Most Vulnerable? Financial Fragility Following COVID-19 Income Shocks
Who is Most Vulnerable? Financial Fragility Following COVID-19 Income Shocks
The pandemic prompts our Center for Household Financial Stability to weigh the causes of certain families being more at-risk.
St. Louis Fed
Sep 10, 2020
Poorer Countries Are Catching up in Education. Why Not in Income?
Poorer Countries Are Catching up in Education. Why Not in Income?
Poor countries are catching up with rich countries in terms of education. However, poor countries aren’t catching up in national income.
St. Louis Fed
Aug 10, 2020
Why Millennials May Face Devastating Setbacks from COVID-19
Why Millennials May Face Devastating Setbacks from COVID-19
Young adults face serious economic upheaval; as a group, they had not yet fully recovered from the Great Recession when the pandemic hit.
St. Louis Fed
Jul 14, 2020
More Households Face Food Scarcity during COVID-19
More Households Face Food Scarcity during COVID-19
More U.S. households are reporting that they sometimes or often do not have enough food, according to a new Census survey.
St. Louis Fed
Jul 1, 2020
Making the Dean’s “Other” List: Reflections of a First-Generation College Grad
Making the Dean’s “Other” List: Reflections of a First-Generation College Grad
Being the first in your family to get a degree is a huge feat. But America’s share of first-generation college graduates is declining.
St. Louis Fed
May 27, 2020
How the COVID-19 Crisis Differs from Other Shocks to the Economy
How the COVID-19 Crisis Differs from Other Shocks to the Economy
Learn how the COVID-19 crisis is different from others that have affected economic activity, including the Great Recession, Great Depression
St. Louis Fed
May 20, 2020
What Does the Federal Reserve Do? 12 Things to Know about the Fed
What Does the Federal Reserve Do? 12 Things to Know about the Fed
Discover the central bank’s role, how the Federal Reserve is structured, and what those numbers mean on a dollar bill.
St. Louis Fed
May 13, 2020
Immigration: The Characteristics of Green Card Holders
Immigration: The Characteristics of Green Card Holders
Immigrants with U.S. permanent resident status, on average, are younger than the U.S. population.
St. Louis Fed
Apr 24, 2020
How Much Does the U.S. Rely on Other Countries for Essential Medical Equipment?
How Much Does the U.S. Rely on Other Countries for Essential Medical Equipment?
COVID-19 is leading to a massive shortage of equipment, and U.S. reliance on foreign suppliers presents a challenge.
St. Louis Fed
Apr 16, 2020
How Closing Restaurants and Hotels Spills Over to Total Employment
How Closing Restaurants and Hotels Spills Over to Total Employment
A 50% decline in accommodation and food services employment could imply a loss of an additional 1.2 million jobs in the rest of the…
St. Louis Fed
Apr 6, 2020
Working from Home: More Americans Are Telecommuting
Working from Home: More Americans Are Telecommuting
Americans who primarily work from home represented 3% of full-time employees in 2017, up from 0.7% in 1980.
St. Louis Fed
Feb 27, 2020
Rebuilding North St. Louis Homes: Investment Connection
Rebuilding North St. Louis Homes: Investment Connection
See how a local pastor received Community Reinvestment Act funding for affordable rentals — and made meaningful connections.
St. Louis Fed
Feb 24, 2020
How an Economist Who Studies Debt Handles Spending
How an Economist Who Studies Debt Handles Spending
How much debt is too much? Economist Don Schlagenhauf explains what consumers should consider.
St. Louis Fed
Jan 21, 2020
Better than Ever? The Wealth of Retired Households
Better than Ever? The Wealth of Retired Households
Despite rising wealth inequality, most retired households have benefited from economic growth, allowing them to grow their nest eggs.
St. Louis Fed
Jan 16, 2020
An Economist’s Guide to Tidying Up
An Economist’s Guide to Tidying Up
KonMari-ing your home? Also consider the costs, total utility and option value of your stuff.
St. Louis Fed
Oct 24, 2019
The Economic Costs of the Opioid Epidemic
The Economic Costs of the Opioid Epidemic
What goes into measuring the opioid crisis’s effect on the economy? The short answer: a lot.
St. Louis Fed
Jan 9, 2020
Fintech: How Digital Wallets Work
Fintech: How Digital Wallets Work
How are new payment options changing the way we transact with friends and businesses?
St. Louis Fed
Dec 5, 2019
Education and Wealth’s Catch-22
Education and Wealth’s Catch-22
Education and wealth each predict the other. How does someone have either a college degree or wealth in the first place?
St. Louis Fed
Jul 29, 2019
Predicting Recessions: Which Signals Are More Accurate?
Predicting Recessions: Which Signals Are More Accurate?
How accurate are yield curve inversions and declines in housing starts in predicting recessions?
St. Louis Fed
Sep 5, 2019
How Do People Handle Financial Emergencies?
How Do People Handle Financial Emergencies?
Income levels seem to play a role in how people respond to financial emergencies, but not so much age.
St. Louis Fed
Jun 25, 2019
How’s Your County Doing? A New Fed Tool Compares Socioeconomic Trends
How’s Your County Doing? A New Fed Tool Compares Socioeconomic Trends
Discover the Economic Resilience and Inclusion Navigator (ERIN), a data tool that provides insights into trends across the U.S.
St. Louis Fed
Aug 2, 2019
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