More Households Face Food Scarcity during COVID-19
Chien, YiLi; Bennett, Julie (2020-06-18)
More U.S. households are reporting that they sometimes or often do not have enough food, according to a new Census survey.
On the Economy

Journal Article
Regional Gasoline Price Dynamics
Bennett, Julie; Owyang, Michael T.; Vermann, E. Katarina (2021-07-01)
A large literature has argued that gasoline prices respond more rapidly to increases in oil prices than to decreases in oil prices. Moreover, some of this literature has found heterogeneous asymmetry in gas price responses across cities. Here, we reconsider the causes of heterogeneous asymmetric pass-through. Consistent with the previous literature, we find heterogeneity in the magnitudes of asymmetric pass-through across cities. We also find a large number of cities that exhibit no asymmetries. We then examine whether heterogeneous asymmetry results from city-level differences in (i) the ...
Review , Volume 103 , Issue 3 , Pages 289-314

Journal Article
The Value of $600 Across States Hit Hardest by COVID-19
Bennett, Julie; Chien, YiLi (2020-04-28)
The CARES act provides an extra $600 per week in unemployment benefits, but the purchasing power of those dollars varies across states, raising the question of whether the equal distribution of $600 across states is an equitable distribution.
Economic Synopses , Issue 26

The Hidden Economics Lessons in Your Favorite Songs about Money
Spewak, Andrew; Smith, Christine; Bennett, Julie (2020-01-22)
Can Ariana Grande, Johnny Cash and the Barenaked Ladies teach you about markets, currency and finance? Indeed.
Open Vault

Journal Article
Will Workers Want To Be Laid Off?
Chien, YiLi; Bennett, Julie (2020-04-18)
The short-term income benefits from expanded unemployment insurance are unlikely to outweigh the long-term benefits of working.
Economic Synopses , Issue 22

Journal Article
Same Target, Different Economies: A Cross-Country Analysis of Inflation
Chien, YiLi; Bennett, Julie (2020-03-05)
Though some countries adopt a common inflation target, nations often have different patterns of inflation.
The Regional Economist , Volume 28 , Issue 1

Journal Article
Decomposing the Low PCE Inflation Rate
Chien, YiLi; Bennett, Julie (2019-10-18)
The current low PCE inflation rate can largely be attributed to energy, health care, and housing.
Economic Synopses , Issue 24

Pension or 401(k)? Retirement Plan Trends in the U.S. Workplace
Owyang, Michael T.; Bennett, Julie; Hathhorn, Brooke (2025-03-20)
An analysis describes the declining prevalence of defined-benefit pensions in favor of defined-contribution retirement plans in the U.S. workplace over time.
On the Economy

Journal Article
The Large Gap in Stock Market Participation Between Black and White Households
Bennett, Julie; Chien, YiLi (2022-03-28)
White households participate in the stock market far more than Black households, contributing to the large wealth gap between them.
Economic Synopses , Issue 7 , Pages 1-2

What Do Financial Markets Say about Future Inflation?
Chien, YiLi; Bennett, Julie (2022-06-23)
Though U.S. inflation has been unexpectedly high in the past year, inflation swap data indicate that longer-term inflation expectations remain relatively steady.
On the Economy