Journal Article
How Much Do Oil Prices Affect Employment?
Liu, Yang; Canon, Maria E. (2015)
Texas accounted for 37 percent of the decline in the U.S. job market in March.
Economic Synopses , Issue 20

Journal Article
Contract Enforcement, Corruption Controls and Other Institutions Affect Trade, Too
Roy, Suryadipta; Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Liu, Yang (2015-04)
In the past, the study of international trade often focused on differences in labor, land and capital, as well as the distance between trading partners. But economists are increasingly looking at the role played by institutions, specifically those that enforce contracts and curb corruption.
The Regional Economist , Issue April

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Revised data show that district gained, not lost, jobs in 2010
Kolesnikova, Natalia A.; Liu, Yang (2011-10)
The Regional Economist , Issue Oct , Pages 20-21

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A report on economic conditions in the Memphis zone
Ricketts, Lowell R.; Neely, Michelle Clark; Vermann, E. Katarina; Kliesen, Kevin L.; Marifian, Elise; Liu, Yang; Li, Li (2014-04)
Burgundy Books , Issue 2Q

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Jobless recoveries: causes and consequences
Kolesnikova, Natalia A.; Liu, Yang (2011-04)
The Regional Economist , Issue Apr , Pages 18-19

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A report on economic conditions in the Little Rock zone
Ricketts, Lowell R.; Neely, Michelle Clark; Vermann, E. Katarina; Kliesen, Kevin L.; Marifian, Elise; Liu, Yang; Li, Li (2014-04)
Burgundy Books , Issue 2Q

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How low can you go? negative interest rates and investors’ flight to safety
Liu, Yang; Anderson, Richard G. (2013-01)
It is not uncommon to observe negative interest rates during uncertain times, when investors flee to safety. But the existence of negative market yields provides no support for policies in which central banks set negative interest rates on deposits held at a central bank.
The Regional Economist , Issue Jan

Journal Article
The gender wage gap
Kolesnikova, Natalia A.; Liu, Yang (2011)
The actual gender wage disparity (which compares the wages of male and female workers with similar labor-force characteristics) is lower than the raw gender earnings gap.
Economic Synopses

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The effects of Extending Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Liu, Yang; Canon, Maria E. (2014)
Longer benefits may reduce unemployed workers? job search efforts, decreasing their likelihood of becoming reemployed.
Economic Synopses , Issue 16

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Prime and subprime hybrid mortgages
Liu, Yang; Sengupta, Rajdeep (2012)
Although similar in many ways, subprime hybrids were really different from prime hybrids.
Economic Synopses