Journal Article
Understanding poverty measures and the call to update them
Kolesnikova, Natalia A.; Liu, Yang (2012-07)
Official poverty rates are on the rise in the United States. But does this necessarily mean that more people can?t meet their basic needs? This article examines how poverty is calculated and looks at the criticisms of these measures.
The Regional Economist , Issue Jul

Journal Article
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
Household financial stress declines in the Eighth District
Liu, Yang; Sengupta, Rajdeep (2012-10)
The Regional Economist , Issue Oct

Journal Article
Household financial stress and home prices
Liu, Yang; Sengupta, Rajdeep (2013-01)
The Regional Economist , Issue Jan

Journal Article
On the road to recovery, soft patches turn up often
Liu, Yang; Anderson, Richard G. (2012-01)
The Regional Economist , Issue Jan

Journal Article
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

Journal Article
A report on economic conditions in the St. Louis 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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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

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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Mortgage applicants turn to credit unions after the crisis
Liu, Yang; Sengupta, Rajdeep (2013-07)
The Regional Economist , Issue July