Discussion Paper
Unemployment Insurance Programs and the Role of the States
Macheras, Ann (2020-04-14)
In recent weeks, unemployment insurance claims have hit record numbers. But what exactly do unemployment insurance programs cover? And what roles do states play?
Regional Matters

Journal Article
Measuring Income Inequality and Economic Mobility
Macheras, Ann (2016-01)
Measures of income inequality and economic mobility have been gaining the public's and policymakers' attention in recent years. This is due, in part, to a long-run trend of increasing income inequality in the United States since 1979.
Econ Focus , Issue 1Q , Pages 32-35

Journal Article
District Digest: The Rising Tide of Large Ships
Macheras, Ann; Feik, Jamie (2014-07)
Econ Focus , Issue 3Q , Pages 28-31

Journal Article
District digest: Econonmic trends across the region
Waddell, Sonya Ravindranath; Macheras, Ann (2011-01)
"Long-term industry and occupation outlook in the Fifth district"
Econ Focus , Volume 15 , Issue 1Q , Pages 40-47

Journal Article
Workforce Investment in Times of Need and Fiscal Constraint
Macheras, Ann; Kaglic, Richard E.; Feik, Jamie (2013-07)
Econ Focus , Issue 3Q , Pages 40-43

Journal Article
District digest : Economic trends across the region
Macheras, Ann; Nash, Betty Joyce (2009-10)
Two articles: "Location, location, location: the economic differences between rural and metro areas in the Fifth district;" "Swine producers fight low demand and high costs"
Econ Focus , Volume 13 , Issue Fall , Pages 36-43

Journal Article
District digest: Economic trends across the region
Waddell, Sonya Ravindranath; Macheras, Ann; Blackwood, Jake (2012-04)
Article by Ann Macheras and Jack Blackwood, "Dimensions and drivers of metro area growth: how do Fifth district metros stack up?"
Econ Focus , Volume 16 , Issue 2Q/3Q , Pages 44-47; 48-51

Briefing
Why Does the Fed Study Regional Economics?
Pinto, Santiago; Romero, Jessica Sackett; Sarte, Pierre-Daniel G.; Macheras, Ann (2015-01)
All of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks study the economies of their regions, but how is this information used? Regional data historically haven't swayed monetary policy decisions, but they provide policymakers and researchers with timely information about economic conditions and with context for interpreting data obtained from other sources.
Richmond Fed Economic Brief , Issue January , Pages 1-6

Journal Article
Diversification and Specialization Across Urban Areas
Macheras, Ann; Stanley, Michael (2017-10)
Los Angeles is famous for the entertainment industry, San Jose for technology companies, and New York for the financial firms surrounding Wall Street. While each of these urban areas has a unique identity related to a particular sector of the economy, each is also, in fact, very diverse in its industrial composition. Urban areas differ in the extent to which they have a diverse set of industries or, conversely, the degree to which they are very specialized in a particular industry. Richmond Fed analysis supports previous research findings on the extent to which diversification or ...
Econ Focus , Issue 4Q , Pages 36-39