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Independence, Accountability, and the Federal Reserve System
When Congress created the Federal Reserve System (our central bank), it made it both independent and accountable. The May 2020 issue of Page One Economics describes the necessary balance between these objectives—and why independence matters for sound policymaking.
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How Does the Gig Economy Support Entrepreneurship?
Entrepreneurs take risks to develop new products and start new businesses. In the early phases of starting a business, when an entrepreneur’s income is sometimes lacking or unstable, the gig economy offers opportunities to supplement and smooth income. This Page One Economics® essay discusses this relationship, including some interesting research on the topic.
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How Do Imports Affect GDP?
Gross domestic product (GDP) is the total market value, expressed in dollars, of all final goods and services produced in an economy in a given year. When compared with previous periods, GDP tells whether an economy is producing more output (expanding) or less output (contracting). As such, it is a useful measure of the health of the economy and among the most important and widely reported economic data. A variety of people, from business owners to policymakers, consider GDP when making decisions. Additionally, international trade is measured as part of GDP and is a large and growing ...
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AI and the Future of Work: Opportunity or Threat?
This article describes how AI works and how it could impact industries, create new opportunities, and transform job tasks across skill levels.
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Closing the Monetary Policy Curriculum Gap: A Primer for Educators Making the Transition to Teaching the Fed's Ample-Reserves Framework
The Federal Reserve (the Fed), the central bank of the United States, has a Congressional mandate to promote maximum employment and price stability. While those goals were articulated in 1977, the approach and tools used to implement those objectives have changed over time.
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How Does the Fed Use Its Monetary Policy Tools to Influence the Economy?
The Federal Reserve has a congressional mandate to promote maximum employment and price stability. The May issue of Page One Economics explains how the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) conducts monetary policy by setting the target range for the federal funds rate and how the Fed uses its policy tools to steer the federal funds rate into the FOMC’s target range.
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The Market for Eggs: How Prices Are Hatched
Examine how the egg market operates and why prices fluctuate.
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How Federal Reserve Bank Presidents Ensure “Main Street” is Represented in Monetary Policy
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee conducts monetary policy to promote maximum employment and price stability in the U.S. economy. Monetary policy is made at the national level, but it’s important that policy reflects the economic voices beyond Washington, D.C., and Wall Street. The November issue of Page One Economics explains how Federal Reserve Bank presidents ensure the voices of “Main Street” are reflected in monetary policy decisions.
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A New Frontier: Monetary Policy with Ample Reserves
The Federal Reserve conducts the nation?s monetary policy to promote maximum employment and price stability through the federal funds rate. This issue of Page One Economics reviews the previous framework for monetary policy and then describes the Federal Reserve?s new strategy for influencing the federal funds rate and the broader economy.
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Making Technical Adjustments: The Difference Between “Conducting” and “Implementing” Monetary Policy
Technical adjustments to the Fed’s administered rates help to implement existing monetary policy in changing market conditions.