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Would increasing the minimum wage reduce poverty?
Wolla, Scott A.
(2014-03)
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office tackles that question in a new report and highlights the trade-off presented by increasing the minimum wage. This issue of the newsletter explains the debate and discusses whether other approaches may be more effective in helping alleviate poverty.
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The Endowment Effect
Caceres-Santamaria, Andrea J.
(2022-04)
Shopping for and owning things are exciting and emotional experiences. We take time and energy thinking about what to buy and the role it will play in our lives. In this Page One Economics: Focus on Finance article, we look at the endowment effect—how we place more value on items we own than on items we don’t.
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How Does the Fed Use Its Monetary Policy Tools to Influence the Economy?
Ihrig, Jane E.; Wolla, Scott A.
(2022-05)
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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Treasury Offset Program to the Rescue
Flowers , Barbara
(2017-10)
The federal government and some state governments run budget deficits. Persistent budget deficits can become burdensome debt. The Treasury Offset Program provides revenue for the federal government and state governments that can augment their budgets. In addition, the program helps taxpayers by forcing individuals and corporations with delinquent taxes to pay their fair share, and it helps custodial parents and guardians receive support to help raise the children in their charge.
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The Market for Eggs: How Prices Are Hatched
Wolla, Scott A.
(2025-05-09)
Examine how the egg market operates and why prices fluctuate.
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What’s in Your Market Basket? Why Your Inflation Rate Might Differ from the Average
Wolla, Scott A.
(2015-10)
Does it feel like your dollars go as far as they used to? If not, how does that mesh when reports say inflation rates are lower than average? The October issue of Page One Economics explains the disconnect between what you might experience as a consumer and what the data show.
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How Federal Reserve Bank Presidents Ensure “Main Street” is Represented in Monetary Policy
Wolla, Scott A.
(2022-11)
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
Wolla, Scott A.
(2019-05)
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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Get an Education, Even if It Means Borrowing
Flowers , Barbara
(2018-10)
If your savings, grants, and scholarships aren?t quite enough to cover the cost of education after high school, don?t overlook student loans. These loans may help you gain the education you need to make the big bucks.
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Investing in yourself: an economic approach to education decisions
Wolla, Scott A.
(2013-02)
"Human capital" may not be the first thing that comes to mind when we think about investments, but investing in education and training is an important economic decision. Learn about human capital and the return on such an investment in the February 2013 Page One Economics Newsletter?"Investing in Yourself: An Economic Approach to Education Decisions."
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