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Individuals, married couples respond differently to U.S. income tax changes
Changes in effective income taxes can impact labor supply with different outcomes for married couples and singles, and changes can have a particularly notable impact on married women.
November 19, 2024
Bankers’ outlooks push more optimistic
Loan volume and loan price declines continued in November, as did credit tightening, with the pace of change similar to six weeks ago.
November 18, 2024
Texas Employment Forecast, Nov 15
The Texas Employment Forecast estimates jobs will increase 2.2 percent in 2024, with an 80 percent confidence band of 2.0 to 2.4 percent.
November 15, 2024
Rio Grande Valley Economic Indicators, Third Quarter 2024
The Rio Grande Valley saw solid and broad-based employment growth in the third quarter. Unemployment was relatively flat, and wages rose at a rapid clip.
November 14, 2024
Texas overcomes mid-summer doldrums as economic prospects improve
Economic expansion in Texas accelerated during September and October, pointing toward an improving regional economy after summer weakness.
November 14, 2024
Navigating in shallow waters: Monetary policy strategy in a better-balanced economy
After a voyage through rough waters, the shore is in sight: the FOMC’s Congressionally mandated goals of maximum employment and stable prices. But the ship hasn't tied up yet, and risks remain that could push the economy back out to sea or slam it into the dock too hard.
November 13, 2024
Blame higher U.S. equity prices for recent moves in U.S. external liabilities
The U.S. net foreign asset position—the value of foreign assets held by U.S. residents minus the value of U.S. assets held by foreign residents—has fallen sharply since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.
November 12, 2024
Monetary Policy Interactions: The Policy Rate, Asset Purchases and Optimal Policy with an Interest Rate Peg
This paper studies monetary policy in a New Keynesian model with a variable credit spread and scope for central bank asset purchases to matter.
November 9, 2024
Do Human Capital Adjustments Protect Youths from Structural Change?
This paper studies the effects of exposure to structural labor demand shocks during youth and adolescence on human capital accumulation and later-life earnings.
November 9, 2024
Energy Indicators, October 2024
The U.S. rig count declined year over year in October and has been easing over the last three months. The Permian Basin had the steepest decline in oil drilling compared with other U.S. basins.
November 7, 2024