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Article Title	Author(s)	Date	Type
Financial Constraints and Employment Dynamics following Natural Disasters Financial constraints can weigh on credit access and employment after a natural disaster—even outside the affected area. Economic Geography Research Working Paper Macroeconomics Banking and Finance	Cooper Howes Johannes Matschke Jordan Pandolfo Expandable Row	November 21, 2025 Expandable Row	Web Page Full Text Expandable Row
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An Analytical Price of Stablecoin “Deposit” Insurance This paper provides the first analytical estimates of the price of guaranteeing stablecoins against loss. Quantitative Methods Payments Research Working Paper Banking and Finance	Stefan A. Jacewitz Expandable Row	October 17, 2025 Expandable Row	Web Page Full Text Expandable Row
The Complementary Effects of Financial Education and Payday Lending Regulations on Financial Inclusion Financial education reduces adults’ likelihood of being unbanked, particularly in states where payday lending is also restricted. Quantitative Methods Payments Research Working Paper Monetary Policy Banking and Finance	Aditi Routh Carly Urban Expandable Row	October 16, 2025 Expandable Row	Web Page Full Text Expandable Row
Labor Market Dynamics, Monetary Policy Tradeoffs, and a Shortfalls Approach to Pursuing Maximum Employment This paper assesses policy strategies that pursue maximum employment by mitigating shortfalls rather than deviations. Research Working Paper Monetary Policy Macroeconomics	Brent Bundick Isabel Cairó Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau Expandable Row	October 15, 2025 Expandable Row	Web Page Full Text Expandable Row
Regression Model Selection Under General Conditions This paper shows that various model selection criteria—an important but debated statistical tool—in fact make similar selections. Quantitative Methods Research Working Paper	Amaze Lusompa Expandable Row	October 10, 2025 Expandable Row	Web Page Full Text Expandable Row
Incomplete Information and Irreversible Investment Firms have incomplete information and investment is irreversible—two frictions that result in the misallocation of capital. Quantitative Methods Research Working Paper Macroeconomics	Jonathan J. Adams Cheng Chen Min Fang Takahiro Hattori Eugenio Rojas Expandable Row	September 5, 2025 Expandable Row	Web Page Full Text Expandable Row
Unconventional Monetary Policy Spillovers and the (In)convenience of Treasuries When the convenience of U.S. Treasuries wanes, yields are more exposed to large-scale asset purchases by the European Central Bank. Quantitative Methods Research Working Paper International Banking and Finance Data and Trends	Karlye Dilts Stedman Andrew Hanson Expandable Row	September 4, 2025 Expandable Row	Web Page Full Text Expandable Row
Evaluating Macroeconomic Outcomes Under Asymmetries: Expectations Matter Household and firm expectations play a key role in determining the effects of asymmetries on macroeconomic outcomes. Research Working Paper Monetary Policy Macroeconomics	Brent Bundick Isabel Cairó Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau Expandable Row	September 4, 2025 Expandable Row	Web Page Full Text Expandable Row
Revisiting Adam Smith and the Division of Labor: New Evidence from U.S. Occupational Data, 1860–1940 Historical U.S. data support Adam Smith’s theory that market growth and innovation boost labor specialization and productivity. Labor and Demographics Research Working Paper	Nicholas A. Carollo Elior Cohen Jingyi Huang Expandable Row	September 3, 2025 Expandable Row	Web Page Full Text Expandable Row