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1993, Issue Mar
- 25-46 Equity in school finance: state aid to schools in New England
by Katharine L. Bradbury - 47-69 Forecasting investment with models and surveys of capital spending
by Richard W. Kopcke
1993, Issue Jul
- 3-22 The discount rate: the other tool of monetary policy
by Stephen K. McNees - 23-34 Interest rate structure and the credit risk of swaps
by Katerina Simons - 35-48 How dependent are New England's mid-sized firms on the region's largest bank holding companies?
by Robert Tannenwald
1993, Issue Jan
- 3-31 The determinants of business investment: has capital spending been surprisingly low?
by Richard W. Kopcke - 32-44 What role does consumer sentiment play in the U.S. macroeconomy?
by Jeffrey C. Fuhrer - 45-52 Why do banks syndicate loans?
by Katerina Simons
1992, Issue Sep
- 3-14 Do consumers behave as the life-cycle/permanent-income theory of consumption predicts?
by Jeffrey C. Fuhrer - 15-32 What past recoveries say about the outlook for New England
by Katharine L. Bradbury & Yolanda Kodrzycki - 33-52 Taxation of capital income in a global economy: an overview
by Alicia H. Munnell
1992, Issue Nov
- 3-13 A forward-looking monetary policy reaction function: continuity and change
by Stephen K. McNees - 14-24 The quest for sound money: currency boards to the rescue
by Norman S. Fieleke - 25-36 Real estate and the credit crunch: an overview
by Lynn E. Browne & Eric Rosengren - 37-65 Changes in inventory management: implication for the U.S. recovery
by Jane Sneddon Little
1992, Issue May
- 3-20 One trading world, or many: the issue of regional trading blocs
by Norman S. Fieleke - 21-31 The capital crunch in New England
by Joe Peek & Eric Rosengren - 32-43 The financial condition and regulation of insurance companies: an overview
by Richard W. Kopcke & Richard E. Randall - 47-64 The municipal bond market, part II: problems and policies
by Peter Fortune
1992, Issue Mar
- 3-11 The advantages of \"transferrable puts\" for loans at failed banks
by Eric Rosengren & Katerina Simons - 12-25 Current taxation of qualified pension plans: has the time come?
by Alicia H. Munnell - 26-44 Profits and stock prices: the importance of being earnest
by Richard W. Kopcke - 45-53 Mutual-to-stock-conversions by New England savings banks: where has all the money gone?
by Katerina Simons
1992, Issue Jul
- 3-14 Public-private cost shifts in nursing home care
by Jane Sneddon Little - 15-24 Purchasing power parity within the United States
by Geoffrey M. B. Tootell - 25-42 How large are economic forecast errors?
by Stephen K. McNees - 43-57 The capitalization and portfolio risk of insurance companies
by Richard W. Kopcke
1992, Issue Jan
- 3-22 The 1990-91 recession in historical perspective
by Stephen K. McNees - 23-41 Why New England went the way of Texas rather than California
by Lynn E. Browne - 43-66 Lessons from variations in state Medicaid expenditures
by Jane Sneddon Little - 67-92 Capital costs, industrial mix, and the composition of business investment
by Yolanda K. Henderson & Jeffrey B. Liebman
1991, Issue Sep
- 3-12 Are district presidents more conservative than board governors?
by Geoffrey M. B. Tootell - 13-36 The municipal bond market, Part I: politics, taxes, and yields
by Peter Fortune - 37-46 The real estate cycle and the economy: consequences of the Massachusetts boom of 1984-87
by Karl E. Case - 47-58 Infrastructure and regional economic performance: comment
by Robert Eisner
1991, Issue Nov
- 3-16 The influence of housing and durables on personal saving
by Leah M. Cook & Richard W. Kopcke & Alicia H. Munnell - 17-28 Explaining the postwar pattern of personal saving
by Leah M. Cook & Alicia H. Munnell - 29-46 Cyclical swing or secular slide? Why have New England's banks been losing money?
by Robert Tannenwald - 47-63 A primer on the arms trade
by Norman S. Fieleke
1991, Issue May
- 3-22 Can local governments give citizens what they want? Referendum outcomes in Massachusetts
by Katharine L. Bradbury - 23-35 Is there a shortfall in public capital investment? An overview
by Alicia H. Munnell - 39-50 Foreign exchange intervention as a signal of monetary policy
by Michael W. Klein & Eric Rosengren - 51-56 Do capital markets predict problems in large commercial banks?
by Stephen Cross & Katerina Simons
1991, Issue Mar
- 3-16 Regional economic conditions and the FOMC votes of district presidents
by Geoffrey M. B. Tootell - 17-40 Stock market efficiency: an autopsy?
by Peter Fortune - 41-51 The liberalization of international trade and payments in Eastern Europe
by Norman S. Fieleke - 52-79 Financing capital expenditures in Massachusetts
by Leah M. Cook & Alicia H. Munnell
1991, Issue Jul
- 3-10 Are we experiencing a credit crunch?
by Richard F. Syron - 11-26 \"Whither New England\"?
by Stephen K. McNees & Geoffrey M. B. Tootell - 27-44 The role of services in New England's rise and fall: engine of growth or along for the ride?
by Lynn E. Browne - 45-61 Changes in the structure of wages: a regional comparison
by Ramon Vilches
1991, Issue Jan
- 3-14 How fast can we grow?
by Stephen K. McNees - 15-26 Massachusetts in the 1990s: the role of state government
by Lynn E. Browne & Alicia H. Munnell - 27-50 Medicaid
by Jane Sneddon Little - 51-66 A real, affordable mortgage
by Joe Peek & James A. Wilcox
1990, Issue Sep
- 3-10 Oil shock III?
by Norman S. Fieleke - 11-33 How does public infrastructure affect regional economic performance?
by Leah M. Cook & Alicia H. Munnell - 34-54 The United States in debt
by Norman S. Fieleke - 55-62 New England banks and the Texas experience
by Katerina Simons - 63-75 The need to protect depositors of large banks, and the implications for powers and ownership
by Richard E. Randall
1990, Issue Nov
- 3-16 How diversified is New England?
by Eric Rosengren - 17-32 Does a trend toward early retirement create problems for the economy?
by Gary Burtless & Alicia H. Munnell - 33-50 New England's links to the world economy
by Jane Sneddon Little - 51-68 On the predictive power of interest rates and interest rate spreads
by Ben S. Bernanke
1990, Issue May
- 3-18 Central bank flexibility and the drawbacks to currency unification
by Geoffrey M. B. Tootell - 19-33 Commerce with the newly liberalizing countries: promised land, quicksand, or what?
by Norman S. Fieleke - 34-39 The changing American attitude toward debt, and its consequences
by Frank E. Morris - 40-49 The case for junk bonds
by Eric Rosengren
1990, Issue Mar
- 3-10 Are the distinctions between debt and equity disappearing? An overview
by Richard W. Kopcke & Eric Rosengren - 11-32 Is leverage a tax dodge--or not?
by Yolanda K. Henderson - 33-46 Why do New Englanders work so much?
by Lynn E. Browne - 47-61 A call to ARMs: adjustable rate mortgages in the 1980s
by Joe Peek
1990, Issue Jul
- 3-24 Defense cutbacks and the New England economy
by Yolanda K. Henderson - 25-40 The changing fortunes of American families in the 1980s
by Katharine L. Bradbury - 41-52 Man vs. model? The role of judgment in forecasting
by Stephen K. McNees - 53-65 The downturn in the New England economy: what lies behind it?
by Edward Moscovitch
1990, Issue Jan
- 3-22 Why has productivity growth declined? Productivity and public investment
by Alicia H. Munnell - 23-36 How natural is the natural rate of unemployment in Europe?
by Geoffrey M. B. Tootell - 37-55 The U.S. professional sector: 1950 to 1988
by Steven A. Sass - 56-74 Taking charge: should New England increase its reliance on user charges?
by Robert Tannenwald
1989, Issue Sep
- 3-30 Geographic patterns of mortgage lending in Boston, 1982-1987
by Katharine L. Bradbury & Karl E. Case & Constance R. Dunham - 31-46 How well do financial markets predict the inflation rate?
by Stephen K. McNees - 47-57 The dollar, structural change and the New England miracle
by Jane Sneddon Little - 58-68 The basic skills crisis: one bank looks at its training investment
by Jeannette S. Hargroves
1989, Issue Nov
- 3-12 The terms on which nations trade
by Norman S. Fieleke - 13-28 An assessment of financial market volatility: bills, bonds, and stocks
by Peter Fortune - 29-38 Measuring credit risk in interest rate swaps
by Katerina Simons - 39-52 Exchange rate determination: sorting out theory and evidence
by Jane Marrinan
1989, Issue May
- 3-12 The distributional effects of housing price booms: winners and losers in Boston, 1980-88
by Karl E. Case & Leah M. Cook - 13-26 Europe in 1992
by Norman S. Fieleke - 27-40 Shifting regional fortunes: the wheel turns
by Lynn E. Browne - 41-55 The changing level and mix of federal aid to state and local governments
by Robert Tannenwald
1989, Issue Mar
- 3-15 International payments imbalances in the 1980's: an overview
by Norman S. Fieleke - 16-38 Public pension surpluses and national saving: foreign experience
by Nicole Ernsberger & Alicia H. Munnell - 39-55 No gain, no pain: some consequences of taxing capital gains
by Richard W. Kopcke - 56-70 Exchange rates and structural change in U.S. manufacturing employment
by Jane Sneddon Little
1989, Issue Jul
- 3-24 Can the market evaluate asset quality exposure in banks?
by Richard E. Randall - 25-48 The roles of debt and equity in financing corporate investments
by Richard W. Kopcke - 49-63 It's time to tax employee benefits
by Alicia H. Munnell - 64-79 The emergence of the venture capital industry
by Yolanda K. Henderson
1989, Issue Jan
- 3-20 Capital gains rates and revenues
by Yolanda K. Henderson - 21-29 The labor force, unemployment rates, and wage pressures
by Lynn E. Browne - 30-41 New banks in New England
by Constance R. Dunham - 42-54 Why do forecasts differ?
by Stephen K. McNees
1988, Issue Sep
- 3-22 Defense spending and high technology development: national and state issues
by Lynn E. Browne - 23-35 Should Massachusetts reform its bank tax?
by Robert Tannenwald - 36-48 Shifting property tax burdens in Massachusetts
by Katharine L. Bradbury
1988, Issue Nov
- 3-28 Wealth transfer taxation: the relative role for estate and income taxes
by Nicole Ernsberger & Alicia H. Munnell - 29-46 The behavior of home buyers in boom and post-boom markets
by Karl E. Case & Robert J. Shiller - 47-56 Is the United States for sale? Foreign acquisitions of U.S. companies
by Eric Rosengren - 57-73 Bank participation in real estate: conduct, risk, and regulation
by Steven D. Felgran
1988, Issue May
- 3-20 At stake in the U.S.-Canada free trade agreement: modest gains or a significant setback
by Jane Sneddon Little - 21-38 Economic interdependence between nations: reason for policy coordination?
by Norman S. Fieleke - 39-50 The stock market and economic activity
by Joe Peek & Eric Rosengren - 51-58 Public versus private provision of retirement income
by Alicia H. Munnell
1988, Issue Mar
- 3-21 Tax reform and stock prices
by Richard W. Kopcke - 22-32 The merger boom: an overview
by Lynn E. Browne & Eric Rosengren - 33-45 Further base broadening: a possible source of tax revenues?
by Yolanda K. Henderson - 46-52 Inflation and the excess taxation of personal interest income
by Joe Peek
1988, Issue Jul
- 3-14 Inflation, taxes, and interest rates
by Richard W. Kopcke - 15-36 How accurate are macroeconomic forecasts?
by Stephen K. McNees - 37-50 Financial intermediaries under value-added taxation
by Yolanda K. Henderson - 51-58 Foreign investment in the United States: a cause for concern?
by Jane Sneddon Little
1988, Issue Jan
- 3-30 Planning for New England's electricity requirements
by Yolanda K. Henderson & George J. Houlihan & Natalie J. Inman & Richard W. Kopcke - 31-45 New England approaches the 1990s
by Katharine L. Bradbury & Lynn E. Browne - 46-65 Good jobs or bad jobs: what does the evidence say?
by Gary W. Loveman & Chris Tilly
1987, Issue Sep
- 3-9 Prospective nominal GNP targeting: an alternative framework for monetary policy
by Stephen K. McNees - 10-24 The distorting effects of the inflation premium on personal income and expenditures
by Joe Peek - 25-44 State response in New England to federal tax reform
by Robert Tannenwald - 45-56 Prices of single-family homes since 1970: new indexes for four cities
by Karl E. Case & Robert J. Shiller
1987, Issue Q III
- 1-1 New England interstate banking laws: efforts to achieve the public purpose
by Constance R. Dunham
1987, Issue Nov
- 3-14 Pension contributions and the stock market
by Nicole Ernsberger & Alicia H. Munnell - 15-21 Consensus forecasts: tyranny of the majority?
by Stephen K. McNees - 22-32 Interest rate swaps: use, risk, and prices
by Steven D. Felgran - 33-45 Rating Massachusetts' tax competitiveness
by Robert Tannenwald
1987, Issue May
- 3-18 The taxation of banks: particular privileges or objectionable burdens?
by Yolanda K. Henderson - 19-31 The U.S. trade deficit: a perspective from selected bilateral trade models
by Jeffrey H. Bergstrand - 32-45 Lessons from the income maintenance experiments: an overview
by Alicia H. Munnell - 46-51 Intra-firm trade: an update
by Jane Sneddon Little
1987, Issue Mar
- 3-16 Youth unemployment and the transition from school to work: programs in Boston, Frankfurt, and London
by William J. Spring - 17-30 Financial assets, interest rates, and money growth
by Richard W. Kopcke - 31-40 Forecasting cyclical turning points: the record in the past three recessions
by Stephen K. McNees - 41-48 Forecasting changes in inflation using the Treasury bill futures market
by Eric Rosengren
1987, Issue Jul
- 3-12 The current status of our social welfare system
by Alicia H. Munnell - 13-21 Should states restrict takeovers?
by Lynn E. Browne & Eric Rosengren - 22-36 City property taxes: the effects of economic change and competitive pressures
by Katharine L. Bradbury & Helen F. Ladd - 37-47 Predicting commercial bank failure since deregulation
by Coleen C. Pantalone & Marjorie B. Platt
1987, Issue Jan
- 3-17 U.S. manufacturing: any cause for alarm?
by Molly McUsic - 18-29 The problem of U.S. competitiveness in manufacturing
by George N. Hatsopoulos & Paul R. Krugman - 30-38 The shift from manufacturing to services: a concerned view
by Nicholas S. Perna - 39-53 Too much of a good thing? Higher wages in New England
by Lynn E. Browne
1986, Issue Sep
- 3-21 Should the U.S. government issue index bonds?
by Joseph B. Grolnic & Alicia H. Munnell - 22-28 New England manufacturing and international trade
by Norman S. Fieleke - 29-40 Is there a need for regulation in the government securities market?
by Eric Rosengren - 41-55 The shrinking middle class
by Katharine L. Bradbury
1986, Issue Nov
- 3-8 Modeling the Fed: a forward- looking monetary policy reaction function
by Stephen K. McNees - 9-25 Lessons from federal reform of business taxes
by Yolanda K. Henderson - 26-39 Household wealth composition: the impact of capital gains
by Joe Peek - 40-48 The effects of foreign direct investment on U.S. employment during recession and structural change
by Jane Sneddon Little
1986, Issue May
- 3-20 How erratic is money growth?
by Richard W. Kopcke - 21-25 High technology industry in the world marketplace
by Lynn E. Browne - 26-37 United States-Japanese trade: predictions using selected economic models
by Jeffrey H. Bergstrand - 38-48 The market for single-family homes in the Boston area
by Karl E. Case
1986, Issue Mar
- 3-6 The changing world of central banking
by Frank E. Morris - 7-19 Interstate banking and the outflows of local funds
by Constance R. Dunham - 20-31 The accuracy of two forecasting techniques: some evidence and an interpretation
by Stephen K. McNees - 32-42 Black men in the labor market
by Katharine L. Bradbury & Lynn E. Browne
1986, Issue Jul
- 3-19 Regional banking competition
by Constance R. Dunham - 20-31 Taking in each other's laundry--the service economy
by Lynn E. Browne - 32-41 The decline of the oil cartel
by Norman S. Fieleke - 42-56 The evolution of retail EFT networks
by Steven D. Felgran & R. Edward Ferguson - 57-67 Exchange rates and competition for tourists
by Jeffrey A. Rosensweig
1986, Issue Jan
- 3-10 Estimating GNP: the trade-off between timeliness and accuracy
by Stephen K. McNees - 11-28 The economics of tax simplification: an overview
by Alicia H. Munnell - 29-41 Tax rates and interest rates on tax-exempt securities
by Joe Peek & James A. Wilcox - 42-51 Intra-firm trade and U.S. protectionism: thoughts based on a small survey
by Jane Sneddon Little