Journal Article
Eighth District population growth follows national pattern
Aubuchon, Craig P.; Martinek, Christopher J.; Hernandez-Murillo, Ruben; Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu (2008-07)
The Regional Economist , Issue Jul , Pages 18-19

Journal Article
A primer on social security systems and reforms
Garriga, Carlos; Conesa, Juan Carlos; Aubuchon, Craig P. (2011-01)
This article reviews the characteristics of different social security systems. Many configurations arise depending on the nature of a system?s funding and determination of benefits. Many reforms propose changing the U.S. Social Security system. The authors focus their analysis of the transition from a pay-as-you-go to a fully funded system. They argue that the key component of any reform is the treatment of the implicit liabilities of a country?s social security system. The welfare gains accruing to some cohorts as a result of such reforms usually stem from either a partial or complete ...
Review , Volume 93 , Issue Jan , Pages 19-35

Journal Article
What's under the TARP?
Aubuchon, Craig P. (2009)
The Financial Stability Plan, initiated under the belief that "[t]here is more risk and greater cost in gradualism than in aggressive action," has several features.
Economic Synopses

Journal Article
The global recession
Wheelock, David C.; Aubuchon, Craig P. (2009)
...an unusually high percentage of the world's large countries and major U.S. trading partners are currently experiencing a recession.
Economic Synopses

Newsletter
What’s under the TARP?
Aubuchon, Craig P. (2009-03)
The new economic terms and programs?from TARP to TALF to COP?are important, but trying to keep track of it all can make your head spin. Read the March 2009 Newsletter for a clear, concise explanation of the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program designed to help alleviate the nation?s financial crisis.
Liber8 Economic Information Newsletter , Issue March

Journal Article
The microfinance revolution: an overview
Sengupta, Rajdeep; Aubuchon, Craig P. (2008-01)
The Nobel Prize committee awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below." The microfinance revolution has come a long way since Yunus first provided financing to the poor in Bangladesh. The committee has recognized microfinance as "an important liberating force" and an "ever more important instrument in the struggle against poverty." Although several authors have provided comprehensive surveys of microfinance, our aim is somewhat more modest: This article is intended as a ...
Review , Volume 90 , Issue Jan , Pages 9-30

Journal Article
Can Social Security survive the baby boomers?
Wheelock, David C.; Aubuchon, Craig P. (2007-09)
National Economic Trends , Issue Sep

Newsletter
The economic cost of war
Aubuchon, Craig P. (2008-05)
It is difficult to measure the cost of the Iraq war and related expenses; it is at least as difficult to decide exactly what costs to measure. The May 2008 issue compares the two most widely cited estimates: one from the Congressional Budget Office and the other from researchers Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes. The newsletter also compares these estimates to U.S. GDP over the same time frame to get a better sense of the war's cost in relation to the entire U.S. economy.
Liber8 Economic Information Newsletter , Issue May

Journal Article
Increasing political freedom may be key to reducing threats
Younas, Javed; Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Aubuchon, Craig P. (2009-10)
The root causes of terrorism might not be poverty and lack of education, as many believe. Rather, the lack of civil liberties, political rights and the rule of law might be more influential.
The Regional Economist , Issue Oct , Pages 10-11

Journal Article
Eighth District fares better than nation in job losses
Aubuchon, Craig P.; Martinek, Christopher J.; Hernandez-Murillo, Ruben; Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu (2010-01)
The Regional Economist , Issue Jan , Pages 20-22