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Rent or buy?
Li, Li; Contessi, Silvio (2013)
The residential real estate market showed additional signs of improvement in 2012, though the recovery has been quite different for single-family compared with multifamily markets.
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Multifamily rental housing is growing: “yesterday’s buyer is today’s tenant”
Li, Li; Contessi, Silvio (2013-01)
The Regional Economist , Issue Jan

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Foreign direct investment in the United States during the financial crisis
Li, Li; Contessi, Silvio (2012)
FDI flows from overseas parent companies contracted, but intracompany debt and reinvested earnings were affected much more than equity FDI.>
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Around the World, Gender Gaps Ebb and Flow
Li, Li; Contessi, Silvio (2014-01)
The Regional Economist

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A report on economic conditions in the Little Rock zone
Ricketts, Lowell R.; Neely, Michelle Clark; Vermann, E. Katarina; Kliesen, Kevin L.; Marifian, Elise; Liu, Yang; Li, Li (2014-04)
Burgundy Books , Issue 2Q

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Is the Fed monetizing government debt?
Li, Li; Andolfatto, David (2013)
Under this latter scenario, the Fed is not monetizing government debt ? it is simply managing the supply of the monetary base in accordance with the goals set by its dual mandate.
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A report on economic conditions in the St. Louis zone
Ricketts, Lowell R.; Neely, Michelle Clark; Vermann, E. Katarina; Kliesen, Kevin L.; Marifian, Elise; Liu, Yang; Li, Li (2014-04)
Burgundy Books , Issue 2Q

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Bank vs. bond financing over the business cycle
Russ, Katheryn N.; Li, Li; Contessi, Silvio (2013)
While bank lending contracts during the typical recession, liquidity in bond markets may not.
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Translating Kurzarbeit
Li, Li; Contessi, Silvio (2013)
With more research and given the limits of conventional fiscal and monetary policies in addressing the consequences of jobless recoveries, a U.S. version of Kurzarbeit may provide another option in the policymaker?s toolkit.
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International trade, female labor, and entrepreneurship in MENA countries
Contessi, Silvio; De Nicola, Francesca; Li, Li (2013-01)
Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries stand out in international comparisons of de jure obstacles to female employment and entrepreneurship. These obstacles manifest themselves in low rates of female labor participation, entrepreneurship, and ownership. Recent research suggests a connection between international trade and female labor participation. In this article, the authors focus on the relationship between international trade and gender in the MENA countries. They first analyze female labor as a production factor and then focus on female entrepreneurship and firm ownership. ...
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