Journal Article
The Employability of Returning Citizens Is Key to Neighborhood Revitalization
Ergungor, O. Emre; Oliver, Nelson (2013)
One problem low-income communities may face in trying to revitalize is dealing with a high share of residents who are returning home after serving prison terms. Returning citizens often concentrate in low-income areas, and they typically lack the education and skills needed to fi nd jobs. This Commentary reviews these and other barriers to employment, estimates the degree of unemployment, and describes some solutions emerging for this population.
Economic Commentary , Issue 11

Journal Article
Interest Rate Forecasts in Conventional and Unconventional Monetary Policy Periods
Pasaogullari, Mehmet; Oliver, Nelson (2015-05)
Monetary policy has been conducted with a different set of tools since the fi nancial crisis, and we investigate whether the change has affected the accuracy of professionals? interest-rate forecasts. We analyze the accuracy of federal funds rate and nominal Treasury yield forecasts in the periods before and after the introduction of new policy tools and find that,in general, forecast accuracy improved in the latter policy period.
Economic Commentary , Issue May

Journal Article
The concentration of poverty within metropolitan areas
Oliver, Nelson; Fee, Kyle; Aliprantis, Dionissi (2013-01)
Not only has poverty recently increased in the United States, it has also become more concentrated. This Commentary documents changes in the concentration of poverty in metropolitan areas over the last decade. The analysis shows that the concentration of poverty tends to be highest in northern cities, and that wherever overall poverty or unemployment rates went up the most over the course of the decade, the concentration of poverty tended to increase there as well.
Economic Commentary , Issue Jan

Journal Article
The employability of returning citizens is key to neighborhood revitalization
Ergungor, O. Emre; Oliver, Nelson (2013-11)
One problem low-income communities may face in trying to revitalize is dealing with a high share of residents who are returning home after serving prison terms. Returning citizens often concentrate in low-income areas, and they typically lack the education and skills needed to fi nd jobs. This Commentary reviews these and other barriers to employment, estimates the degree of unemployment, and describes some solutions emerging for this population.
Economic Commentary , Issue Nov