Working Paper
Retail CBDC and U.S. Monetary Policy Implementation: A Stylized Balance Sheet Analysis
Malloy, Matthew; Martinez, Francis; Styczynski, Mary-Frances; Thorp, Alex (2022-05-31)
This paper discusses how a Federal Reserve issued retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) could affect U.S. monetary policy implementation. Using a stylized balance sheet analysis, we analyze the effect a retail CBDC could have on the balance sheets of the Federal Reserve, commercial banks, and U.S. households. Then we consider how these balance sheet changes could affect monetary policy implementation for the Federal Reserve. We illustrate that the potential effects on monetary policy implementation from a retail CBDC are highly dependent on the initial conditions of the Federal ...
Finance and Economics Discussion Series , Paper 2022-032

Discussion Paper
Approaches to Estimating Aggregate Demand for Reserve Balances
Andros, Joseph; Beall, Michael; Martinez, Francis; Rodrigues, Tony; Styczynski, Mary-Frances; Thorp, Alex (2019-10-17)
This note describes our approach in estimating aggregate reserve demand using survey-reported data and two methods to account for sampling and non-sampling error, concluding with a discussion of some important items for consideration. 
FEDS Notes , Paper 2019-10-17

Discussion Paper
Estimating System Demand for Reserve Balances Using the 2018 Senior Financial Officer Survey
Keating, Thomas; Martinez, Francis; Pettit, Luke; Rezende, Marcelo; Styczynski, Mary-Frances; Thorp, Alex (2019-04-09)
In this Note, we introduce a range of estimates of the banking system’s contemporary demand for reserves based on newly available, confidential micro data from a Senior Financial Officer Survey (SFOS) conducted by the Federal Reserve in September 2018.
FEDS Notes , Paper 2019-04-09