Journal Article
The effects of Extending Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Liu, Yang; Canon, Maria E. (2014)
Longer benefits may reduce unemployed workers? job search efforts, decreasing their likelihood of becoming reemployed.
Economic Synopses , Issue 16

Newsletter
A new trend for U.S. household spending
Liu, Yang (2010)
Holiday sales are expected to be weak again this year even though the economy and financial markets are improving. Shoppers are especially reluctant to use credit cards for holiday purchases. According to the National Retail Federation's 2009 Consumer Intentions and Action Survey, only 28.3 percent of holiday shoppers will use credit cards; this is 10.6 percent lower than one year ago. Why are shoppers so hesitant to use their credit cards this year? Many factors are involved. Read the January 2010 Newsletter for the answers.
Liber8 Economic Information Newsletter , Issue January

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

Journal Article
Jobless recoveries: causes and consequences
Kolesnikova, Natalia A.; Liu, Yang (2011)
The Regional Economist , Issue Apr , Pages 18-19

Journal Article
How Much Do Oil Prices Affect Employment?
Liu, Yang; Canon, Maria E. (2015)
Texas accounted for 37 percent of the decline in the U.S. job market in March.
Economic Synopses , Issue 20

Journal Article
Revised data show that district gained, not lost, jobs in 2010
Liu, Yang; Kolesnikova, Natalia A. (2011)
The Regional Economist , Issue Oct , Pages 20-21

Journal Article
Household financial stress declines in the Eighth District
Liu, Yang; Sengupta, Rajdeep (2012)
The Regional Economist , Issue Oct

Journal Article
Firm Size and Employment Dynamics
Liu, Yang; Canon, Maria E. (2015)
Large firms have been creating a significantly higher fraction of jobs since the Great Recession.
Economic Synopses , Issue 4

Journal Article
A bleak 30 years for black men: economic progress was slim in urban America
Liu, Yang; Kolesnikova, Natalia A. (2010)
In many ways, black men were still worse off than white men in 2000, more than three decades after passage of the Civil Rights Act. A decline in manufacturing and relatively low levels of education were contributing factors.
The Regional Economist , Issue Jul , Pages 4-9

Journal Article
Gender wage gap may be much smaller than most think
Liu, Yang; Kolesnikova, Natalia A. (2011)
The Regional Economist , Issue Oct , Pages 14-15