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A \\"New Normal\\"? The Prospects for Long-Term Growth in the United States

Aaron Steelman, director of publications, and John A. Weinberg, senior vice president and special advisor to the president, examine the claim that the U.S. economy has reached a "new normal" of roughly 2 percent annual growth. This has been the average growth rate since the end of the Great Recession, considerably lower than the post-World War II average. Proponents of the new normal hypothesis argue, among other things, that innovation has slowed and is unlikely to improve. They also believe that demographic trends pose serious problems for U.S. fiscal policy and will exert a drag on the ...
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The Fed's money supply ranges: still useful after all these years

1985 Annual Report essay
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From brawn to brains: how immigration works for America

Immigrants help fuel the U.S. economy, representing about one in every six workers. Because of accelerated immigration and slowing U.S. population growth, foreign-born workers accounted for almost half of labor force growth over the past 15 years. Public attention has forcused mainly on the large number of low-skilled immigrant workers, but the number of high-skilled immigrants actually grew faster during the period.
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The future of the skilled labor force in New England: the supply of recent college graduates

One of New England?s greatest assets is its skilled labor force, which has historically been an engine of economic growth in the region. But the skilled labor force of the future is growing more slowly in New England than in the rest of the United States.
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China in the global economy. SF Fed President John Williams talks with Zheng Liu, Mark Spiegel, and Fernanda Nechio of the international research team about China's economic slowdown and how it's affecting global economic activity

In the 2015 annual report, What We've Learned...and why it matters, we share our research findings about the slowdown in China's economic growth and its effects on the U.S. economy, emerging market economies, and global commodity markets. Cyclical and structural factors underlie the slowdown. We discuss the impact of trends in exports and investment, and the country's transformation from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based economy. We believe China's days of 10 percent economic growth likely are over.
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Making change: reinventing the Federal Reserve

Essay from the 1997 Annual Report.
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Small Banks Squeezed

With consistent loan quality and resilient lending activity, community banks?and the traditional banking model they represent?can be a much-needed force for financial stability. Unfortunately, they?ve struggled to maintain market share, partly as a result of unintended consequences of public policy.
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Are banks special?

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Speed, Security, Efficiency: Improving the U.S. Payment System

As the nation?s central bank, the Federal Reserve has a stake in ensuring that the payment system is functioning at its highest level. This year?s annual report examines a project the Fed is spearheading to improve the payment system. The essay is written by St. Louis Fed First Vice President David Sapenaro, who recently completed his responsibilities as the project?s interim payments strategy director.
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