Journal Article
Competition in Local Agricultural Lending Markets: The Effect of the Farm Credit System
Morris, Charles S.; Wilkinson, James; Hogue, Eric W. (2015-10)
Charles S. Morris, James Wilkinson, and Eric Hogue assess the effects of Farm Credit Association lending on measures of competition in agricultural banking markets.
Economic Review , Issue Q IV , Pages 51-78

Journal Article
Bank consolidation and merger activity following the crisis.
Kowalik, Michal; Regehr, Kristen; Morris, Charles S.; Davig, Troy A. (2015-01)
Michal Kowalik, Troy Davig, Charles S. Morris, and Kristen Regehr analyze the financial characteristics of acquired community banks from 2011 to 2014.
Economic Review , Issue Q I , Pages 31-49

Journal Article
The productivity \\"slowdown\\": a sectoral analysis
Morris, Charles S. (1984-04)
Economic Review , Volume 69 , Issue Apr , Pages 3-15

Journal Article
The competitive effects of interstate banking
Morris, Charles S. (1984-11)
Economic Review , Volume 69 , Issue Nov , Pages 3-16

Journal Article
Bank lending and monetary policy: evidence on a credit channel
Sellon, Gordon H.; Morris, Charles S. (1995-04)
While there is widespread agreement that banks play a key part in the transmission of monetary policy actions to the economy, debate continues on whether bank lending plays a special part in the monetary transmission mechanism. If a special lending or credit channel exists, changes in the willingness and ability of banks to extend credit may have implications for the economy. Moreover, ongoing changes in the role of banks in financial markets may affect the credit channel and so alter the monetary transmission mechanism.> Recent research on a bank credit channel has focused on two questions. ...
Economic Review , Volume 80 , Issue Q II , Pages 59-75

Journal Article
The long-run costs of moderate inflation
Morris, Charles S.; Hess, Gregory D. (1996-04)
Long-run price stability is generally considered to be a primary goal of monetary policymakers in many countries. One reason policymakers care about inflation is that it can harm economic performance. Numerous studies of the impact of inflation on economic performance have focused on whether increases in inflation reduce economic growth in the long run These studies have found that prolonged high inflation does in fact reduce economic growth, but they were not able to detect a significant long-run relationship between real growth and low or moderate inflation. Because anti-inflationary ...
Economic Review , Volume 81 , Issue Q II , Pages 71-88

Working Paper
Reduced form evidence on the substitutability between bank and nonbank loans
Morris, Charles S.; Becketti, Sean (1993)
Research Working Paper , Paper 93-18

Journal Article
New methods for savings and loans to hedge interest rate risk
Merfeld, Thomas J.; Morris, Charles S. (1988-03)
Increased interest rate volatility in recent years has led to a greater volatility in profits at savings and loan associations. To help stabilize their profits, some S&L's are implementing interest rate hedging programs. These programs use financial instruments such as interest rate swaps, financial futures and options on financial futures. Because hedging programs introduce their own risks, S&L's should thoroughly examine all aspects of the programs before employing them.
Economic Review , Volume 73 , Issue Mar , Pages 3-15

Working Paper
The determinants of banking market structure
Morris, Charles S. (1986)
Research Working Paper , Paper 86-07

Journal Article
Coordinating circuit breakers in stock and futures markets
Morris, Charles S. (1990-03)
Economic Review , Volume 75 , Issue Mar , Pages 35-48