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  • New Future of Work Survey: What Will the Post-Pandemic Workplace Look Like?

    What changes are in store for the workplace in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? Business leaders from across our District’s nine western states plan to prioritize worker needs and safety when deciding how to move forward, according to our New Future of Work survey. Learn more in the SF Fed Blog by Hishgee Jargalsaikhan […]

  • What’s Behind the Recent Rise in Core Inflation?

    As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the economy last spring, inflation fell dramatically. One year later, the opposite is occurring with inflation surpassing 3%. Health care and used cars are the main drivers for the recent spike in prices and their increases are expected to be short-lived. Read more in the SF Fed Blog by Adam […]

  • Mothers in a Pandemic Labor Market

    COVID-19 disrupted all aspects of life, leading to steep declines in labor force participation across genders, races, and ethnic groups. Mothers experienced sharper and longer-lasting declines than fathers, and participation rates for Black mothers and Hispanic mothers were among the most affected. Learn more in the SF Fed Blog by Olivia Lofton, Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau, and […]

  • Article by SF Fed Economists Makes List of Most-Cited by JME

    An article by SF Fed economists Zheng Liu and Mark Spiegel, along with coauthors Chun Chang and Jingyi Zhang, made the list of being among the most frequently cited since 2018 for the Journal of Monetary Economics. The article, “Reserve Requirements and Optimal Chinese Stabilization Policy” is one of the top 25 JME articles ranked […]

  • Watch FOMC Rewind: What Does the Fed’s March 2021 Decision Mean for You?

    The Federal Open Market Committee noted in its March 2021 statement that, although indicators show an improvement in economic activity and employment, the hardest hit sectors remain weakened by the pandemic. What does the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates low mean for you? Let’s rewind and learn more in the SF Fed Blog.

  • How COVID-19 Triggered a “She-cession”: SF Fed Research Featured in The Economist

    The Economist article, “How COVID-19 Triggered America’s First Female Recession in over 50 Years” highlighted SF Fed research by Olivia Lofton, Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau, and Lily Seitelman, from their working paper, “Parents in a Pandemic Labor Market.” The article notes that recent lower labor market participation among women reflects both differences in parental responsibilities during the […]

  • Work of Five SF Fed Economists Featured in Recent JME

    The latest supplement of the Journal of Monetary Economics recently published four articles from SF Fed staff economists in its massive 1,118-page issue. Check out these articles and other related research by our featured economists. “Endogenous Forecast Switching Near the Zero Lower Bound” by Kevin J. Lansing, pp. 153-169.“Unemployment Crises” by Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau and Lu […]

  • Two SF Fed Staff Make List of Top Young Economists

    Two San Francisco economists were among the top young economists as of January 2021, according to IDEAS rankings. Mauricio Ulate, who joined the Economic Research Department in 2019, ranked 6th, and Pascal Paul, who joined in 2016, ranked 15th in the list. The top young economist rankings acknowledge the most prolific authors from a pool […]

  • 2021 Asia Economic Policy Conference: Call for Papers

    Our Center for Pacific Basin Studies will host “Macroeconomic Policy and Global Economic Recovery” on November 19, 2021, as part of the Asia Economic Policy Conference series. Richard H. Clarida, Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker. Researchers can submit papers for consideration by […]

  • How Bad Is the U.S. 2020 Fire Season?

    The U.S. 2020 fire season has been intense so far, especially in California and Oregon. Assessing the spread of wildfires through mid-November shows it is comparable to the two most damaging fire seasons in recent memory. However, learning the cost of actual damages will take time. Read SF Fed Blog by Luiz E. Oliveira for […]