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The earnings impact of a job loss

When an unemployed person gets a job, what is the effect of that worker's period of unemployment on his earnings? Macroblog looks at new research to place current findings in a historical context.
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Exploring trade connections between Europe and the Southeast

Southeastern products make their way across the United States, but overseas markets have also become important to the region's exporters. As concerns about the European debt crisis continue, SouthPoint examines the role European export markets play in the Southeast's economy.
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Making the Case for a Low Intertemporal Elasticity of Substitution

R. Anton Braun and Tomoyuki Nakajima
Working Paper 2011-13 (November)
The responsiveness of consumption growth to changes in expected interest rates plays a central role in dynamic decision making. The authors provide some new evidence that this elasticity is small.
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11/18/11
Job creation by small firms: Age matters
11/18/11
The long climb ahead
11/17/11
Taking on the conventional wisdom about fixed rate mortgages
11/17/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
11/17/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities decline
11/16/11
Atlanta Fed’s sticky price CPI increased
11/14/11
Data Digest: Southeast economy expanding, but slowly
11/10/11
Made in the South: A Bad News, Good News Story
11/10/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
11/10/11
Bank lending to finance a business start-up
11/10/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities edge up
11/10/11
Young firms experience difficulty obtaining credit
11/9/11
A view from the region
11/9/11
Small Business and Entrepreneurship during an Economic Recovery - November 9-10, 2011
11/9/11
Small business hiring and optimism rose in September
11/3/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
11/3/11
Americas Center Graduate Dissertation Internship
11/3/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities remain unchanged
10/31/11
Southeastern housing update: Atlanta Fed polls show sales mixed in September
10/31/11
GDP-Based Recession Indicator Index
10/27/11
Middle Tennessee’s economy slowly improving
10/27/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
10/26/11
Regional employment: Looking better, but still not great
10/26/11
Payments Security: As Strong as the Weakest Link
10/21/11
Getting to the tipping point?: Using employment data to forecast the odds of a recession
10/21/11
Some growth is better than none
10/21/11
Is the growth tide turning?
10/20/11
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10/20/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities inch up
10/19/11
What Should We Really Expect from Macroeconomic Policy?
November 3, 2011
10/19/11
Beige Book (Atlanta summary)
10/19/11
A tale of two indicators
10/18/11
Small business kept hiring in August despite pessimism
10/17/11
State and local fiscal fortunes: Follow the money (collected)
10/14/11
Economic education: A call to action
10/13/11
Deflation probability remains stable
10/13/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
10/11/11
Real Time Analysis of the U.S. Business Cycle
10/7/11
Two more job market charts
10/6/11
General Motors reopens Tennessee plant as it seizes market share
10/6/11
August brought mixed progress in retail sales, manufacturing
10/6/11
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10/6/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities unchanged
10/4/11
The uncertain case against mortgage securitization
10/4/11
Digging into the weak jobs outlook
9/30/11
EconSouth Explores Southeast Health Care Employment
9/30/11
When will economic vigor return to the Southeast?
9/30/11
Fed Treasury purchases: How big is big?
9/29/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
9/26/11
Polls show housing sales ahead of 2010 levels
9/22/11
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9/22/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities level off
9/22/11
Buying into Rental?: Tracking the Multifamily Real Estate Market
9/21/11
Metro areas’ GDP: Better in 2010, but still a long way to go
9/16/11
Silver linings around the manufacturing sector?
9/15/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
9/15/11
Uncertain economic climate continues to stress small businesses
9/15/11
Atlanta Fed’s sticky price CPI accelerated to 2.9 percent in August
9/14/11
A view from the Coastal Empire
9/12/11
Reexamining the Empirical Relation between Loan Risk and Collateral: The Roles of Collateral Characteristics and Types
9/8/11
Real Time Analysis of the U.S. Business Cycle
9/8/11
Another cut at the postrecession job picture
9/8/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities mostly unchanged
9/8/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
9/7/11
September Data Digest shows subdued economic growth in the Southeast
9/2/11
Distressed mortgages fall slightly from year-ago levels
9/2/11
Irene’s impact
9/1/11
The pull between spending and saving
9/1/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities unchanged
9/1/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
8/26/11
Lots of ground to cover: An update
8/25/11
Credit Ratings and the U.S. Downgrade - July/August 2011
8/25/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities trend upward
8/25/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
8/24/11
Consumers pause in July
8/19/11
Southeastern housing update: Polls show improved July sales, weakened outlook
8/18/11
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8/18/11
Mortgage Delinquency and Foreclosure Trends
8/18/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities tick up
8/18/11
The new firm employment puzzle
8/18/11
Atlanta Fed’s sticky price CPI accelerated to 2.1 percent
8/18/11
Small business owners reluctant to hire
8/17/11
Tax and Nicotine
8/15/11
The GDP revisions: What changed?
8/12/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities rise slightly
8/11/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
8/9/11
The Southeast PMI: Q1 giveth, Q2 taketh away
8/8/11
August report points to some improvement amid slow economy
8/8/11
Real Time Analysis of the U.S. Business Cycle
8/4/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
8/4/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities remain low
8/2/11
Atlanta Fed’s Lockhart Talks Monetary Policy, U.S. Economy
8/2/11
Deep breath time
8/1/11
Is the economy hitting stall speed?
8/1/11
Small business owners continue to be cautious
7/29/11
GDP-Based Recession Indicator Index
7/29/11
Two Views of the Economy
7/28/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities tick down
7/28/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
7/28/11
Turning the pages of the Beige Book
7/28/11
Lots of ground to cover
7/27/11
Beige Book (Atlanta summary)
7/21/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
7/20/11
Is consumer spending the problem?
7/19/11
Trade Strengthens Ties between China and Latin America
7/19/11
Southeast housing update: Atlanta Fed polls show softening home sales in June
7/15/11
Atlanta Fed’s sticky price CPI—headline and core—decelerated
7/14/11
Employment: Bad news nationally is really bad news for the Southeast
7/14/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
7/14/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities remain low
7/14/11
Beltline project aims to shape Atlanta real estate
7/13/11
One more sign of struggles on the job creation front
7/8/11
Is the employment report a game changer?
7/7/11
Mortgage Delinquency and Foreclosure Trends
7/7/11
Fiscal Stimulus and Distortionary Taxation
7/7/11
REIN data point to slow, uneven progress in Southeast economy
7/7/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
7/7/11
What a difference a year makes
7/7/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities unchanged, still low
7/6/11
Florida: A State of Change
7/1/11
Land-Price Dynamics and Macroeconomic Fluctuations
6/30/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities remain low
6/30/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
6/30/11
Small business owners continue to lose optimism
6/29/11
Share your feedback on inflation-related topics
6/28/11
Three Individually Reasonable Decisions, One Unintended Consequence, and a Solution - May/June 2011
6/27/11
Stimulating small business activity: Still a struggle
6/24/11
Southeast housing update: Polls show Florida sees improved May home sales
6/23/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
6/23/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities tick up, still low
6/22/11
Studying the impact of tornadoes
6/21/11
New expanded report details progress in southeastern economy
6/20/11
The housing wealth effect revisited
6/16/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
6/15/11
Beige Book: Only part of the story
6/13/11
Core cuts both ways
6/10/11
Managing Risk in the Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Market
6/9/11
Small Business data show mixed picture
6/9/11
In May, national PMI falls further than Southeast PMI
6/9/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities unchanged
6/9/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
6/7/11
In Support of an Explicit Inflation Target
6/7/11
Annual Review recaps work of Americas Center in 2010
6/7/11
Regional housing activity remains in the doldrums
6/2/11
Stay informed with the latest from Economic Highlights
6/2/11
View the latest data from Financial Highlights
6/2/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities still low
6/1/11
Should we even read the monthly inflation report? Maybe not. Then again…
6/1/11
Small business outlook improves
5/27/11
“Secret loans” that were not so secret
5/26/11
The Economic Effects of Spring's Severe Weather
5/26/11
View the latest data from Financial Highlights
5/26/11
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5/25/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities tick up but remain low
5/24/11
Regional employment improves slowly
5/23/11
New Keynesian Dynamics in a Low Interest Rate Environment
5/23/11
Capital at Banks - April 2011
5/19/11
The long and short (runs) of tax reform
5/19/11
Longer-term deflation probabilities remain stable
5/19/11
Logistics in the Southeast, part 2: Supply chain challenges and opportunities
5/19/11
View the latest data from Financial Highlights
5/19/11
Stay informed with the latest from Economic Highlights
5/17/11
Southeast housing update: Polls show existing home sales softened in April
5/13/11
Just how out of line are house prices?
5/12/11
Manufacturing’s ups and downs
5/12/11
Stay informed with the latest from Economic Highlights
5/11/11
Accounting for the Cyclical Dynamics of Income Shares
5/11/11
View the latest data from Financial Highlights
5/11/11
Is housing hurting the recovery?
5/10/11
Lessons from past weather disasters
5/6/11
Insights from the Energy Advisory Council
5/4/11
Americas Center Consumer Banking Conference: Strengthening the Financial Safety Net in Emerging Markets - May 4, 2011
5/4/11
View the latest data from Financial Highlights
5/4/11
Stay informed with the latest from Economic Highlights
5/4/11
Is offshoring behind U.S. employment’s current problems?
5/4/11
Green Potential: Moving Sustainable Development Forward through Finance
5/4/11
Coming to grips
4/29/11
Tornado outbreak, heartbreak
4/28/11
View the latest data from Financial Highlights
4/28/11
Stay informed with the latest from Economic Highlights
4/27/11
Small businesses report less optimism, confidence
4/26/11
Beige Book: Southeast economy improved through March; but what about April?
4/21/11
Economic Effects of Banking Crises: A Bit of Evidence from Iceland and Ireland - March 2011
4/21/11
View the Latest Data from Financial Highlights
4/21/11
Longer-term deflation probability rises
4/21/11
Stay informed with the latest from Economic Highlights
4/20/11
Southeast housing update: Polls show existing home sales improve; new home building remains sluggish
4/19/11
Does Green Make Sense? Exploring the Unanswered Questions of Green Finance and Development
4/18/11
Can Keynesians be anti-Keynesian?
4/18/11
What effect does negative equity have on mobility?
4/15/11
Uninsured Countercyclical Risk: An Aggregation Result and Application to Optimal Monetary Policy
4/15/11
Atlanta Fed’s sticky price CPI up 1.5 percent in March
4/15/11
What’s behind the surprising large drop in the unemployment rate?
4/14/11
Deflation probabilities in longer term stay low
4/14/11
Surveying manufacturing’s role in the U.S. economy
4/14/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
4/13/11
Americas Center Annual Review: 2010
4/13/11
How has the financial system changed? (And what to do about it)
4/13/11
Agritourism Takes Root in the Southeast
4/12/11
Who’s better, who’s best?
4/8/11
Monetary policy exit: Is a bad bank the solution?
4/7/11
Stay informed with the latest Financial Highlights
4/7/11
Latest data releases now available in Economic Highlights
4/7/11
The Great Rebalancing: State and local government fiscal challenges
4/5/11
Employment in the Sixth District improves in February
4/4/11
Small businesses report greater optimism
3/31/11
Cap in Hand: The High Price of Higher Education
3/31/11
Chi-Squared Tests for Evaluation and Comparison of Asset Pricing Models
3/31/11
Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy under Remittance Fluctuations
3/31/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
3/30/11
Price Discrimination and Business-Cycle Risk
3/30/11
A disturbing trend: No growth in total business establishments in U.S.
3/30/11
Is southwest Florida employment recovering?
3/25/11
Another step to enhance Fed transparency—and no better time than now
3/24/11
Southeast housing update: Polls show home sales soften in February, but outlook improving
3/24/11
Stay informed with the latest data releases from Economic and Financial Highlights
3/22/11
The unemployment puzzle—or at least one of them
3/22/11
Examining the presence of negative equity in the Southeast
3/21/11
Creating an EU-Level Supervisor for Cross-Border Banking Groups: Issues Raised by the U.S. Experience with Dual Banking
3/21/11
Measuring the Welfare Gain from Personal Computers: A Macroeconomic Approach
3/18/11
The Beige Book and Southeastern Economic Conditions
3/18/11
Survey: Small business optimism improving, especially among young firms
3/16/11
Municipal Bond Woes
3/15/11
Regional unemployment rates stubbornly high in January
3/10/11
REIN report shows progress in southeastern economy
3/10/11
Manufacturing momentum: Growth accelerates in the Southeast
3/10/11
Atlanta Fed releases fourth-quarter 2010 Small Business Survey results
3/8/11
Southeastern economic update: Economic conditions improve modestly in early 2011
3/7/11
One chasm that really isn't one
3/4/11
Gaining perspective on the employment picture
3/2/11
Southeast retail update: A bump in the road for retailers in January
3/2/11
New Research Seminar Dates Announced
2/28/11
Small Businesses More Optimistic
2/25/11
Logistics in the Southeast
2/24/11
Global inflation and the Fed: One more time
2/23/11
Southeast housing update: Recent Atlanta Fed poll shows home sales up in January
2/18/11
China’s inflation dilemma
2/15/11
Interviews, presentations look back on the Fed’s beginnings
2/14/11
New study claims to solve the econometric problem of the link between foreclosure and house prices
2/14/11
Florida a key driver of regional home sale gains
2/11/11
Uneven Recovery, Diverging Policies Contribute to Uncertain Global Outlook for 2011
2/11/11
The inflation disconnect
2/9/11
Regional input cost, manufacturing indicators rise in January
2/8/11
Inflation confusion
2/7/11
Assessing Investment Risk: Investors Show an Appetite for Commercial Real Estate
2/7/11
Cash acceptance: A risky proposition for merchants
2/3/11
January REIN Report: Southeastern economy shows recovery in some sectors, continued weakness in others
2/2/11
Confidence improving in the region
2/2/11
John Taylor and Fed reform: Is change required?
2/1/11
Small Business Optimism Drops Slightly
1/27/11
Unemployment rates remain elevated
1/21/11
Southeast housing update: Recent Atlanta Fed polls show December home sales improved
1/11/11
The pluses and minuses of reluctant consumers
1/11/11
Third-Quarter Small Business Survey Results Are Now Available
1/7/11
Atlanta’s Mixed Income Communities: Planning with the End in Mind
1/5/11
A look into 2011
1/4/11
Looking back, looking forward
1/3/11
Good News, Bad News in 2010 Color Outlook for 2011
12/29/10
A Unifying Approach to the Empirical Evaluation of Asset Pricing Models
12/29/10
Taxes, Transfers, and Employment in an Incomplete Markets Model
12/29/10
Monetary Policy and Stock Market Booms
12/29/10
Small business lending continues to decline
12/22/10
An inflation (or lack thereof) chart show
12/22/10
Confronting Model Misspecification in Macroeconomics
12/21/10
Revisiting real estate revisionism: Concessionary mortgage modifications during the Depression
12/17/10
What's behind the recent rise in Treasury yields?
12/9/10
Holiday shopping cheer
12/8/10
Questions (and some potential answers) on immigration and remittances
12/7/10
November REIN Report: New Data Paint Picture of Strengthening Southeastern Economy
12/6/10
Economic activity in Southeast in stabilization mode
12/2/10
Thoughts on Georgia’s economic outlook and energy demands
11/26/10
Small business owners more optimistic
11/23/10
Federal Reserve policies focused
11/23/10
Microfoundations of Inflation Persistence in the New Keynesian Phillips Curve
11/23/10
Comment on Eggertsson, "What Fiscal Policy Is Effective at Zero Interest Rates?"
11/19/10
Just how does policy work?
11/19/10
Atlanta Fed Conference Explores Job Losses and the Recession
11/19/10
Sixth District sales tax collections increased notably in October
11/17/10
Recent Atlanta Fed polls show home sales remain weak
11/15/10
Mortgage relief in the Great Depression
11/15/10
CQER Letters
11/12/10
Small Business Trends: Continued Limited Employment Growth Reflects Wariness
11/11/10
Employment and the Business Cycle
11/10/10
Will consumers save or spend?
11/9/10
BLS: Job openings, new hires little changed in September
11/9/10
Entrepreneurs of necessity
11/5/10
A Return to Jekyll Island: The Origins, History, and Future of the Federal Reserve
11/5/10
October REIN Report: Consumer Spending, Labor Markets Show Improvement
11/4/10
Full Steam Ahead: Southeast Ports Prepare for Panama Canal Expansion
11/3/10
Some in Europe lag behind
11/3/10
Regional labor utilization trends
10/29/10
Estimating the Effect of Mortgage Foreclosures on Nearby Property Values: A Critical Review of the Literature
10/29/10
Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Efforts
10/28/10
King Cotton Still Part of Southeast's Fabric
10/27/10
ARRA: It ain't over 'til it's over
10/27/10
Real estate and municipal revenue
10/21/10
Tourism's outlook brightens
10/20/10
Alabama’s Gulf Coast Cleans Up
10/20/10
A good time for price-level targeting?
10/20/10
Securitized mortgage loan or not, lenders are not restructuring
10/18/10
Southeast housing update: Recent Atlanta Fed polls show home sales remain weak
10/7/10
Oil Spill Seeps Into Many Coastal Concerns
10/4/10
September REIN Report: Global trade, autos strong
10/4/10
New Site Focuses on Small Business Issues
10/1/10
What does “structural” mean?
9/29/10
Slow recovery for regional labor markets
9/28/10
Entry Cost, Financial Friction, and Cross-Country Differences in Income and TFP
9/23/10
Southeast housing update: Recent Atlanta Fed polls show housing slump continues
9/17/10
Inflation Measures Remain Subdued in August
9/16/10
A tale of two (Georgia) cities
9/16/10
Answering the bloggers
9/10/10
Job Openings Rate Increases in July, Says Employment Survey
9/9/10
Education Wage Gap
9/8/10
August REIN Report: Consumer Spending Shows Slight Improvement
9/4/10
August REIN Report: Consumer Spending Shows Slight Improvement
9/1/10
Thoughts on Hurricane Katrina, five years later
9/1/10
The Effect of Social Entitlement Programs on Private Transfers: New Evidence of Crowding Out
8/31/10
Policymakers Expect Slower Growth in Second Half of Year
8/30/10
Involuntary Unemployment and the Business Cycle
8/30/10
Introducing Financial Frictions and Unemployment into a Small Open Economy Model
8/30/10
DSGE Models for Monetary Policy Analysis
8/26/10
Expected Returns to Stock Investments by Angel Investors in Groups
8/23/10
Fixed-Term and Permanent Employment Contracts: Theory and Evidence
8/18/10
Oil Spill Impact
8/11/10
July REIN Report: Agriculture, Autos Are Bright Spots in Southeast Economy
8/11/10
Part 2: A closer look at Michael Lewis's "The Big Short"
8/6/10
Decomposing the Education Wage Gap: Everything but the Kitchen Sink
7/20/10
Further Results on the Limiting Distribution of GMM Sample Moment Conditions
7/19/10
Out of the Workplace...and Struggling to Find a Way Back In
7/15/10
June REIN report highlights uneven progress in Southeast economy
7/7/10
The Gulf oil spill: Is the worst over?
7/6/10
The Big View of Michael Lewis's "The Big Short"
7/1/10
Demystifying Sovereign Debt in Greece: Why It Matters to Us
7/1/10
EconSouth Stiff Headwinds Blow Through Retail Spaces
6/30/10
Gulf Oil Spill Updates
6/30/10
Track Inflation with the Atlanta Fed's Inflation Project
6/23/10
May REIN report shows mixed economic conditions in the Southeast
6/8/10
Discussing the 2010 Financial Markets Conference
5/28/10
How "discouraged" are small businesses? Insights from an Atlanta Fed small business lending survey
5/27/10
Redefining the Scope of Government Intervention in Secondary Mortgage Markets
5/21/10
Regulatory reform via resolution: Maybe not sufficient, certainly necessary
5/20/10
Americas Center Looks Back at 2009 Milestones
5/17/10
The Gulf Oil Spill
4/26/10
Financial Literacy and Subprime Mortgage Delinquency: Evidence from a Survey Matched to Administrative Data
4/12/10
EconSouth Explores Economic Resilience in Brazil and Peru
4/9/10
Too Big to Fail after FDICIA
3/31/10
EconSouth Takes a Closer Look at Employment Landscape
3/29/10
2010 LEARN Conference - March 29, 2010
3/25/10
The Economics of Urban Growth Transcript
3/11/10
What Do Premiums Paid for Bank M&As Reflect? The Case of the European Union
3/8/10
On the Hansen-Jagannathan Distance with a No-Arbitrage Constraint
3/3/10
Atlanta Fed Web Site Adds Inflation Resource
2/22/10
Atlanta Fed Adds Real Estate Research Blog to Web Site
1/15/10
The Costs and Benefits of Short Selling Transcript
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