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Research & the Economy

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This week's Economic and Financial Highlights reports cover the latest data and analysis on consumer spending, unemployment, real estate, financial market indicators, European debt, and more.
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The Effect of Social Entitlement Programs on Private Transfers: New Evidence of Crowding Out

Kristopher Gerardi and Yuping Tsai
Working Paper 2010-15 (September)
Studying the introduction of a Taiwanese social security program, the authors find that the probability of an adult child providing monetary transfers to his or her parents decreases substantially if the parents receive public assistance.
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Thoughts on Hurricane Katrina, five years later

Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast. Atlanta Fed researchers were prepared for a significant event, but the enormity of the devastation brought a day no one will forget.
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Updates & Other News

9/1/10
Policymakers Expect Slower Growth in Second Half of Year
8/31/10
Real Time Analysis of the U.S. Business Cycle
8/31/10
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
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Aug. 17 Oil Spill Impact (Southeastern Economic Perspectives)
Aug. 11 Economic Growth and Incentives (Research Insights)
June 30 Greece and Sovereign Debt (EconSouth Now)
June 9 El sistema financiero Mexicano luego de la crisis (Research Insights)

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