Economic Research (Current Economic Topics, In-Depth Policy Articles, Analyses, the Outlook, Basic Research, Conditions, and the Pacific Basin) at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

What's New

2008 Economic Review

	Information and Communications Technology as a General Purpose Technology: Evidence from U.S. Industry Data Basu and Fernald
	The Role of Relative Performance in Bank Closure Decisions Kasa and Spiegel
	The Quantity and Character of Out-of-Market Small Business Lending Laderman

FedViews for May 2008
Frederick Furlong, group vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, states his views on the current economy and the outlook.

Small Business Lending and Bank Competition
Laderman:: 2008-15 :: May 9, 2008

Research Centers

Center for Pacific Basin Studies
About the Center | Center Events
Pacific Basin Notes | Annual Report | AsiaSource

Center for the Study of Innovation and Productivity
About the Center | CSIP Research Analysis in Brief | Quick Stats
Data & Charting

Economists

Staff and Visiting Scholars

Current Research Openings
Research Economists (PDF - 33KB)
Research Support and Other Positions

Conferences

Monetary Policy and Asset Markets
February 22, 2008

Recent Trends In Economic Volatility: Sources And Implications
November 2-3, 2007

2007 Annual Pacific Basin Conference
June 8-9, 2007

Monetary Policy, Transparency, and Credibility
Mar. 23-24, 2007

Financial Innovations and the Real Economy
Nov. 16-17, 2006

Safe and Sound Banking: Past, Present, and Future
August 17-18, 2006

2006 Pacific Basin Conference
June 16-17, 2006

Labor Markets and the Macroeconomy
March 3-4, 2006

President's Speeches

The Economy: Where Are We and What Will Happen Next?
—Yellen :: April 16, 2008

Research Publications

Working Papers

Economic Letter

Economic Review

FedViews

12L Economic Trends

Beige Book (off-site)

Search Research Publications

Economic Data

Banking Market Definitions

FRBSF Discount Rate

CSIP Data and Charting
Productivity | Output | IT Sector

Federal Reserve Statistical Releases (off-site)

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED®) (off-site)

About Economic Research

The Economic Research Department supports the Bank's policy and public outreach functions by conducting research on monetary policy, macroeconomics, banking, financial markets, applied microeconomics, and the regional economy. In addition, the department hosts two research centers, the Center for Pacific Basin Studies and the Center for the Study of Innovation and Productivity.