We produce a wide range of publications that share the latest data, analysis, and insights from various teams at the SF Fed. Our publications help inform and strengthen public understanding of economic issues and its impact on people and communities.

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Economic Research Publications

FRBSF Economic Letter >

Economic analysis for general audiences

  • Ben Bernanke: Solving a Crisis, Changing the Fed

    Ben Bernanke’s contributions to economic thinking have been vast, from his extensive study of the Great Depression to groundbreaking research on the interplay of finance and the macroeconomy and the usefulness of unconventional monetary policy tools. His research helped guide his tenure as Federal Reserve Chair and his role in putting the U.S. economy on a path to the longest expansion in its history. Through that role, he also built a better and more transparent Fed for the future. The following remarks are adapted from a presentation by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco president, who joined Christina Romer (University of California-Berkeley), Mark Gertler (New York University), Emi Nakamura (University of California-Berkeley), and Peter Rousseau (Vanderbilt University) to discuss Bernanke’s legacy at the American Economic Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco on January 5.

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SF FedViews >

Analysis of current economic developments and the outlook

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Working Papers >

The latest in economic research

  • Climate Policy and the Long-Run Interest Rate: Insights from a Simple Growth Model

    We study the impact of climate policy on the long-run real interest rate in a tractable climate-economy model based on the work of Golosov et al. (2014). When the growth rate of the carbon tax exceeds the growth rate of the price of at least one type of fossil energy, the tax reduces the long-run growth rates of consumption and investment, pushing the interest rate up. We find that if fossil energy prices are constant, a carbon tax that grows at 3.5 percent per year decreases the long-run interest by over 50 basis points. This carbon tax growth rate achieves net zero emissions at the lowest possible cost.

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Community Development Publications

Community Development Research Briefs >

Research Briefs feature data and commentary on community development trends and issues.

Community Development Working Papers >

Working papers provide in-depth analysis of emerging community development issues from practitioners and scholars.

  • Housing Market Interventions and Residential Mobility in the San Francisco Bay Area

    Housing Market Interventions and Residential Mobility in the San Francisco Bay Area

    Limited evaluation research exists on which housing solutions are most effective in stabilizing communities so that those who wish to stay are able to do so in the midst of an influx of newcomers. This study seeks to fill this gap by assessing patterns of individual and household mobility related to specific housing interventions in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. Specifically, this study examines impacts of market-rate and subsidized development, and tenant protections, including rent stabilization and just cause for evictions protections.

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Archived Publications

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Banks at a Glance >

Community Development Innovation Review >

District Circular Letters >

Fintech Edge >

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Real Estate Lending Monitor >

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