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Well-designed stress test scenarios are important for financial stability

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Friday, February 2, 2018

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Credit, financial conditions, and monetary policy transmission

David Aikman, Andreas Lehnert, Nellie Liang, and Michele Modugno

Thursday, November 30, 2017

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Monetary Policy

The cost burden of negotiated sales restrictions: A natural experiment using heterogeneous state laws

Darío Cestau, Richard C. Green, Burton Hollifield, and Norman Schürhoff

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

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The Hutchins Center Explains: How the Powell Fed will raise interest rates

Michael Ng and David Wessel

Thursday, March 15, 2018

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Janet Yellen: 10 quotes on her past and the economy

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Monday, March 5, 2018

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Digital currencies: Five big implications for central banks

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