Monetary Policy & Economic Research

Perspectives on the national and New England economies that inform the Federal Reserve’s policymaking

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Rosengren on the Main Street Lending Program and other Federal Reserve actions

Listen to recording of remarks to the New England Council

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New Boston Fed analyses outline grim economic consequences of COVID-19 pandemic in New England

Fallout includes major job loss, struggles to pay for housing, likely steep state tax revenue drops

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The impact of felony larceny thresholds on crime in New England

New report from the New England Public Policy Center

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What We Do

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Monetary Policy

Our research economists provide forecasts, analysis, research, and informed perspectives to our Bank President and Board of Directors to support them in their deliberations on the nation’s monetary policymaking.

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Economic Research

Key areas of focus include; Macroeconomics/Monetary Policy, Financial Stability, and Regional Studies.

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Regional Outreach

We monitor the region's economy in real time and exchange ideas with local business and labor leaders, governments, organizations, and consumers and contribute to policy discussions with policymakers in New England.

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Centers & Groups

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New England Public Policy Center

The Boston Fed’s New England Public Policy Center promotes better public policy in New England by conducting and disseminating objective, high-quality research and analysis of strategically identified regional economic and policy issues.

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Consumer Payments Research Center

The Consumer Payments Research Center was closed on May 31, 2018. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s research department has assumed ownership of the CPRC data program. Click on the heading for details and new URLs.

Publications & Data

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Research Department Working Papers

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Research Department Working Papers

Papers presenting empirical and/or theoretical research by Boston Fed economists on topics in macro and monetary economics, finance, public policy, and other fields

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Current Policy Perspectives

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Current Policy Perspectives

Reports by Boston Fed economists and researchers that provide policymakers and the public with economic analysis of issues at the regional, federal, or global level

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New England Economic Indicators

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New England Economic Indicators

A data resource assembled by the Boston Fed’s New England Public Policy Center that provides current and historical economic data for each of the region’s six states, its large metropolitan areas, New England as a whole, and the United States
Q2 2020: Snapshot of the New England Economy through June 22, 2020

2020

New England Economic Indicators

Q2 2020: Snapshot of the New England Economy through June 22, 2020

by Riley Sullivan

An Approach to Predicting Regional Labor Market Effects of Economic Shocks: The COVID-19 Pandemic in New England

2020 Series

Current Policy Perspectives

An Approach to Predicting Regional Labor Market Effects of Economic Shocks: The COVID-19 Pandemic in New England

by Osborne Jackson

College Towns and COVID-19: The Impact on New England

2020 • 20–3

New England Public Policy Center Regional Briefs

College Towns and COVID-19: The Impact on New England

by Riley Sullivan

Wealth Distribution and Retirement Preparation among Early Savers

2020 • 20–4

Research Department Working Papers

Wealth Distribution and Retirement Preparation among Early Savers

by Lindsay Jacobs, Elizabeth Llanes, Kevin Moore, Jeffrey P. Thompson, and Alice Henriques Volz

No Longer Qualified? Changes in the Supply and Demand for Skills within Occupations

2020 • 20–3

Research Department Working Papers

No Longer Qualified? Changes in the Supply and Demand for Skills within Occupations

by Mary A. Burke, Alicia Sasser Modestino, Shahriar Sadighi, Rachel B. Sederberg, and Bledi Taska

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on New England Homeowners and Renters

2020 • 20–2

New England Public Policy Center Regional Briefs

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on New England Homeowners and Renters

by Nicholas Chiumenti

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Events

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September 7–8, 2018

Economic Research Conference Series

What Are the Consequences of Long Spells of Low Interest Rates?

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October 13–14, 2017

Economic Research Conference Series

Are Rules Made to be Broken? Discretion and Monetary Policy

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New England Study Group

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NEPPC Conferences
June 19, 2020

President's Speeches

President Rosengren to speak about the economy and monetary policy
February 25, 2020

New England Study Group

"Effects of Sweetened Beverage Taxes in Philadelphia and Oakland: Fewer Beverage Purchases, but Increased Cross-Border Shopping and Mixed Effects on Consumption"
October 4–5, 2019

Economic Research Conference Series

A House Divided: Geographic Disparities in Twenty-First Century America
May 13, 2019

New England Perspectives on Fed Policymaking: A "Fed Listens" Conference
October 1–3, 2018

System Committee on Regional Analysis

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