Monetary Policy & Economic Research

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

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President Rosengren comments on dissenting vote at Federal Open Market Committee meeting

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Rosengren: Exploring Economic Conditions and the Implications for Monetary Policy

Speaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Boston Fed's 63rd Annual Economic Conference: A House Divided

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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
Accounting for Racial Wealth Disparities in the United States

2019 • 19–13

Research Department Working Papers

Accounting for Racial Wealth Disparities in the United States

by Jeffrey P. Thompson and Gustavo A. Suarez

Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Is Rhode Island Different, and Why?

2019 Series • No. 19–2

Current Policy Perspectives

Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Is Rhode Island Different, and Why?

by Mary A. Burke

Tariff Passthrough at the Border and at the Store: Evidence from US Trade Policy

2019 • 19–12

Research Department Working Papers

Tariff Passthrough at the Border and at the Store: Evidence from US Trade Policy

by Alberto Cavallo, Gita Gopinath, Brent Neiman, and Jenny Tang

Technological Innovation in Mortgage Underwriting and the Growth in Credit: 1985–2015

2019 • 19–11

Research Department Working Papers

Technological Innovation in Mortgage Underwriting and the Growth in Credit: 1985–2015

by Christopher L. Foote, Lara Loewenstein, and Paul S. Willen

Consumption, Credit, and the Missing Young

2019 • 19–10

Research Department Working Papers

Consumption, Credit, and the Missing Young

by Daniel H. Cooper, Olga Gorbachev, and María José Luengo-Prado

Trends in Household Portfolio Composition

2019 • 19–9

Research Department Working Papers

Trends in Household Portfolio Composition

by Jesse Bricker, Kevin Moore, and Jeffrey P. Thompson

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Events

Upcoming

December 17, 2019

President's Speeches

President Rosengren to speak about the economy and monetary policy

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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
December 5, 2019

New England Study Group

"Impeding Access or Promoting Efficiency? Effects of Rural Hospital Closure on the Cost and Quality of Care"
November 11, 2019

President's Speeches

President Rosengren to speak about the economy and monetary policy
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

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