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Mobile Payments Industry Roundtable Summary
January 28, 2010, 12:00am PST
This paper summarizes a meeting convened by retail payments representatives from the Boston and Atlanta Federal Reserve Banks for key industry stakeholders involved in mobile payments in the U.S....
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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White Papers
Mobile Payments in the United States at Retail Point of Sale: Current Market and Future Prospects
May 17, 2010, 12:00am PDT
Although mobile payments are increasingly used in some countries, they have not been adopted widely in the United States so far, despite their potential to add value for consumers and streamline...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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White Papers
Affective Decision Making: A Theory Of Optimism Bias
December 20, 2010, 12:00am PST
Affective Decision Making (ADM) is a strategic model of choice under risk where the authors posit two cognitive processes - the "Rational" and the "Emotional" process. The two processes interact...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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State-Dependent Pricing And Optimal Monetary Policy
December 30, 2009, 12:00am PST
This paper analyzes optimal monetary policy under recommitment in a State-Dependent Pricing (SDP) environment. Under SDP, monopolistically competitive firms are allowed to endogenously change the...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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White Papers
Internal Sources Of Finance And The Great Recession
August 23, 2010, 12:00am PDT
The rising stockpile of cash as a share of total assets at U.S. firms has intrigued economists since at least the paper of Bates, Kahle, and Stulz (2006), yet there has been relatively little work...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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White Papers
Jobs In Springfield, Massachusetts: Understanding And Remedying The Causes Of Low Resident Employment Rates
February 8, 2010, 12:00am PST
As part of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's commitment to supporting efforts to revitalize the economy of Springfield, Massachusetts, this paper explores the causes of and potential remedies...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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White Papers
Reviving Mortgage Securitization: Lessons From The Brady Plan And Duration Analysis
June 30, 2009, 12:00am PDT
The authors review the period of the Latin American debt crisis in order to draw policy analogies from that experience for current U.S. credit securitization markets. During the earlier episode...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Do Households Benefit From Financial Deregulation And Innovation? The Case Of The Mortgage Market
June 1, 2006, 12:00am PDT
The U.S. mortgage market has experienced phenomenal change over the last 35 years. Most observers believe that the deregulation of the banking industry and financial markets generally has played...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Consumer Behavior And Payment Choice: 2006 Conference Summary
July 16, 2007, 12:00am PDT
This paper summarizes the proceedings of the second Consumer Behavior and Payment Choice conference, held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on July 25 - 27, 2006. These conferences are unique...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Why Does Unemployment Hurt The Employed? Evidence From The Life Satisfaction Gap Between The Public And Private Sectors
March 11, 2008, 12:00am PDT
High rates of unemployment entail substantial costs to the working population in terms of reduced subjective well-being. This paper studies the importance of individual economic security, in...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Consumer Behavior And Payment Choice
October 31, 2008, 12:00am PDT
This paper summarizes and outlines some interesting issues that arose during a recent workshop on Consumer Behavior and Payment Choice, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Emerging...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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White Papers
In Noise We Trust? Optimal Monetary Policy With Random Targets
October 1, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This paper addresses the intersection of two lines of debate in monetary policy. The first of these is the degree to which central banks have the ability to influence the real economy in the short...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Housing And Debt Over The Life Cycle And Over The Business Cycle
November 2, 2009, 12:00am PST
This paper describes an equilibrium life-cycle model of housing where no convex adjustment costs lead households to adjust their housing choice infrequently and by large amounts when they do so....
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Wage Setting Patterns And Monetary Policy: International Evidence
June 25, 2010, 12:00am PDT
Systematic differences in the timing of wage setting decisions among industrialized countries provide an ideal framework to study the importance of wage rigidity in the transmission of monetary...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Mismatch In The Labor Market: Measuring The Supply Of And Demand For Skilled Labor In New England
November 1, 2010, 12:00am PDT
Over the past decade, policymakers and business leaders across New England have been concerned that the region's slower population growth and loss of residents to other parts of the country will...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Asset Liquidity, Debt Valuation And Credit Risk
December 1, 2006, 12:00am PST
This paper presents a structural debt valuation model that links default probabilities and recovery rates of corporate securities to asset market liquidity. This linking is essential for risk...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Self-Employment In The Global Economy
April 1, 2011, 12:00am PDT
This paper studies the effects of foreign competition on self-employment levels. The authors begin by pointing out a previously unknown fact: the greater the exposure to foreign competition, the...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Massachusetts Employment Growth 1996-2006: Effects Of Industry Performance And Industry Composition
May 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
This paper examines the effects of industry performance and industry composition on overall changes in Massachusetts employment in the period 1996 to 2006. Through 2000, Massachusetts enjoyed...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Unaffordable Housing And Local Employment Growth
June 3, 2010, 12:00am PDT
High housing prices have caused concerns among policy makers as well as the public in many U.S. regions. There is a general belief that unaffordable housing could drive businesses away and thus...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Financing Constraints And Unemployment: Evidence From The Great Recession
June 15, 2011, 12:00am PDT
This paper exploits the differential financing needs across industrial sectors and provides strong empirical evidence that financing constraints of small businesses in the United States are...
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Environmental Finance For Affordable Housing
December 6, 2007, 12:00am PST
For example, municipal leaders may convene a group of stakeholders to determine how to address the lack of capital available for local water infrastructure. The process of coming up with a...
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Environmental Finance For Affordable Housing
December 6, 2007, 12:00am PST
For example, municipal leaders may convene a group of stakeholders to determine how to address the lack of capital available for local water infrastructure. The process of coming up with a...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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White Papers
Financing Constraints And Unemployment: Evidence From The Great Recession
June 15, 2011, 12:00am PDT
This paper exploits the differential financing needs across industrial sectors and provides strong empirical evidence that financing constraints of small businesses in the United States are...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Unaffordable Housing And Local Employment Growth
June 3, 2010, 12:00am PDT
High housing prices have caused concerns among policy makers as well as the public in many U.S. regions. There is a general belief that unaffordable housing could drive businesses away and thus...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Massachusetts Employment Growth 1996-2006: Effects Of Industry Performance And Industry Composition
May 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
This paper examines the effects of industry performance and industry composition on overall changes in Massachusetts employment in the period 1996 to 2006. Through 2000, Massachusetts enjoyed...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Self-Employment In The Global Economy
April 1, 2011, 12:00am PDT
This paper studies the effects of foreign competition on self-employment levels. The authors begin by pointing out a previously unknown fact: the greater the exposure to foreign competition, the...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Asset Liquidity, Debt Valuation And Credit Risk
December 1, 2006, 12:00am PST
This paper presents a structural debt valuation model that links default probabilities and recovery rates of corporate securities to asset market liquidity. This linking is essential for risk...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Mismatch In The Labor Market: Measuring The Supply Of And Demand For Skilled Labor In New England
November 1, 2010, 12:00am PDT
Over the past decade, policymakers and business leaders across New England have been concerned that the region's slower population growth and loss of residents to other parts of the country will...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Wage Setting Patterns And Monetary Policy: International Evidence
June 25, 2010, 12:00am PDT
Systematic differences in the timing of wage setting decisions among industrialized countries provide an ideal framework to study the importance of wage rigidity in the transmission of monetary...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Housing And Debt Over The Life Cycle And Over The Business Cycle
November 2, 2009, 12:00am PST
This paper describes an equilibrium life-cycle model of housing where no convex adjustment costs lead households to adjust their housing choice infrequently and by large amounts when they do so....
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
In Noise We Trust? Optimal Monetary Policy With Random Targets
October 1, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This paper addresses the intersection of two lines of debate in monetary policy. The first of these is the degree to which central banks have the ability to influence the real economy in the short...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Consumer Behavior And Payment Choice
October 31, 2008, 12:00am PDT
This paper summarizes and outlines some interesting issues that arose during a recent workshop on Consumer Behavior and Payment Choice, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Emerging...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Why Does Unemployment Hurt The Employed? Evidence From The Life Satisfaction Gap Between The Public And Private Sectors
March 11, 2008, 12:00am PDT
High rates of unemployment entail substantial costs to the working population in terms of reduced subjective well-being. This paper studies the importance of individual economic security, in...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Consumer Behavior And Payment Choice: 2006 Conference Summary
July 16, 2007, 12:00am PDT
This paper summarizes the proceedings of the second Consumer Behavior and Payment Choice conference, held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on July 25 - 27, 2006. These conferences are unique...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Do Households Benefit From Financial Deregulation And Innovation? The Case Of The Mortgage Market
June 1, 2006, 12:00am PDT
The U.S. mortgage market has experienced phenomenal change over the last 35 years. Most observers believe that the deregulation of the banking industry and financial markets generally has played...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Reviving Mortgage Securitization: Lessons From The Brady Plan And Duration Analysis
June 30, 2009, 12:00am PDT
The authors review the period of the Latin American debt crisis in order to draw policy analogies from that experience for current U.S. credit securitization markets. During the earlier episode...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Jobs In Springfield, Massachusetts: Understanding And Remedying The Causes Of Low Resident Employment Rates
February 8, 2010, 12:00am PST
As part of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's commitment to supporting efforts to revitalize the economy of Springfield, Massachusetts, this paper explores the causes of and potential remedies...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Internal Sources Of Finance And The Great Recession
August 23, 2010, 12:00am PDT
The rising stockpile of cash as a share of total assets at U.S. firms has intrigued economists since at least the paper of Bates, Kahle, and Stulz (2006), yet there has been relatively little work...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
State-Dependent Pricing And Optimal Monetary Policy
December 30, 2009, 12:00am PST
This paper analyzes optimal monetary policy under recommitment in a State-Dependent Pricing (SDP) environment. Under SDP, monopolistically competitive firms are allowed to endogenously change the...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Affective Decision Making: A Theory Of Optimism Bias
December 20, 2010, 12:00am PST
Affective Decision Making (ADM) is a strategic model of choice under risk where the authors posit two cognitive processes - the "Rational" and the "Emotional" process. The two processes interact...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Mobile Payments in the United States at Retail Point of Sale: Current Market and Future Prospects
May 17, 2010, 12:00am PDT
Although mobile payments are increasingly used in some countries, they have not been adopted widely in the United States so far, despite their potential to add value for consumers and streamline...
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
-
White Papers
Mobile Payments Industry Roundtable Summary
January 28, 2010, 12:00am PST
This paper summarizes a meeting convened by retail payments representatives from the Boston and Atlanta Federal Reserve Banks for key industry stakeholders involved in mobile payments in the U.S....
Provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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