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The New York Fed’s education department seeks to increase public understanding of the Federal Reserve System’s role in creating and implementing monetary policy and ensuring financial stability.

Programs

The Federal Reserve in the 21st Century: A Symposium for College Professors The Fed 21 symposium gives college professors the unique opportunity to hear presentations on monetary policy and financial stability policy from top economists and senior staff of the New York Fed. Professors attending the symposium also have the chance to chat informally with the speakers during lunch. If you teach economics, finance or business and want to hear up-to date presentations from top economists and ask questions to New York Fed senior officers - including President William Dudley - please send an e-mail indicating your interest in attending the next Fed 21 symposium to ny.fed.education@ny.frb.org. In 2013, the program included topics such as innovations in Fed communications; developments in the U.S. labor and housing markets; financial stability policy under Dodd-Frank, including evolving tools for evaluating systemic risk; and the latest on proposals for Tri-party repo and money market mutual fund reform. Slides and videos of presentations from the 2013 edition »

Fed Challenge Competitions Students in the Second District play the role of monetary policymakers. High School ›› College ››

Math x Economics Tuesday, July 2, 2013 A one-day program for juniors and seniors in high school who are exceptionally talented in the subject of mathematics to learn more about studying economics in college and to encourage them to consider a career in economic policy and research.

Guided Tours at the New York Fed Guided tours serve as a comprehensive introduction to the Federal Reserve System and the New York Fed's role in setting monetary policy, promoting financial stability and serving communities to advance economic growth. During the tour, visitors hear a description of the primary ways that the Federal Reserve carries out its goals as mandated by Congress—maximum sustainable employment and price stability. It also includes a brief visit to the gold vault where the New York Fed has historically acted as a custodian for gold owned by various governments and international agencies. The tour is an interactive educational experience to engage visitors in conversation about the central bank of the United States.

New York Fed 101

Why Swap Lines Are in the U.S. National Interest We live in a global economy. Interconnected world markets mean that at times of stress, market pressures can spread from one part of the world to another, threatening the supply of credit. Currency swap lines with other central banks help relieve that stress.

Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) TALF began lending in March 2009 to help restore credit to millions of Americans during the financial crisis. Watch our video explaining TALF's role and read in greater detail about how TALF worked and what it achieved.

The Federal Reserve's Asset Purchases (Called by some QE or QE2) On November 3, 2010, the Federal Reserve announced plans to purchase $600 billion in longer-term U.S. government debt from the private sector. The goal of this program was to support the economic recovery, spur job creation, and ensure that inflation, over time, is at levels consistent with the Federal Reserve’s mandate.