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| Regional Indexes of Coincident Economic Indicators
Our Indexes of Coincident Economic Indicators (CEI) for April show economic activity grew at a robust pace in New York City, but at a modest pace in New York State and New Jersey.  |
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 Just Released: January's Indexes of Coincident Economic Indicators Show Fairly Robust Activity across the Region
In this post, the January Indexes of Coincident Economic Indicators (CEIs) for New York State, New York City, and New Jersey, released today, show fairly robust economic growth entering 2012.
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Workforce Skills across the Urban-Rural Hierarchy
In this paper we examine differences in the skill content of work throughout the United States, ranging from densely populated city centers to isolated and sparsely populated rural areas. By Jaison R. Abel, Todd M. Gabe, and Kevin Stolarick, Staff Reports 552, February 2012 |
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Crime, House Prices, and Inequality: the Effect of UPPs in Rio
In this paper, we use a recent policy experiment in Rio de Janeiro, the installation of permanent police stations in low-income communities (or favelas), to quantify the relationship between a reduction in crime and the change in the prices of nearby residential real estate. By Claudio Frischtak and Benjamin R Mandel, Staff Reports 542, January 2012 |
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Precarious Slopes? The Great Recession, Federal Stimulus, and New Jersey Schools
In this paper, we start to fill the void. Studying school funding during the recession is of paramount importance because schools have a fundamental role in fostering human capital formation and economic growth. By Rajashri Chakrabarti and Sarah Sutherland, Staff Reports 538, January 2012 |
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The Impact of the Great Recession on School District Finances: Evidence from New York
In this paper, we examine the effect of the Great Recession on school finances in New York By Rajashri Chakrabarti and Elizabeth Setren, Staff Reports 534, December 2011 |
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