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                    To Fail or Not to Fail? A Discussion of Banking's "Too Big to Fail" Problem
                    The problem of financial institutions whose distress would be large enough to imperil the larger economy has vexed policymakers for decades. The Economy Matters podcast looks at some of the challenges involved in solving too big to fail. 
                    
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                    Beige Book: Some Employers Pickier, Others Less SoSome Southeast employers are having trouble filling positions. Economy Matters summarizes the latest Beige Book.

                    Atlanta Fed Taylor Rule Utility UpdatedThe update incorporates data released this month from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and revised Cleveland and Atlanta Fed model nowcasts.

                    myCPI Features December Data, Sticky-Price CPI Up 3.0 Percen …
The Atlanta Fed's myCPI tool has been updated with December data. Compare your personal consumer price index with the U.S. average. The sticky-price CPI rose 3.0 percent (annualized) in December, following a 2.6 percent increase in November.

                    Expanding CybersecuritySharing information may be a part of strengthening cybersecurity, but it makes payments people a little nervous. That topic was part of the conversation at the recent FS-ISAC Fall Summit. Take On Payments continues the conversation.

                    Construction and Real Estate Survey: Home Prices ClimbSoutheastern home prices continued to rise in December from the year-ago level, while sales flattened or were up slightly. See this month's survey to get all the results.

                    What Are College Athletes Wearing? Sports Apparel and the So …
Are you teaching a unit on market structure, market power, or oligopoly? Explore the concepts with this Bell Ringer activity on the relationship between the SEC football and sports apparel markets.

                    GDPNow Forecast for Fourth Quarter DeclinesOn January 13, the GDPNow model forecast for real GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2016 is 2.8 percent. View GDPNow for more details.

                    Deflation Probabilities DeclineOn January 11, the 2016–21 deflation probability was 2 percent and the 2015–20 deflation probability was 0 percent.

                    Tending to the Farm, Part 3: Technology Reshapes AgricultureThe image of the farmer tending his crops is iconic, but the reality is that sweeping technological innovations have brought profound change to agriculture. The third and final part of the Economy Matters series on southeastern agriculture examines how tech has revolutionized farming.

                    Atlanta Fed Recognizes Employees with President's AwardThe Atlanta Fed honored the recipients of its President's Award for Excellence in a ceremony today. Dennis Lockhart, president and chief executive officer of the Atlanta Fed, presented the awards to the six employees who have distinguished themselves by their outstanding performance.

                    January Business Inflation Expectations Stable Firms anticipate 2.0 percent inflation over the next 12 months, a slight decline from December's reading. Long-term inflation expectations—over the next five to 10 years—reached 2.8 percent.

                    Bell Ringers: Mini-Lessons with a HookTeachers, get your students "hooked" on economics with our new Bell Ringer series. Extra Credit highlights nine highly engaging mini-lessons designed to spark student interest from the moment class begins.

                    Reserve Banks Transfer Residual Earnings to the U.S. Treasur …
The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced preliminary unaudited results indicating that the Reserve Banks provided for payments of approximately $92.0 billion of their estimated 2016 net income to the U.S. Treasury.

                    Labor Market Spider Chart Updated with November JOLTS DataMonitor labor market progress with our Labor Market Distributions Spider Chart, now with November data on job openings, hires, layoffs, and quits (JOLTS).

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                        To Fail or Not to Fail? A Discussion of Banking's "Too Big to Fail" Problem

Dec. 1

                        Immigration, Offshoring, and Their Effects on U.S. Wages

Oct. 27

                        Following the Money: A Discussion of Community Development

Sep. 22

                        ​Examining China's Economy: A Conversation with Atlanta Fed Researchers

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                                                                    Why U.S. Card Fraud Is Now Present and Accounted For
                                                                
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                                                                    Making Sense of Dollars, Part II
                                                                
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                                                                    Making Sense of Dollars, Part I
                                                                
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                                                                    Construction and Real Estate Survey
                                                                
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                                                                    Commercial Construction Update: Third-Quarter 2016
                                                                
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Center for Human Capital StudiesMonitor labor market developments with tools such as the Jobs Calculator and the labor market spider chart, and stay up on the latest research on employment and workforce development with the Human Capital Compendium.
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