Timely Topics

Dec 06 2024 90 ep. 13 mins 95
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In the Timely Topics podcast series, economists and other Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis experts talk about their research and current topics in the news. (Views expressed are not necessarily those of the St. Louis Fed or Federal Reserve System.)

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How Much U.S. Currency Is Held Abroad and Why

Dec 06 2024 11 mins  
What happens if U.S. dollars are spent overseas and stay there? Senior economic policy advisor Christopher Neely analyzes how much U.S. currency is held abroad and if that’s a problem or an advantage for the U.S. Neely discusses the level of U.S. banknotes kept overseas and explains why those dollars can act as an interest-free loan.

December 2024 Beige Book Interview – Little Rock

Dec 05 2024 8 mins  
The St. Louis Fed’s Matuschka Lindo Briggs, senior vice president and regional executive of the Little Rock Branch, and Charles Gascon, economist and research officer, offer economic insights from the latest Beige Book release with a focus on the Arkansas region and the Eighth District.

October 2024 Beige Book Interview – Little Rock

Oct 24 2024 7 mins  
The St. Louis Fed’s Matuschka Lindo Briggs, senior vice president and regional executive of the Little Rock Branch, and Charles Gascon, economist and research officer, discuss economic insights from the latest Beige Book release with a focus on the Arkansas region and the Eighth District.

How Does Income Affect Where Students Go to College?

Oct 10 2024 13 mins  
Even if they have good grades and excellent standardized test scores, are low-income students more or less likely to accept an offer letter from a highly selective college? While the question is simple, the answer is complex and at times surprising. “What we see is that they instead end up enrolling in a less-selective college despite being accepted into a top college,” says S

September 2024 Beige Book Interview – Little Rock

Sep 05 2024 7 mins  
The St. Louis Fed’s Matuschka Lindo Briggs, senior vice president and regional executive of the Little Rock Branch, and Charles Gascon, economist and research officer, discuss economic insights from the latest Beige Book release with a focus on the Arkansas region and the Eighth District.

What an Expanded Beveridge Curve Could Tell Us about Soft Landings

Aug 29 2024 15 mins  
What is a soft landing, and how do we know if one is possible? In this episode, St. Louis Fed Economic Policy Advisor Paulina Restrepo-Echavarría unpacks that question and explains the importance of the Beveridge curve, an economic indicator that represents the relationship between the unemployment rate and the job openings rate. She’ll also discuss how a historic change in job

July 2024 Beige Book Interview - Little Rock

Jul 18 2024 7 mins  
The St. Louis Fed's Matuschka Lindo Briggs, senior vice president and regional executive of the Little Rock Branch, and Charles Gascon, senior economist, discuss economic insights about the Arkansas region and the Eighth District from the latest Beige Book release.

Across Generations: Income, Home Ownership and Where People Live

Jun 14 2024 8 mins  
What patterns emerge when you zoom out and look at more than 80 years of data on income and housing? The answer is both nuanced and surprising. “Many members of these newer generations seem to be starting off their careers in smaller metro areas,” said St. Louis Fed economist Victoria Gregory. “These early in life location patterns are interesting because location choice is

May 2024 Beige Book Interview –Arkansas and the Chicago Fed

May 30 2024 6 mins  
The St. Louis Fed’s Matuschka Lindo Briggs, senior vice president and regional executive of the Little Rock Branch, and Thomas Walstrum, senior business economist at the Chicago Fed, discuss their insights about economic conditions in Arkansas and the Fed’s Seventh District.

How Population Decline Affects Productivity

May 15 2024 10 mins  
How does population decline affect both short- and long-term economic growth? “There is a concern among developed countries that this may have an impact on productivity,” said Juan Sanchez, senior economic policy advisor at the St. Louis Fed. “But there is not a lot of research on that.” In this podcast episode, Sanchez discusses his research about how population decline i