The Economic Research Department conducts research on a wide range of topics in support of the Federal Reserve’s policy and public outreach functions.
Research is widely disseminated, including in leading peer-reviewed scholarly journals. The department has an active visiting scholar program, collaborates with global research groups, and hosts the Center for Pacific Basin Studies.
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Brief summaries of SF Fed economic research, intended to explain in reader-friendly terms what our work means for the people we serve
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Center for Monetary Research
Research and tools for understanding the links between monetary policy, financial markets, and the macroeconomy
Center for Pacific Basin Studies
Insight and analysis on economic policy issues affecting the Pacific Basin
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Meet our economists, visiting researchers, and management team.
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