Economic Research - St. Louis Fed

392 Penn World Table Series Added to FRED

May 16 These 392 international series from the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn World Table 7.1 include 190 ratios of GNP to GDP; 29 purchasing power parity- converted GDP per person engaged in labor force; 121 purchasing power parity- converted GDP per person counted in total employment; and 52 purchasing power parity- converted GDP per hour worked by employees.

Recent Economist Hires

YiLi Chien (2012) Alexander Monge-Naranjo (May 2012) Yongseok Shin (December 2012) William Dupor (Summer 2013) David Wiczer (Summer 2013)

3 Cash Surplus/Deficit and 4 Central Government Debt Series Added to FRED

Apr 24 These seven series from the World Bank represent the cash balance as a percentage of GDP for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Japan, and Sweden, as well as the total central government debt as a percentage of GDP for Bulgaria, Seychelles, and Azerbaijan.

9 Series Added to FRED from the Survey of Terms of Business Lending

Apr 18 These 9 series from the Board of Governors’ E.2 Survey of Terms of Business Lending include data for U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks with repricing intervals greater than 365 days and a minimal risk level. The data cover a variety of topics, including average loan size, weighted-average maturity, weighted-average effective loan rate, and total value of loans.

10,377 US National Income and Product Accounts Series Added to FRED

Apr 10 These 10,377 series from the BEA’s National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) tables provide comprehensive coverage of the national accounts of the United States. Quarterly and annual data series are published with the Gross Domestic Product release. Monthly data series are published with the Personal Income and Outlays release.

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 21
Investment and the Cross-Section of Equity Returns
Dino Palazzo, Boston University
Economic Seminar Series

May 31
Economic Seminar Series
Derek Neal, University of Chicago

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FRED FEATURE / AT A GLANCE

St. Louis Financial Stress Index