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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1997 Vol. 79, No.1

Wealth and Its Distribution 1983-1992: Secular Growth, Cyclical Stability pp. 3-24 (PDF 308k)
by John C. Weicher
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Introduction to the St. Louis Monetary Services Index Project ( pp. 25-30 (PDF 114k)
by Richard G. Anderson, Barry Jones, and Travis Nesmith
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Monetary Aggregation Theory and Statistical Index Numbers pp. 31-52 (PDF 383k)
by Richard G. Anderson, Barry Jones, and Travis Nesmith

Building New Monetary Services Indexes: Concepts Data and Methods pp. 53-82 (PDF 499k)
by Richard G. Anderson, Barry Jones, and Travis Nesmith
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MARCH/APRIL 1997 Vol. 79, No.2

Charging Up a Mountain of Debt: Accounting for the Growth of Credit Card Debt pp. 3-14 (PDF 147k)
by Peter S. Yoo

Where's the Productivity Growth (from the Information Technology Revolution)? pp. 15-26 (PDF 212k)
by Donald S. Allen
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Why Does Bank Performance Vary Across States? pp. 27-40 (PDF 270k)
by David C. Wheelock and Michelle Clark Neely
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Strengthening the Case for the Yield Curve as a Predictor of U.S. Recessions pp. 41-51 (PDF 299k)
by Michael J. Dueker
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MAY/JUNE 1997

Measuring Inflation and Real Growth

Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Economic Policy Conference of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

President's Message pp. 1-2 (PDF 27k)

Editor's Introduction pp. 3-8 (PDF 79k)

Measuring Consumption: The Post-1973 Slowdown and the Research Issues pp. 9-42 (PDF 497k)
by Jack E. Triplett

Commentary pp. 43-46 (PDF 92k)
by Peter J. Klenow
Commentary for "Measuring Consumption: The Post-1973 Slowdown and the Research Issues"

On Defining Real Consumption pp. 47-54 (PDF 111k)
by Edward C. Prescott

Measuring and Analyzing Aggregate Fluctuations: The Importance of Building From Microeconomic Evidence pp. 55-78 (PDF 426k)
by John C. Haltiwanger

Commentary pp. 79-82 (PDF 52k)
by Alan Heston
Commentary for "Measuring and Analyzing Aggregate Fluctuations: The Importance of Building From Microeconomic Evidence"

Commentary pp. 83-86 (PDF 58k)
by Jeffrey Campbell
Commentary for "Measuring and Analyzing Aggregate Fluctuations: The Importance of Building From Microeconomic Evidence"

Quality Change in the CPI pp. 87-100 (PDF 246k)
by Charles R. Hulten

Commentary pp. 107-112 (PDF 107k)
by Per Krusell
Commentary for "Quality Change in the CPI"

Commentary pp. 101-106 (PDF 94k)
by Robert J. Gordon
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Alternative Strategies for Aggregating Prices in the Consumer Price Index pp. 113-126 (PDF 227k)
by Matthew D. Shapiro and David W. Wilcox

Commentary pp. 126-138 (PDF 200k)
by W. Erwin Diewert
Commentary for "Alternative Strategies for Aggregating Prices in the Consumer Price Index"

Commentary pp. 139-142 (PDF 52k)
by Peter Howitt
Commentary for "Alternative Strategies for Aggregating Prices in the Consumer Price Index"

Measuring Short-Run Inflation for Central Bankers pp. 143-156 (PDF 295k)
by Stephen G. Cecchetti

Commentary pp. 157-162 (PDF 71k)
by Alan S. Blinder
Commentary for "Measuring Short-Run Inflation for Central Bankers"

Commentary pp. 163-168 (PDF 145k)
by Mark A. Wynne
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Panel Discussion

The Commission Report on the Consumer Price Index pp. 169-174 (PDF 79k)
by Zvi Griliches

A Bureau of Labor Statistics Perspective on Bias in the Consumer Price Index pp. 175-178 (PDF 62k)
by John S. Greenlees

Inflation Measurement and Inflation Targets: The UK Experience pp. 179-185 (PDF 119k)
by William A. Allen

JULY/AUGUST 1997 Vol. 79, No. 4

Credible Monetary Policy to Sustain Growth pp. 1-6 (PDF 80k)
by Thomas C. Melzer

The FOMC in 1996: 'Watchful Waiting' pp. 7-24 (PDF 291k)
by Michael J. Dueker and Andreas M. Fischer

The Rich and the Poor: Demographics of the U.S. Wealth Distribution pp. 25-38 (PDF 214k)
by John C. Weicher
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Do Inventories Moderate Fluctuations in Output? pp. 39-50 (PDF 266k)
by Donald S. Allen
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1997 Vol. 79, No. 5

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Economic Models of Employee Motivation pp. 3-22 (PDF 320k)
by Joseph Ritter and Lowell J. Taylor

Technical Analysis in the Foreign Exchange Market: A Layman's Guide pp. 23-38 (PDF 320k)
by Christopher J. Neely
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The Business Cycle and Chain-Weighted GDP: Has Our Perspective Changed? pp. 39-50 (PDF 161k)
by Michael R. Pakko
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The Demand for Divisia Money in a Core Monetary Union pp. 51-60 (PDF 223k)
by Katrin Wesche
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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1997 Vol. 79, No. 6

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To Conclude: Keep Inflation Low and, in Principle, Eliminate It pp. 3-8 (PDF 54k)
by Thomas C. Melzer

The New Risk Management: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly pp. 9-22 (PDF 115k)
by Philip H. Dybvig and William J. Marshall

Recent Developments in Wholesale Payments Systems pp. 23-44 (PDF 161k)
by William R. Emmons

Using Federal Funds Futures Rates to Predict Federal Reserve Actions pp. 45-53 (PDF 209k)
by John C. Robertson and Daniel L. Thornton
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