Publications
The Cleveland Fed makes the results of its research and analysis available to the public through its publications:
- Economic Trends gives a snapshot of current economic conditions, with regular coverage each month of the latest data and activity in 8 major areas, and occasional features on topics of special interest. Articles appear throughout the month and are written for the general reader.
- Economic Commentary focuses on a single topic in each issue and provides an introduction to the basic economic principles involved and an analysis of their application to current issues. Written for the general reader interested in economics and monetary policy.
- Policy Discussion Papers provide an analysis of an issue that is important in current monetary policymaking. Written for general readers interested in monetary policy.
- Working papers are preliminary versions of technical papers containing the results and discussions of current research. Written for eventual publication in professional economics journals.
- Proceedings and summaries contain papers presented at conferences and workshops sponsored by the Research Department or summaries of these papers.
Economic Trends
Filling you in on the current state of the economy.
- The Delayed Recovery of Investment in Nonresidential Structures
- Employment Growth Slows in Ohio
- The Evolution of Debt Balances
- Has the Natural Gas Boom Impacted the Trade Deficit?
- Read the current Trends
Economic Commentary
In-depth examinations of economic and financial issues.
Policy Discussion Papers
In-depth analysis of current issues in monetary and financial policy.
- A Conference on Consumer Protection in Financial Product Markets (PDF)
- Workshop on Entrepreneurial Finance: A Summary (PDF)
- On Systemically Important Financial Institutions and Progressive Systemic Mitigation (PDF)
- A Conference on Liquidity in Frictional Markets (PDF)
- Read more Policy Discussion Papers
Working Papers
Preliminary materials circulated to stimulate discussion and critical comment on research in progress.
- On the Non-Optimality of a Diamond-Dybvig Contract in the Goldstein-Pauzner Environment
- Moving to a Job: The Role of Home Equity, Debt, and Access to Credit (PDF)
- Liquidity Provision during the Crisis of 1914: Private and Public Sources (PDF)
- It’s Not Just for Inflation: The Usefulness of the Median CPI in BVAR Forecasting (PDF)
- Read more Working Papers

