Great initiative by Toshi Mukoyama, the Editor of Japanese Economic Review, of inviting and publishing interesting survey papers (about Japanese economy so far).

Major update on our favourite website, FRED! fred.stlouisfed.org

Governor Waller on central bank reseaerch federalreserve.gov/newsevents/spe…

This past May 3rd we gathered to remember our colleague Paul Klein Thanks to all who came to remember his kindness and contributions to our profession!

I'm not involved, but looks like a very nice initiative.

He was right.

RIP Marcus.

Please submit your best paper on consumer credit to us!

Less theory, more empirical. Shares of "structural" and "simulations" (where are macro papers with calibration classified?) stay more or less similar after 2000.

My Op Ed with Professor James Heckman Prof. James Heckman wsj.com/opinion/the-re…

DEADLINE 5/31: Call for Papers: 2025 Macroeconomic Policy Perspectives Conference: The Macroeconomic Causes and Consequences of Inflation, hosted by BFI & JPE Macro, will be held October 16-17, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. More info and submission link here: ow.ly/OGIo50UVh9m

Deadline today.

Useful advice.

Very nice program: cowles.yale.edu/conferences/ma…

What happened to Air India 171 is terrible. Condolences to whoever directly and indirectly affected by the incident. I have been avoiding The Boeing Company like plaque since 2019, and never got on 737 for more than 6 years now, but I made an exception for a few times with 787...

Since 2026 ASSA metting will take place in our city, Philly Fed will organize the Day-Ahead Conference on January 2 (Fri). Papers on financial markerts and institutions, broadly defined, are welcome. Deadline is June 30. Please see attached call for details and submit your paper!

For econ (and related field) graduate students near (and not so near) Philadelphia. Please apply and hang out with us.

RIP daughter of my hero, with super interesting and successful career herself. I'm reading her memoir now. wsj.com/politics/polic…