The Research and Statistics Group
provides analytic support for the Bank's responsibilities
relating to monetary policy, banking supervision,
payments systems, and financial market issues.
In addition to contributing to the formulation
and execution of policy in these areas, our economists
conduct independent research on a wide range of
topics. The business areas & their tasks are:
| Financial Intermediation |
- Conducts policy-oriented research and
analysis on a wide range of issues relating
to the behavior of financial institutions
and the structure and health of the financial
services industry.
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| Microeconomic and Regional Studies |
- Produces rigorous analysis of current
economic and fiscal conditions in the nation
and the region that support monetary policy
and other Bank operations.
- Conducts topical and long-term research
on important economic and fiscal issues
that serves to enhance our understanding
of the national and regional economies.
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| Capital Markets |
- Specializes in research on domestic and
international capital markets, focusing
on such issues as credit and market risks,
links between financial markets and economics
fundamentals, the performance and vulnerabilities
of financial markets and institutions,
and technical aspects of pricing and trading
securities and derivatives.
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| Macroeconomic and Monetary Studies |
- Conducts long-term research on a broad
range of domestic macroeconomic and microeconomic
issues geared toward academic and Federal
Reserve publications.
- Supports the Business Conditions Function
in its analysis of the national and regional
economies.
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| International Research |
- Conducts research and policy analysis
in international economics, including macroeconomics,
trade, and economic development.
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| Money and Payments Studies |
- Supports the Bank's efforts to promote
stable and efficient payments and settlement
systems.
- Recommends pragmatic approaches in the
provision of payments services.
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| Publications |
- Oversees the review, editing, and production
of all publications for the Research and
Statistics Group.
- Takes on special editorial and design
assignments for other areas of the Bank.
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| Research Support |
- Provides automation and business support
to the Research functions, and library
and information services to the Bank.
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| Statistics |
- Collects financial and bank structure
data from domestic and foreign depository
institutions, capital market participants
and bank holding companies.
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