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Chicago Fed Insights
2020-2025
Aimed at a general audience, Chicago Fed Insights articles include analysis by economic research staff, summaries of hosted events, and news about the workings of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Current articles are available at chicagofed.org.
- 2020s
- Potential Jobs Impacted by Covid-19
- Predicting the Unemployment Rate in a Time of Coronavirus
- Potential Jobs Impacted by Covid-19: An Update
- What Can Revisions to the NFCI Tell Us About Stock Market Volatility?
- Is the Unemployment Rate a Good Measure of People Currently Out of Work?
- Financial Positions of U.S. Public Corporations
- Financial Positions of U.S. Public Corporations: Part 1, Before the Pandemic
- Financial Positions of U.S. Public Corporations: Part 2, The Covid-19 Earnings Shock
- Financial Positions of U.S. Public Corporations: Part 3, Projecting Liquidity and Solvency Risks
- Financial Positions of U.S. Public Corporations: Part 4, Tax Relief
- Measuring the Decline in Economic Activity During the Covid-19 Pandemic
- A Closer Look at the Correlation Between Google Trends and Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
- Financial Positions of U.S. Public Corporations: Part 5, The Main Street Lending Program: Potential Benefits and Costs
- Another Look at the Correlation Between Google Trends and Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
- Begin with Your Block: Challenges and Prospects for Chicago's Minority Middle Neighborhoods
- Measuring the Recovery in Economic Activity During the Covid-19 Pandemic
- Reimagining Education: Chicago Public Schools During and After Covid-19
- Safety, Equity, Partnership: Strategies to Get Chicago's Workforce Back to Work
- The Influence and Limits of Central Bank Backstops
- Pace, Scale, Quality: How Transportation, Urban Planning, and Architecture Can Build a Better Chicago
- Iowa's Road to Recovery and Growth
- More Chicago Properties at Risk for Flooding than Flood Maps Suggest
- Closing Racial Economic Gaps During Covid-19
- Making Innovation Inclusive: Engaging the Public and Private Sectors to Create Growth and Opportunity for All
- Rewriting the Rules to Expand Opportunity in Detroit
- What the Closure of a Paper Mill Means for the Community of Wisconsin Rapids
- Can Central Counterparties (CCPs) Use Improved Buffers to Reduce Cyclical Funding Demands on the Market?
- A Conversation with Austan Goolsbee About the Economic Impact of Covid-19
- How Are Consumers' Food Preferences Changing?
- Economic Outlook Symposium, Part 1: Setting the Stage for 2021
- Economic Outlook Symposium, Part 2: The Pandemic Economy Going Forward
- Bridging the Digital Divide: Challenges and Recommendations
- Household Financial Stability in Detroit: Empowering People to Bring About Prosperity
- Improving Access to Capital for Detroit's Minority Business Owners
- Supporting Chicago's Youth Through Summer Employment and Beyond
- Is a Treasury Clearing Mandate the Path to Increased Central Clearing?
- Charging Ahead—The Electrification of the Auto Industry
- What Happened to Subprime Auto Loans During the Covid-19 Pandemic?
- A First Look at the Employment Response by Industry to Covid-19 Vaccine Take-Up
- Introducing CARTS: A New Index Tracking National Retail Spending
- Detroit's Fiscal Challenges and Opportunities Now and Post-Pandemic
- Measuring Learning Loss from School Closures During the Pandemic and Beyond
- Charging Ahead: The Role of Used BEVs in the Broader Shift to Zero-Emissions Vehicles
- Charging Ahead: Midwest Autos Face an Electric Future
- How To Meet the Post-Pandemic Needs of Detroit's Black-Led Businesses
- Banking on the Future: 2021 Community Bankers Symposium, Part 1
- Banking on the Future: 2021 Community Bankers Symposium, Part 2
- Biofuels in the Midwest: Today and Tomorrow
- Economic Outlook Symposium: 2021 Performance and 2022 Outlook
- Eighth Annual Central Counterparties Risk Management Conference—A Summary
- Covid Cases and Deaths Across Chicago Zip Codes
- Lessons from Education Leaders for Helping Young People Thrive
- What Does "Broad and Inclusive" Full Employment Mean in Practice?
- Economics and Policy Professionals Explore the Racial Wealth Gap
- Internal Migration Patterns After the 2008 Financial Crisis: Evidence from a Credit Panel
- Charging Ahead: How Might the Used Car Market Help Increase Consumer Adoption of Electric Vehicles?
- 2022 Community Bankers Symposium: Headwinds and Tailwinds
- Examining Retirement: Abandoned and Underfunded Savings Accounts Prompt Calls for Change
- Annual Economic Outlook Symposium: A Summary
- Annual Midwest Agriculture Conference: Confronting Barriers to Entry
- What Is Happening to Higher-Ed Enrollment?
- 2022 Financial Markets Group Fall Conference–Recap
- Automotive Outlook 2023: Seven Issues to Watch
- Inside the Chicago Fed: Using Both Data and Anecdotes to Understand the Regional Economy
- Seven Key Takeaways on EV Affordability: Is It in Sight or Further Down the Road?
- Covid-19, Job Automation and Displacement, and Their Impacts on the Labor Force
- Public Transit Experts Agree on Need for Change as Fiscal Challenges Loom
- Recap of the 2022 Rural Economic Development Conference: Part 2—Assessing Economic Development Efforts and Improving the Quality of Life in Rural Areas
- Recap of the 2022 Rural Economic Development Conference: Part 1—Defining Rural Areas and Understanding Their Capacity Constraints
- Initial UI Claims and Google Trends in the Post-Pandemic Era
- What Are Clean Vehicle Credits and Who Qualifies? Six Key Takeaways from a Chicago Fed Webinar
- 2023 UAW Contract Negotiations with Ford, GM, and Stellantis
- Recent UAW Contracts with Ford, GM, and Stellantis
- How UAW Negotiations with Ford, GM, and Stellantis Usually Work
- Charging Ahead: Trends in Leasing for Battery Electric Vehicles
- Impact of Student-Based Budgeting in Chicago Public Schools
- Background Information for Exhibits in President Goolsbee's Speech, "The 2023 Economy: Not Your Grandpa's Monetary Policy Moment"
- Does a College Education Still Make Financial Sense? And Who Pays?
- Five States in Six Months: President Goolsbee on His 'Whirlwind' Travels in the District
- Banks Need to Value the Communities They Serve: Chicago Fed Event
- 2023 Community Bankers Symposium Recap
- Putting a Spotlight on Childcare and the Labor Market—A Fed Staff Q&A
- Farmers Still the Primary Owners of Farmland, Midwest Ag Conference Attendees Are Told
- What Was in Your Holiday CARTS? Resuming Our Index Tracking National Retail Spending
- Estimating the Impact of Neighborhood Racial and Ethnic Composition on Location Choice
- Childcare Experts from Detroit Share Challenges with Chicago Fed Leadership
- Event Spotlights Difficulties and Value in Achieving Racial Integration in Neighborhoods
- The High and Lasting Costs of Job Displacement
- Funding and Network Resource Utilization of Black-Owned Businesses in Detroit
- Policy Brief: Student Loan Burden as a Shadow of the Great Recession
- Seventh District Year in Review for 2023: Faster-Than-Expected Economic Growth
- AgLetter Insights: 2024 Seen as Tougher Year for Agriculture Sector
- Inside the Chicago Fed: Speakers Bureau Events Spanned the 7th District in 2023
- National Childcare Spotlight: Parents and the Labor Force
- Childcare for Women in the Trades: The Milwaukee Pilot Program
- Is College a Worthwhile Investment? Examining the Benefits and Challenges
- How Is the Challenge of Finding Childcare Affecting Labor Force Participation? Perspectives from Employers Across the Seventh District
- EVs, Labor Relations, China, and Affordability Take Spotlight at 2024 Chicago Fed Auto Conference
- Preventing Elder Financial Exploitation Is Focus of Upcoming Web Event
- Childcare Access and Affordability in the Seventh District – A Review
- Building Momentum in Northeast Wisconsin to Improve Access to Childcare
- Racial Wealth Gap Comes Under Microscope at Chicago Fed Event
- Responding to the Childcare Needs of Shift Workers: Examples from the Automotive Industry
- Michigan's Tri-Share Program: One Promising Childcare Solution for Working Parents
- An Update on the Status of Remote Work from the Chicago Fed Survey of Economic Conditions
- Medicaid Expansion and its Effects on the Unemployed
- AgLetter Insights: 2024 Begins with Gathering Headwinds for Regional Agriculture
- Childcare Arrangements and Costs in the United States and the Seventh District
- Preventing Elder Financial Exploitation: 6 Tips from the Chicago Fed Webinar
- What Does the NFCI Tell Us About Future Economic Growth?
- The Labor Market for Childcare Workers
- Cedar Valley Kids: Addressing Local Childcare Needs Through Community Collaboration and Employer Partnerships
- Convening Identifies Key Resources for Communities Replacing Lead Service Lines
- Identifying Information Gaps to Help Communities Navigate Lead Service Line Replacement
- Childcare Facility Financing: Perspectives from Three Decades of Supporting Childcare Centers
- Challenging Childcare Landscape to Be Focus of Chicago Fed Public Event
- Health Insurance Dynamics Examined at Chicago Fed Web Event
- Female Labor Force Participation in the Post-Pandemic Era
- Updated Chicago Fed Estimate of the Trend Labor Force Participation Rate
- Comparing the Uses of Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the Seventh District's Large Cities and Their Counties
- What's New in CARTS 2.1? Updates to Our Index Tracking National Retail Sales
- What Can Geolocation Data Tell Us About Childcare Use and Accessibility?
- Black Baseball History Honored in New Exhibit at Chicago Fed Money Museum
- Non-U.S. Childcare Policies
- Seventh District Midyear Review: Economic Growth Continued to Be Solid in the First Half of 2024
- AgLetter Insights: Tightening Conditions Characterize Regional Agriculture in Second Quarter
- Charging Ahead: Will the Growth of Electric Vehicles Change the Auto Manufacturing Footprint in North America?
- Inside the Chicago Fed: Preparing the President for FOMC Meetings
- Childcare Use and Expenses Among Families of Different Income Levels
- Fed Listens Event Examines Challenges to Childcare Access
- 2023 Financial Markets Group Fall Conference Recap
- US Small Businesses: Recovery Continues, a National Initiative Gains Steam
- What Parents Say About How Childcare Problems Affect Employment and Hours Worked
- CDFIs: Crucial Partners in the Public Finance Ecosystem
- AgLetter Insights: Farmland Values Stop Rising after Nearly Five Years of Increases
- Tracking Holiday Spending with CARTS 2.2 and a New Dashboard
- How Do Manufacturers Decide When to Invest in New Equipment?
- Community Development Snapshot: Working Alongside Rural Communities to Expand Housing Opportunity
- Perspectives on Rural Development, Labor, and Housing Constraints: Conference Summary
- Cyber Risk, Regulatory Change, and More: Chicago Fed Symposium Tackles Key Issues in Community Banking
- Charging Ahead: What Does Electrification Mean for the Footprint of the Auto Industry?
- 2024 Financial Markets Group Fall Conference Recap
- Seventh District Year in Review for 2024: Economic Growth Slowed to Near Average
- AgLetter Insights: Farmland Values in Chicago Fed's Region Mark First Annual Decline This Decade
- A Summary of Lending to Childcare Businesses Under Programs of the U.S. Small Business Administration
- Strengthening Operational Resilience in the Cleared Ecosystem
- FMG Operational Resilience Seminar: Event Summary
- Analyzing the Impact of Programming Skills on Career Outcomes of Software Engineers
- Pathways to Developing Affordable Housing in Detroit: Perspectives from the Community Development Investment Roundtable
- Reviving the Restaurant Corridor in the Greater Chatham Neighborhood of Chicago: Challenges and Opportunities
- What Region Looks Most Like the U.S. as a Whole?
- Do Amenities, Building Age, and Floor Plans Affect Office Vacancy Rates?
- AgLetter Insights: Farmland Values in Midwest Edge Slightly Upward While Credit Conditions Tighten
- What Parts of the United States Trade the Most?
- Tracking Unemployment in (Near) Real Time with CHURN: Data Update for June 2025
- Perspectives of Small Business Intermediaries in Chicago: A Snapshot from Spring 2025
- AgLetter Insights: Midwest Agriculture Conference to Focus on International Trade
- Introducing the Chicago Fed Labor Market Indicators
- Why Has Inflation Been Lower in Detroit Than in the U.S. Overall Recently?
- AI in the Office and the Factory
- Crosscurrents in the Centrally Cleared Ecosystem
- Communicating Monetary Policy by Committee: Echoes That Move Markets
- AgLetter Insights: Third Quarter Sees Higher Farmland Values, but Also Rising Loan Delinquencies
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