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The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Economic Research staff produces a series of working papers presenting results of the department's economic research. These technical papers cover a wide range of economic research topics. Use this site to view working paper abstracts from 1995 to 1997 and both abstracts and PDF files beginning with 1998. You can also order copies of the papers at no charge.  To view a research working paper using a PDF reader, click on the paper title. If you do not have a PDF reader, you can download a reader from this site.  To receive e-mail notification when new Research Working Papers are posted, sign up in our E-alert system

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Payments System Research Working Papers 2006 - 2002


2007 Research Working Paper


Target's Corporate Governance and Bank Merger Payoff
(PDF  501K | Abstract)

By Elijah Brewer III, William E. Jackson III, and Julapa A. Jagtiani
RWP 07-13 (December 2007)


Phillips Curves, Monetary Policy, and a Labor Market Transmission Mechanism
(PDF  618K | Abstract)

By Robert R. Reed and Stacey L. Schreft
RWP 07-12 (December 2007)


The Taylor Rule and the Transformation of Monetary Policy
(PDF  383K | Abstract)

By Pier Francesco Asso, George A. Kahn, Robert Leeson
RWP 07-11 (December 2007)


What Does the Yield Curve Tell Us About the Federal Reserve's Implicit Inflation Target?
(PDF  596K | Abstract)

By Taeyoung Doh
RWP 07-10 (December 2007)


Expectational Stability in Regime-Switching Rational Expectations Models
(PDF 295K | Abstract)

By William A. Branch, Troy Davig, and Bruce McGough
RWP 07-09 (November 2007)


Do Federal Funds Futures Need Adjustment for Excess Returns? A State-Dependent Approach
(PDF 480K | Abstract)

By Brent Bundick
RWP 07-08 (October 2007)


The Potential Role of Subordinated Debt Programs In Enhancing Market Discipline in Banking
(PDF 358K | Abstract)

By Douglas D. Evanoff, Julapa A. Jagtiani, and Taisuke Nakata
RWP 07-07 (September 2007)


Tests of Equal Predictive Ability with Real-Time Data
(PDF 993K | Abstract)

By Todd E. Clark and Michael W. McCracken
RWP 07-06 (July 2007)


How Much Would Banks Be Willing to Pay to Become "Too-Big-to-Fail" and to Capture Other Benefits?
(PDF 486K | Abstract)

By Elijah Brewer III and Julapa Jagtiani
RWP 07-05 (July 2007)


Phillips Curve Instability and Optimal Monetary Policy
(PDF 279K | Abstract)

By Troy Davig
RWP 07-04 (July 2007)


Optimal Inflation for the U.S.
(PDF 614K | Abstract)

By Roberto M. Billi
RWP 07-03 (April 2007)


Moving to High Quality of Life
(PDF 538K | Abstract)

By Jordan Rappaport
RWP 07-02 (March 2007; Revised July 2007)


Monetary Conservatism and Fiscal Policy
(PDF 670K | Abstract)

By Klaus Adam and Roberto M. Billi
RWP 07-01 (February 2007)

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