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Urban colossus: why is New York America's largest city?

Glaeser, Edward L. - In: Economic Policy Review (2005) Dec, pp. 7-24

This article was presented at a conference organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in April 2005, "Urban Dynamics in New York City." The goal of the conference was threefold: to examine the historical transformations of the engine-of-growth industries in New York and distill the main...

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The road to recovery: Brooklyn

Dudley, William C. - In: Speech (2011) June 10

Remarks by President Dudley at the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Brooklyn Borough Hall, Brooklyn, New York.

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Taking the pulse of the New York City economy

Bram, Jason; Orr, James - In: Current Issues in Economics and Finance 12 (2006) May

Although New York City's payroll employment is rising briskly, it still falls short of its 2001 peak, raising concerns that the local economy is not generating enough jobs. However, a look at a broader set of economic indicators-alternative job measures, wage and salary earnings, and a composite...

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The linkage between regional economic indexes and tax bases: evidence from New York

Bram, Jason; Haughwout, Andrew; Orr, James; Rich, Robert; … - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 2004

This paper examines the linkage between economic activity and tax revenues for New York State and New York City. Drawing upon the methodology of Stock and Watson, we use a dynamic single-factor model to estimate indexes of coincident economic indicators. We also construct measures of the sales...

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The national and regional economy

Dudley, William C. - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 2012

Remarks at Pace University, New York City.

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The national and regional economy

Dudley, William C. - In: Speech (2012) Nov 29

Remarks at Pace University, New York City.

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The interplay between preemptive and defensive counterterrorism measures: a two-stage game

Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Sandler, Todd - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2009

A two-stage game depiction of counterterrorism is presented, where the emphasis is on the interaction between the preemptive and defensive measures taken by two targeted countries facing a common threat. The preemptor is likely to be the high-cost defender with the greater foreign interests. A...

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What will homeland security cost?

Hobijn, Bart - In: Economic Policy Review (2002) Nov, pp. 21-33

The increased spending on security by the public and private sectors in response to September 11 could have important effects on the U.S. economy. Sizable government expenditures, for example, could trigger a rise in the cost of capital and wages and a reduction in investment and employment in...

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Foreign aid as counterterrorism policy

Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Sandler, Todd; Younas, Javed - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2009

for transnational terrorism. Our two-stage game has the donor country choosing a first-stage contract consisting of … terrorism-fighting tied aid and general assistance. In stage 2, the donor decides its defensive measures, while the recipient … complementarity. A rise in terrorism in the donor increases home enforcement but may limit foreign enforcement at given aid levels. A …

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Political economy of state homeland security grants

Dueker, Michael J.; Martinek, Christopher J. - In: National Economic Trends (2006) Dec

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