Fed St. Louis Research Review - FEDTalk AI (2017 FULL)

Episode Notes:1. Introduction: - Backdrop: Delving into the 2017 publications from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review. - Objective: Understanding the economic intricacies, labor market shifts, and societal implications discussed in these research papers.2. Fourth Quarter 2017, Vol. 99, No. 4: - Employment Shifts in the Great Recession: A deep dive into "Industrial and Occupational Employment Changes During the Great Recession" by Aum, Lee, and Shin. - Exploring Fiscal Federalism: Analyzing "Fiscal Federalism and Optimal Income Taxes" by Dvorkin. - Real Business Cycle Model: Discussion on the "Return to Capital in a Real Business Cycle Model" with Gomme, Ravikumar, and Rupert. - Argentine Monetary Policy: Understanding "Monetary Policy with Declining Deficits" with insights from Manuelli and Vizcaino. - Living Standards in St. Louis: Examining regional living standards with Coughlin, Gascon, and Kliesen.3. Third Quarter 2017, Vol. 99, No. 3: - Shifting Earnings Profiles: Discussing "Why Are Life-Cycle Earnings Profiles Getting Flatter?" by Ravikumar and Vandenbroucke. - Retirement & Local Labor Markets: Insights from Friedberg, Owyang, Sun, and Webb on "How Do Local Labor Markets Affect Retirement?" - Model Disagreements: Delving into "Model Averaging and Persistent Disagreement" by Cho and Kasa. - Terrorism's Economic Effects: Analyzing the intersection of "Terrorism, Trade, and Welfare" with Bandyopadhyay, Sandler, and Younas.4. Second Quarter 2017, Vol. 99, No. 2: - Recovery Act & Infrastructure: Investigating "Why Didn’t the 2009 Recovery Act Improve the Nation’s Highways and Bridges?" by Dupor. - Household Debt & the Recession: Unpacking "Household Debt and the Great Recession" with Garriga, Noeth, and Schlagenhauf. - China's Forex & U.S. Economy: Exploring Neely's take on "Chinese Foreign Exchange Reserves, Policy Choices, and the U.S. Economy." - Korean Manufacturing & TFP: Unraveling "Misallocation and Manufacturing TFP in Korea" by Kim, Oh, and Shin.5. First Quarter 2017, Vol. 99, No. 1 - Racial and Ethnic Wealth Gaps in College Education: - Does College Equalize Wealth?: Deep dives into studies by Boshara, Emmons, Ricketts, Campbell, Jez, Rodriguez, Hamilton, Darity, Koedel, Lerman, Meschede, Taylor, Mann, Shapiro, Garriga, and Schlagenhauf. - Discussion Points: Evaluating if higher education truly levels the racial and ethnic wealth playing field, the homeownership experience during the Great Recession for minorities, the political economy of education and financial literacy, and the stark differences in wealth accumulation between whites and blacks post-college.Outro: Summarizing the major takeaways, emphasizing the persistent racial wealth gap in education, and providing a preview of what's to come in the next episode. Encouraging listeners to dive deeper into the full publications for a holistic perspective on each topic.