Reforming the Fed: what would real change look like?

The Federal Reserve has responsibilities in three functional areas: Bank supervision and regulation, monetary policy, and services to the payments system. Although much has changed in each of these areas since the Fed was founded nearly one hundred years ago, the Federal Reserve System has changed relatively little. This paper reviews the Fed's operations and structure and suggests reforms that are coherent with its mission and the current state of the financial system.Federal Reserve; monetary policy;

Foreign exchange intervention by the United States: a review and assessment of 1985-89

Foreign exchange - Law and legislation

The dairy price support program: a study of misdirected economic incentives

Dairy products industry ; Agricultural prices

The farm sector in the 1980s: sudden collapse or steady downturn?

Farm income ; Agriculture

Estimating exchange rate effects on exports: a cautionary note

Free trade ; Foreign exchange rates

Predicting interest rates: a comparison of professional and market- based forecasts

Interest rates ; Forecasting

Factors behind the rise and fall of farmland prices: a preliminary assessment

Agricultural prices

Monetary policy on the 75th anniversary of the Federal Reserve System: summary of conference proceedings

Monetary theory ; Federal Reserve System

A NOTE ON THE SPECIFICATION OF WAGE RATES IN COST-PUSH MODELS OF FOOD PRICE DETERMINATION

Demand and Price Analysis,

Why do food prices increase?

Food prices