Katrina Stierholz
Librarian Life: FRASER Reveals the Compelling History of Prices and Wages
February 12, 2020How much did that cost then? Learn about how FRASER provides important context for historical prices and wage data. Read more
History Rhymes: Fed Press Conferences in FRASER
May 8, 2019Chairman Powell gives press conferences on the latest actions of the FOMC. Fed Chairs have occasionally given press conferences in the past; this piece gives some examples from FRASER. Read more
Librarian Life: Preserving the Financial Crisis Timeline
February 6, 2019During the financial crisis, the St. Louis Fed created a timeline to capture the events and the policy responses. FRASER staff preserved that timeline and those documents. Read more
Uncurrent Events: Working Women and the Women’s Bureau
September 5, 2018The Women’s Bureau, part of the Department of Labor, has studied women’s roles in the workforce for a century. Learn about Women’s Bureau case studies written by women, about women, from the 1920s to the 1950s. Read more
Staff Picks: Federal Reserve Research Publications
March 7, 2018A short history of the Federal Reserve Banks’ Reviews, from their introduction in the Federal Reserve Bulletin to standalone magazine-style publications to more academic content. Read more
Staff Picks: Nomination Hearings
December 6, 2017Romer and Romer cite nomination hearings for potential Federal Reserve Chairs as a useful indicator of their monetary policy beliefs and, thus, behavior. Read more
Staff Picks: Maps in FRASER
November 1, 2017Maps do more than get you from point A to point B; they are a succinct way to tell a story. Maps on FRASER tell an interesting economic story (and are beautiful, too). Read more
Staff Picks: Commercial and Financial Chronicle
September 21, 2016The Commercial and Financial Chronicle, now available in FRASER, is an excellent source of contemporaneous economic and business information for the years 1870 to 1935. Read more
FRASER Features: The Employment Situation Report and Data Revisions
June 1, 2016Data are rarely “one and done”; many data series are revised. Capturing the initial information—plus all the revisions—is important. Use FRASER to see the initial data release. Read more
History Rhymes: Martin’s Punch Bowl Metaphor
March 2, 2016The economic punch bowl: Fed Chair William McChesney Martin was the first Fed official to offer the concept of the Federal Reserve taking away the punch bowl just as the party gets going, which is shorthand for recognizing what a tough job it is to help guide the economy. Read more
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