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Insights from the Federal Reserve’s Weekly Balance Sheet, 1942-1975

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  • Bao, Cecilia

    (The Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise)

  • Paine, Emma

    (The Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise)

Abstract

We present digitized data of the Federal Reserve System’s weekly balance sheet from 1942- 1975 for the first time. Following a brief account of the central bank during this period, we analyze the composition and trends of Federal Reserve assets and liabilities, with particular emphasis on how they were affected by significant events during the period.

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  • Bao, Cecilia & Paine, Emma, 2018. "Insights from the Federal Reserve’s Weekly Balance Sheet, 1942-1975," Studies in Applied Economics 104, The Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise.
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    1. Fries, Nicholas, 2018. "Insights from the Federal Reserve's Weekly Balance Sheet, 1976-2017," Studies in Applied Economics 114, The Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise.

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    Keywords

    Federal Reserve System; balance sheet; Bretton Woods system; gold; World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War; Treasury-Fed Accord;
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    JEL classification:

    • E51 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Money Supply; Credit; Money Multipliers
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • N22 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-

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