1  Ben S. Bernanke (2004), "The Logic of Monetary Policy", speech delivered before the National Economists Club, December 2, 2004. 2  Carol Corrado and Lawrence Slifman (1999), "Decomposition of Productivity and Unit Costs," American Economic Review, vol. 89 (May), pp. 328 -32.
BIS Review 45/2006  1  Although most people think of banks, money, and interest rates when they hear mention of the Federal Reserve, the central bank is also an important producer of economic statistics. Among other things, the Federal Reserve publishes data on interest rates, industrial production, and financial accounts for the nation--the flow of funds system.