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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: Monetary Policy [Pdf]
Understand how the Federal Reserve establishes monetary policy through the activities provided in this lesson plan unit. The guide is intended to accompany the bank's "Money in Motion" exhibit, which can be explored through a virtual...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Classroom Economist: Monetary Policy
This edition of the Classroom Economist offers a look at the role of the Federal Reserve System in setting monetary policy, and describes the tools of monetary policy and the role that the banking system plays.
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Federal Reserve Board: About the Fed
This Federal Reserve Board site page gives a short description of the Federal Reserve System and what it does. Related links.
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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: American Currency Exhibit
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's American Currency Exhibit includes a Showcase of Bills, a Tour of Exhibits by Era, Historical Context, Artistry and Imagery, and an Index of Bills.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Achieving Economic Stability: Lessons From the Crash of 1929
This page provides access to the text of the speech "Achieving Economic Stability: Lessons From the Crash of 1929" by Gary H. Stern, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. It compares the Crash of 1929 to the Crash of 1987.
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Federal Reserve Board: The Politics of Monetary Policy: Balancing Independence and Accountability
The Governor of Wisconsin's remarks on monetary policy. The article discusses the effective operation of the central bank within government. (October 24, 2000)
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Econ Explorers Journal [Pdf]
In this collection of lesson activities, learners will complete an "Econ Explorers Journal" to help them learn how economics is involved in their neighborhood, the books they read, in earning a living, at their banks, in their homes, and...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: What Does the Fed Do? [Pdf]
Students will learn the basic functions of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States through activities presented in this lesson plan.
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Federal Reserve Board: Beige Book
This page provides access to the Beige Book, published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its district through reports from bank and branch directors, and...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Banking Basics [Pdf]
An online publication on banking basics. It explains what a bank is, what the different types of banks are, how to choose a bank, and how banks work. It also explains about checks, electronic banking, credit cards, debit cards, and the...
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Federal Reserve Board: The Structure of the Federal Reserve System
This page, part of an expanded discussion on the Fed, explains the structure of the Federal Reserve System.
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Federal Reserve Board: The Twelve Federal Reserve Districts
This page from the Federal Reserve Board provides a map designating the 12 Federal Reserve Bank Districts and provides links to each bank.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Calming the Panics of the Great Depression
Read this winning essay on the actions of the Federal Reserve in the 1920s that contributed to the crash of the stock market in 1929, ushering the Great Depression.
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American History: Essays: The Federal Reserve Act (1913)
This resource presents information about the Federal Reserve Act, which created the Federal Reserve System in 1913. It is part of a larger article on central banking in the U.S.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Classroom Economist: History of Central Banking
Explores the early history of central banking in the United States, describing the evolution of banking from the late 1700s through the Great Depression, with a special focus on the Fed's role in the Depression.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Where Do You Bank?
Introduces students to the factors they should consider when they choose banking services.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Closed for the Holiday [Pdf]
"Closed for the Holiday" is an excellent account of the consequential events of the Great Depression focusing on the Stock Market Crash of 1929 as the beginning of the Great Depression, and ending with the emergency bank actions Franklin...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Federal Reserve System
This Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis webpage provides links to resources about the Federal Reserve System, Board, and Banks.
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Practical Money Skills: Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve System manages our country's finances and is in charge of its monetary policy. Learn about its three primary components: the twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks, the Board of Governors, and the Federal Open Market...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Classroom Economist: Creation of the Fed
In this lesson, students will learn about the early history of the Federal Reserve. They will learn about Jekyll Island's past and about the Panic of 1907, the Aldrich-Vreeland Act, the origins and outcomes of the secret Jekyll Island...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: The Federal Reserve System
The site maintained by the Federal Reserve District explains monetary policy, and supervisory and regulatory role of the U.S. Federal Reserve System.
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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: u.s. Monetary Policy
This resource, created by the Federal Reserve, gives an excellent description of the money supply in the United States. It sets out to answer basic questions, describes how the Federal Reserve creates money, and explains economic...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: The Fed Explained
Explains what the Federal Reserve really does and why it focuses on certain aspects of the U.S. economy.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Counterfeit Protection
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis presents a page that looks at ways the Bureau of Engraving and Printing protects against the production of counterfeit money.