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Frb: Regulation, Market Structure, Bank Failures of the Great Depression [Pdf]
A scholarly paper written for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review looks at the causes of bank failures in the Great Depression, and how these failure rates were reflected across the country. Very detailed. [pdf]
The Federal Reserve System
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.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch. 14: The Federal Reserve Banking System and Central Banks
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: explain the structure and organization of the U.S. Federal Reserve and discuss how central banks impact monetary policy, promote financial stability, and provide banking...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Fractional Reserve Banking
Learn the basic concepts behind fractional reserve banking, including balance sheets, required reserves, and excess reserves.
The Federal Reserve System
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.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch. 14: How a Central Bank Executes Monetary Policy
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain the reason for open market operations, evaluate reserve requirements and discount rates, and interpret and show bank activity through balance sheets.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch. 14: Introduction to Monetary Policy and Bank Regulation
In this chapter, you will learn about the following: The Federal Reserve banking system and central banks, bank regulation, how a central bank executes monetary policy, monetary policy and economic outcomes, and the pitfalls for monetary...
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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.
University of Groningen
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 Minneapolis: Federal Reserve System
This Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis webpage provides links to resources about the Federal Reserve System, Board, and Banks.
Practical Money Skills
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 plan, learners 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...
Other
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Chair the Fed: A Monetary Policy Game
The resource consists of a tutorial and learning game about monetary policy. Some topics investigated are reserve requirements, open market operations, discount rate, and tight monetary policy.
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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.
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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.
Other
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 St. Louis: The Globalization Debate [Pdf]
In an effort to educate on economics, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis provides this newsletter and lesson plan highlighting the debate of globalization.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: The History of Money
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis traces the history of money up from coins in ancient times to modern paper, currency, and e-money.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: There's No Such Thing as a Good Recession
This article from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis discusses how a recession effects the economy. It goes into great detail on why a recession can never be a good thing. (Published Sept. 1, 1989)
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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: Case of the Gigantic $100,000 Bill [Pdf]
Young scholars learn about the creation of money through this lesson plan provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: 14: Monetary Policy & Bank Regulation: Key Concepts and Summary
This section provides a summary of all of the key concepts in Chapter 14: Monetary Policy and Bank Regulation from the Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online textbook.
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Piggy Bank Primer [Pdf]
A workbook for children on how to save and manage their money, and how to create a budget.