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national and regional economic conditions, developments, and trendsSelected Work
“Predicting Benchmarked US State Employment Data in Real Time”
with Scott A. Brave, William Kluender, and Thomas Walstrum
International Journal of Forecasting, 2021, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 1261-1275
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“Metro Business Cycles”
with Maria A. Arias and David E. Rapach
Journal of Urban Economics, July, Vol. 94, pp. 90-108
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“Income Convergence in the United States: A Tale of Migration and Urbanization”
with Riccardo DiCecio
Annals of Regional Science, October 2010, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 365-77
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“Historical Disinflation Episodes: Which Falls First, Goods or Services?”
with Joseph Martorana
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2024, No. 9
“Labor Market Conditions Have Eased, but Why? A State-Level View”
with Joseph Martorana
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, First Quarter 2024
“Understanding Patterns in U.S. Regional Economic Growth”
with Thomas Walstrum
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, Third Quarter 2023
“Eighth District Businesses Report Persistent Inflationary Pressures”
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2023, No. 6
“Professional Forecasters’ Outlook for 2023 and Caveats Based on Past Performance”
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2023, No. 1
“Variations in Inflation across U.S. Metro Areas”
with Jack Fuller
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, Fourth Quarter 2022
“Labor Constraints Remain Greatest Challenge for Resurgent Manufacturing Sector”
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, Third Quarter 2022
“Pandemic, Rising Costs Challenge Child Care Industry”
with Devin Werner
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, First Quarter 2022
“Does the Beige Book Reflect U.S. Employment and Inflation Trends?”
with Devin Werner
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2022, No. 13
“Why Is the St. Louis Metro Area Population Growing So Slowly?”
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2019, No. 14
“What Are Teachers Really Paid? Adjusting Wages for Regional Differences in Cost of Living”
with Qiuhan Sun
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2018, No. 23
“Warning: Don’t Infer Regional Inflation Differences from House Price Changes”
with Andrew Spewak
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Synopses, 2018, No. 6
“Offshoring, Economic Insecurity, and the Demand for Social Insurance” (PDF)
with Richard G. Anderson
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2008-003A, December 2007
“The Perils of Globalization: Offshoring and Economic Insecurity of the American Worker” (PDF)
with Richard G. Anderson
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2007-004A, February 2007
Charles S. Gascon is an economist and research officer in the Research division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, which he joined in June 2006. He analyzes economic conditions nationally and in the Eighth Federal Reserve District. He reports on regional economic conditions to the Bank president and staff economists prior to Federal Open Market Committee meetings. He is responsible for writing the Bank’s Beige Book report on economic conditions and contributes to other Bank publications.
Gascon has a master’s degree in economics from State University of New York at Albany and an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. His work has been cited in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times and in local media outlets. He is a member of the American Economic Association and the National Association for Business Economics.
