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2006, Issue Sum

52-59 District economic overview / State economic conditions
by Andrea Holmes [Downloadable!]
60 Opinion: Mixing banking and commerce
by John R. Walter [Downloadable!]
12-13 Back-to-school bonanza of boondoggle? : Virginia joins sales-tax holiday bandwagon
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
10 Common ground : big business and the environment shake hands
by Clayton Broga [Downloadable!]

2006, Issue Spr

1 President's message : Pensions in the 21st century
by Jeff Lacker [Downloadable!]
2 Jargon alert : Marginal
by Andrea Waddle [Downloadable!]
3 Research spotlight : Fine-tuning
by Vanessa Sumo [Downloadable!]
4 Around the Fed : Working or shirking?
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
5 Policy update : New reforms for deposit insurance
by Patricia Wescott [Downloadable!]
6 Carolina bbq .. and H2? : South Carolina jumps on the hydrogen economy bandwagon
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
7 Another triangle talent : Raleigh region rakes in federal money
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
8 Filling empty pockets : payday lending regulation tightens, other short-term products emerge
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
9-15 The end of the "free" ride : tolls bring home the true cost of roads
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
16-19 Optimism meets reality in the pursuit of high-speed passenger rail in the Southeast
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
20-23 Trade wars
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
24-27 Seasoned by the seas : boat builders continue to adapt to maritime markets and contribute to coastal economies in eastern North Carolina
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
28-31 Pensions under pressure
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
32-35 The pay divide
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
36-41 Interview : Raymond Sauer
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
42-45 Economic history : Time travelers : the Fifth District's storied history is attracting a growing number of heritage tourists
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
46-47 Book review : License to bill
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
48-55 District/state economic conditions
by Robert Lacy & Andrea Holmes [Downloadable!]
56 Opinion : the economist as policy advisor
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
7-8 Leaf falls : tobacco crop's first market year
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]

2006, Issue Fall

1 President's message: Credit cards on campus
by Jeffrey Lacker [Downloadable!]
2-5 Federal Reserve : Initiation by fire
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
6 Jargon alert: Tragedy of the commons
by Clayton Broga [Downloadable!]
7 Research spotlight: Culture and economics
by Clayton Broga [Downloadable!]
8 Policy update: South Carolina's shifting tax burden
by Vanessa Sumo [Downloadable!]
9 Around the Fed: Credible commitment
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
10 Charleston's cool: U.S. mayors go green
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
11-12 Cashing in online: Online-only banks show the way to higher yields
by Vanessa Sumo [Downloadable!]
12-13 Transit-oriented development: Light-rail line will be Charlotte's first test of its land-use/transit plan
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
14-20 Charged by the market : electricity deregulation is finally starting to stir up retail competition in Maryland
by Vanessa Sumo [Downloadable!]
21-27 The life and times of Albemarle First
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
28-31 Organic promises : Is the grass greener on the organic side?
by Vanessa Sumo [Downloadable!]
32-35 Campus plastic : college students cope with unsecured debt
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
36-40 Arrested development : growth theory has come a long way. How much further can it go?
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
41-45 Where the executives roam : corporations have more options for locating their headquarters than ever before, benefiting smaller metropolitan areas
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
46-51 Interview: Martin Baily
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
52-54 Economic history : Branch by branch : how North Carolina became a banking giant
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
55 Book review: In our hands: a plan to replace the welfare state
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
56-63 District economic overview and State economic conditions
by Andrea Holmes & Matthew Martin [Downloadable!]
64 Opinion: A penny's worth
by Raymond E. Owens [Downloadable!]
10-11 Workers unite? : The tides of economic change have eroded the power of organized labor
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]

2005, Issue Win

1 Noteworthy : Does deregulation undermine stability?
by Jeffrey M. Lacker [Downloadable!]
2-4 Federal Reserve : Inflation targeting : the debate over best-practice monetary policy is escalating : will it be rule-based or discretionary?
by Jennifer Wang [Downloadable!]
5 Legislative update: Big changes for regional manufacturing and tobacco sectors
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
6 Jargon alert : Sunk cost
by Eric Nielsen [Downloadable!]
7 Research spotlight : Is good journalism good business?
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
8 Financial aid : decentralizing Virginia's public universities
by Jennifer Wang [Downloadable!]
9-10 High-end holdout : Northeast textile maker finally migrates south
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
10-11 Insourcing : foreign firms set up shop in America
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
11 Blue crab ranching : restoring the Chesapeake Bay's most valuable
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
12-17 Branch bonanza : they cost a lot, but customers can't get enough of them. Why bank branches won't go away
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
18-22 The conference shuffle : the Atlantic Coast Conference set off a wave of league swaps. Despite the outcry, it shouldn't have surprised anyone
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
23-27 Sink or swim : Fifth District coastal ports must continue to expand to remain competitive
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
28-31 Shame and bankruptcy : the numbers of Americans filing for bankruptcy protection has surged fivefold in two decades. A Richmond Fed economist challenges the conventional wisdom that declining stigma is at the root of the increase
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
32-35 Hard times : North Carolina's northeast counties are among the poorest in the nation. Can they reverse course?
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
36-38 Happy trails : horses are used more for pleasure than business, but they still have a place in Fifth District agriculture
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
39-41 Economic history : The border line and the bottom line
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
42-45 Interview : Frank Sloan
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
46-47 Book review : Man and machine
by John A. Weinberg [Downloadable!]
48-49 District economic developments
by Robert Lacy [Downloadable!]
50-55 Regional economic developments
by Andrea Holland [Downloadable!]
56 Opinion: the broken window fallacy
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
9 Dollars for Dell : incentives help lure company to Winston-Salem
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]

2005, Issue Sum

1 Noteworthy: Retail credit expansion and regulatory overreaction
by Jeff Lacker [Downloadable!]
2-7 Federal Reserve: How not to stop inflation
by Milton Friedman [Downloadable!]
8 Sold! : James River islands auctioned
by Jennifer Sparger [Downloadable!]
9 Covering the uninsured : Maryland Governor vetoes "anti-business" health benefit mandate
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
10 Jargon alert : Monopoly
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
11 Research spotlight : Why regulations fail - yet persist
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
12 Policy update: Freer trade in textiles change import sources
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
13-18 Lights out : three years after the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, questions are mounting about unintended consequences for hundreds of U.S. firms
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
19-21 Tobacco buyout : the invisible hand plants first crop
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
22-25 Redevelopment boot camp : to survive the latest round of base realignments and closures, military-centric communities will have to find ways to turn barracks and bombing ranges into something marketable
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
26-29 A menu of options : a Richmond Fed economist says that giving financial institutions limited choice about how they are regulated may produce a more stable and efficient banking system
by Andrew Foerster [Downloadable!]
30-33 Youth movement : Blacksburg, Va., and Morgantown, W.Va., are counting on their local universities to create good-paying jobs that will keep kids from leaving town after graduation. But is that realistic?
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
34 From the classroom to the workplace. So where are the jobs?
by Julia R. Taylor [Downloadable!]
35-38 Making it on the reservation : the eastern band of the Cherokee Indians shares the economic problems that afflict tribes nationwide and the beleaguered rural communities of western North Carolina
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
39-41 Economic history : High tech down south
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
42-45 Interview : Robert Whaples
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
46-47 Book review : The relentless pursuit of incentives. "Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything" by Stephen D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
48-49 Regional/District economic developments : District economic overview
by Robert Lacy [Downloadable!]
50-55 Regional/District economic developments : State economic conditions
by Andrea Holland [Downloadable!]
56 Opinion : The economics of bankruptcy
by Kartik Athreya [Downloadable!]
9 Back by popular demand : Fifth District utilities seeking permits for new nuclear capacity
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
8-9 Moving on : GM plant closure frees up prime parcel
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]

2005, Issue Spr

1 Noteworthy : Encouraging homeownership - at what cost?
by Jeffrey M. Lacker [Downloadable!]
2-4 Federal Reserve : New times, new functions
by Jennifer Wang [Downloadable!]
5 Policy update : Betting on the future to finance the present
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
6 Jargon alert : Zero-sum game
by Eric Nielsen [Downloadable!]
7 Research spotlight : An economist considers the causes of terrorism
by Andrew Foerster [Downloadable!]
8 Bean ball : the designated hitter and moral hazard
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
9 Fact or fiction? : Looking for the Social Security trust fund
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
10-15 Homeward bound : housing markets work just fine for most people. But certain markets in the Fifth District aren't producing homes and apartments that working families can afford
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
16-19 Searching for the hidden economy : economists believe as much as 10 percent of the U.S. economy is "underground." Is that such a bad thing?
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
20-23 Sticky situation : some prices are slow to change. Are they sticky enough to affect monetary policy?
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
24-25 The dollar dilemma : the falling dollar has made American goods more attractive to consumers abroad, but not everyone is happy about the currency's slide
by Betty Joyce Nash & Jennifer Wang [Downloadable!]
26-29 The identity business : biometrics cluster sharpens West Virginia's economic image
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
30-31 The future of community banking : a decade ago, small banks were being gobbled up by big banks, but those days seem to be over. What are they doing now?
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
32-35 Economic history : Washstands, sideboards, and parlor suites : making furniture and progress in North Carolina's Piedmont
by Robert Lacy [Downloadable!]
36-41 Interview : Thomas Schelling
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
42-43 Book review : America the unusual : "Fighting poverty in the U.S. and Europe : a world of difference" by Alberto Alesina and Edward L. Glaeser
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
44-51 Regional/District economic developments
by Robert Lacy & Andrea Holland & Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
52 Opinion : Evil empire
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
9 Online banking : customer satisfaction rises, but privacy concerns remain
by Julia R. Taylor [Downloadable!]
8-9 Land of the economically free : Virginia ranks third in new study
by Jennifer Wang [Downloadable!]

2005, Issue Fall

1 Noteworthy : The promise and peril of government intervention
by Jeffrey M. Lacker [Downloadable!]
2-4 Federal Reserve : After Greenspan : choosing the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve
by Andrew Foerster [Downloadable!]
5-6 We want you! : West Virginia mines finally need more workers
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
6-7 "Biopolis" in Kannapolis : research campus set for N.C. textile town
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
7-8 Fired up : states force payments from small cigarette firms
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
8 BRAC hits D.C. : Walter Reed's closure would free up premium real estate
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
9 Jargon alert : Deadweight loss
by Eric Nielsen [Downloadable!]
10 Research spotlight : Mind games
by Eric Nielsen [Downloadable!]
11 Policy update : CAFTA to have mixed effects on region's firms
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
12-16 Minds matter : early childhood education meets economic development
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
17-20 Nature vs. nurture
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
21-24 House of cards?
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
25-29 The economics of eminent domain
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
30-33 To work or not to work?
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
34-35 Poles apart
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
36-38 Why economists still worry about bank runs
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
39 Around the Fed : How oil price changes affect the economy
by Doug Campbell [Downloadable!]
40-43 Economic history : Monetary policy in the Confederacy
by Eric Nielsen [Downloadable!]
44-45 Book review : Calculated risk: "Fischer Black and the revolutionary idea of finance" by Perry Mehrling
by Eric Nielsen [Downloadable!]
46-50 Interview : Robert Moffitt
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
51 Regional/District economic developments : Hurricane Katrina disrupts District economy
by Robert Lacy [Downloadable!]
52-59 Regional/District economic development : District economic overview and State economic conditions
by Robert Lacy & Andrea Holmes [Downloadable!]
60 Opinion : Bubble talk
by Raymond E. Owens [Downloadable!]
5 Universities open doors : Gulf coast students migrate to Fifth District
by Betty Joyce Nash & Megan Martorana [Downloadable!]

2004, Issue Win

1 Noteworthy : If free trade is so good, why don't we have more of it?
by Al Broaddus [Downloadable!]
2-4 Federal Reserve : Two-way street : the Board of Directors provides a vital link between Fifth District communities and Fed officials
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
4 Checks enter the electronic age
by John R. Walter [Downloadable!]
6-7 Economic score debated : D.C. and Northern Virginia vie for baseball team
by Elaine Mandaleris [Downloadable!]
7-8 Closing open doors : tighter border rules slow the flow of foreigners
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
8 Hey y'all : the disappearing southerner
by Amanda White Gibson [Downloadable!]
9 Report ranks cities : sunbelt metro areas score well
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
10 Jargon alert : Jobless recovery
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
11 Research spotlight : Faith and economics
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
12-18 Global pain local pain : the globalization of manufacturing has produced cheaper goods for everyone, but the trend has cost hundreds of thousands of jobs in the Fifth District
by Karl Rhodes [Downloadable!]
19-23 Clearing troubled waters : parts of the Fifth District are taking the advice of economists and using markets to help clean waterways
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
24-26 Dollars in the dirt : the economic value of living trees
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
27-29 On hold : Fifth District call centers are shedding workers due to technological improvements and globalization
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
30-31 After the flood : insuring against natural disasters is risky business
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
32-35 Interview : Randall Kroszner
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
36-39 Economic history : Urban entrepreneurs : the origins of black business districts in Durham, Richmond, and Washington, D.C
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
40-41 District economic developments
by Robert Lacy [Downloadable!]
42-47 Regional economic developments
by Andrea Holland [Downloadable!]
48 Opinion : is Greenspan a Wicksellian?
by Thomas M. Humphrey [Downloadable!]
8-9 The brain game : South Carolina invests big money in research facility
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]

2004, Issue Sum

1 Noteworthy : Parting shots
by Alfred Broaddus [Downloadable!]
2 Richmond Fed appoints new president
by anonymous [Downloadable!]
3-5 Federal Reserve : The Fed & the ECB : their regional structures are strikingly similar, but important differences remain
by John A. Weinberg [Downloadable!]
6 Jargon alert : Elasticity
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
7 Research spotlight : Learning to compete
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
8-9 Asian import : testing the Bay waters
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
9-10 Richmond retail : open-air centers compete for luxury shoppers
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
10 Deal solidifies regional presence : SunTrust enters the Carolinas
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
11 Asphalt antidote : "living" roofs absorb runoff
by Jennifer Sparger [Downloadable!]
12-17 The road to recovery : retraining programs throughout the Fifth District are preparing displaced manufacturing workers for new niches in the global economy
by Karl Rhodes [Downloadable!]
18-21 The down zoning effect : when rural communities lower the density of residential development, the merits of land conservation collide with market forces. What happens next?
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
22-25 Spanning the Chesapeake Bay : for 40 years, the world's largest bridge-tunnel has connected the Virginia mainland to the Delmarva Peninsula
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
26-27 On the outside looking in : millions of Americans do not use conventional banking services, but is that necessarily bad?
by Robert W. Kidd [Downloadable!]
28-30 Blowing in the wind : North Carolina acts to cut upwind pollution
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
31- What the doctor ordered? : the economics of drug reimportation
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
32-34 Book review : Baseball science
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
35 Legislative update : Virginia budget brings fiscal fitness but not reform
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
36-39 Interview : Kenneth Elinzga
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
40-43 Economic history : Knowledge = power : historically black colleges and universities have helped African Americans tap into the potential of higher learning
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
44-45 District economic developments
by Robert Lacy [Downloadable!]
46-51 Regional economic developments
by Andrea Holland [Downloadable!]
52 Opinion : hey, a little service here?
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
8 Losing power : Duke Power struggles with textile load loss
by Robert Lacy [Downloadable!]
10-11 More money for Moore : donation to fuel USC's effect on state economy
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]

2004, Issue Spr

1 Noteworthy : Beyond money and banking : how Federal Reserve banks can inform broader economic policies
by Al Broaddus [Downloadable!]
2-4 Federal Reserve : Information, please?
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
5 Legislative update : The mixed bag of Medicare drug coverage
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
6 Jargon alert : externality
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
7 Research spotlight : Are criminals rational?
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
8 Rallying for reform : lawmakers pressed on malpractice
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
9 Bad connection : Southwest Virginia loses call center
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
10-15 Working for health care : employer-sponsored health insurance is commonplace, but it's one of many factors distorting the market for medical services
by Betty Joyce Nash [Downloadable!]
16-19 Putting on the brakes : certificate of need regulations try to steer health-care supplies, but it's hard to keep them from fishtailing
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
20-23 The baiting game : using economic incentives to attract new businesses isn't as simple as it seems
by Karl Rhodes [Downloadable!]
24-26 No, thank you : how economics may help slow the onslaught of spam e-mail
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
27-29 Unwelcome guests : a global economy grapples with the economic and ecological effects of invasive species
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
30-31 No more big four? : small cigarette manufacturers grab market share
by Robert W. Kidd [Downloadable!]
32-35 Interview : James Buchanan
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
36-39 Economic history : Sold, American! : how auction markets improved the tobacco trade and why they are becoming obsolete
by Charles Gerena [Downloadable!]
40-41 District economic developments
by Robert Lacy [Downloadable!]
42-47 Regional economic developments
by Andrea Holland [Downloadable!]
48 Opinion : Is the market moral?
by Aaron Steelman [Downloadable!]
9 Electric debate : is deregulation working?
by Robert Lacy [Downloadable!]

2004, Issue Fall

1 Noteworthy : Fed lending and moral hazard
by Jeff Lacker [Downloadable!]
2-5 Federal Reserve : The road to independence
by Eric Nielsen [Downloadable!]
6 Jargon alert : Opportunity cost
by Eric Nielsen [Downloadable!]
7 Research spotlight : The economics of happiness
by Eric Nielsen [Downloadable!]

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