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2014, Issue 2Q
- 1-1 President's Message: Investing in People as an Economic Growth Strategy
by Lacker, Jeffrey M. - 3-3 Coal Crunch Massive Mining Layoffs Hit WV
by Rhodes, Karl - 4-6 Will the Graying of America Change Monetary Policy?
by Price, David A. - 7-7 Policy Update: Accounting for the Vagaries of the Wind
by Sablik, Timothy - 8-8 Jargon Alert: Adverse Selection
by Rhodes, Karl - 9-9 Research Spotlight: Benefits of B.A. Alternatives
by Morrison, Wendy - 10-14 Crowded
by Sablik, Timothy - 15-19 Islamic Banking, American Regulation
by Haltom, Renee Courtois - 21-22 Expanding Unemployment Insurance
by Sablik, Timothy - 22-26 Interview with Nicholas Bloom
by Haltom, Renee Courtois - 27-27 The Profession: Breaking into the Mainstream
by Steelman, Aaron - 28-32 Economic History: Reading Between the Lines, How the grocery industry coalesced behind the UPC bar code
by Gerena, Charles - 33-33 Around the Fed: Take Your Pick on Job Stats
by Kenney, Lisa - 34-35 The Birth of Bretton Woods
by Haltom, Renee Courtois - 36-39 District Digest: The Unconventional Oil and Gas Boom
by Bauer, Andrew - 40-43 State and Metropolitan area Data, Q4:13
by Feik, Jamie - 44-44 Opinion: Moral Hazard and Measurement Hazard
by Weinberg, John A. - 4-4 It's All Business: NC expands the role of its business court with new law
by Kenney, Lisa - 3-4 In for a Dollar: Discount Stores Engage in a High-Price Bidding War
by Romero, Jessica Sackett
2014, Issue 1Q
- 1-1 President's Message: Maturity Mismatch and Financial Stability
by Lacker, Jeffrey M. - 2-3 Regional News at a Glance
by Sablik, Timothy & Gerena, Charles & Morrison, Wendy - 4-7 Taking Charge
by Sablik, Timothy - 8-8 Jargon Alert: Equilibrium
by Haltom, Renee Courtois - 9-9 Different Cities, Different Ladders
by Romero, Jessie - 10-10 Rolling Out the Volcker Rule
by Sablik, Timothy - 11-11 Around the Fed
by Gerena, Charles - 12-16 Cybersecuring Payments
by Sablik, Timothy - 17-19 A Few Questions About Income Inequality
by Romero, Jessie - 20-23 Betting the Farm
by Romero, Jessie - 24-29 Interview: Richard Timberlake
by Haltom, Renee Courtois - 30-30 Why U.S. Economics Departments Won
by Price, David A. - 31-34 Economic History: Economic Loophole to Mandate
by Rhodes, Karl - 35-35 Book Review - The Downfall of Money: Germany's Hyperinflation and the Destruction of the Middle Class
by Price, David A. - 36-39 The Richmond Fed at 100 Years
by Waddell, Sonya Ravindranath - 44-44 Opinion: Fed Communications in Unusual Times
by Weinberg, John A.
2013, Issue 4Q
- 1-1 Presidnent's Message: Rethinking the ‘Lender of Last Resort’
by Lacker, Jeffrey M. - 2-5 Regional News at a Glance
by Romero, Jessie & Sablik, Timothy & Kenney, Lisa & Rhodes, Karl - 6-9 The Last Crisis before the Fed
by Sablik, Timothy - 10-10 Jargon Alert: Public Goods
by Sablik, Timothy - 11-11 The Case of the Missing Deflation
by Sablik, Timothy - 12-12 Allocating Airwaves
by Sablik, Timothy - 13-13 The Future of History
by Romero, Jessie - 14-17 Risky Business? Insurance is boring … or at least it’s supposed to be
by Haltom, Renee Courtois - 18-21 Directing Traffic
by Gerena, Charles - 22-25 Why Was Canada Exempt from the Financial Crisis?
by Haltom, Renee Courtois - 26-27 Credit Scoring and the Revolution in Debt
by Price, David A. - 28-31 The Future of Coal
by Rhodes, Karl - 32-36 Interview: Mark Gertler
by Price, David A. - 38-41 Water Wars
by Romero, Jessie - 42-42 Around the Fed
by Gerena, Charles - 43-43 Book Review - Fortune Tellers: The Story of America’s First Economic Forecasters
by Price, David A. - 44-47 District Digest - Urban Crime: Deterrence and Local Economic Conditions
by Pinto, Santiago - 52-52 Opinion: Down, but Not Out
by Weinberg, John A.
2013, Issue 3Q
- 1-1 President's Message: Hitting the Mark
by Lacker, Jeffrey M. - 2-4 Regional News at a Glance
by Rhodes, Karl & Sablik, Timothy & Haltom, Renee Courtois - 5-8 Reaching for Yield
by Haltom, Renee Courtois - 9-9 Getting the Word Out
by Gerena, Charles - 10-10 Jargon Alert: Present Value
by Rhodes, Karl - 11-11 Agricultural Policy and Market Distortions
by Tan, Caroline - 12-12 First Designations of ‘Systemically Important’ Firms
by Price, David A. - 14-17 Has College Become a Riskier Investment?
by Haltom, Renee Courtois - 18-20 Digital Currency
by Sablik, Timothy - 21-23 The High Point Initiative
by Romero, Jessie - 24-27 Ties that Bind: IN U.S. Food Aid Efforts, Humanitarian Refielf adn Domestic Interests both Hurt and Help Each Other
by Tan, Caroline - 28-30 Taxing the Behemoths: Many policymakers say that corporations aren’t paying their fair share, but corporate taxes may have hidden costs
by Sablik, Timothy - 31-33 The Rise and Fall of Circuit City
by Romero, Jessica Sackett - 34-38 Interview: John Cochrane
by Haltom, Renee Courtois & Kenney, Lisa - 39-39 Book Review: Reconsidering a Revolution
by Price, David A. - 40-43 Workforce Investment in Times of Need and Fiscal Constraint
by Feik, Jamie & Kaglic, Richard E. & Macheras, Ann - 48-48 A Different Recovery for Household Spending
by Weinberg, John A. - 11-11 Around the Fed : The IT Revolution
by Gerena, Charles
2013, Issue 2Q
- 1-1 President's Message: Financial System Fragility - Inherent or Induced?
by Lacker, Jeffrey M. - 2-4 Upfront: Regional News at a Glance
by Haltom, Renee Courtois & Gerena, Charles & Sablik, Timothy & Romero, Jessica Sackett - 5-8 Federal Reserve: Playing by the Rules
by Sablik, Timothy - 9-9 New Disclosures for Climate Change
by Tan, Caroline - 10-10 Jargon Alert: Full Employment
by Sablik, Timothy - 11-11 Research Spotlight: Industrialization and the Workforce
by Price, David A. - 12-12 The Profession: Where are the Women
by Romero, Jessica Sackett - 13-13 Around the Fed: Measuring Economic Security
by Gerena, Charles - 14-18 Sizing Up Currency
by Haltom, Renee Courtois - 19-21 Maryland's Full House
by Romero, Jessie - 22-25 Health in Mind
by Haltom, Renee Courtois - 26-29 Green Jobs: Not a Black and White Issue
by Romero, Jessie - 30-34 Interview: John Haltiwanger
by Romero, Jessica Sackett - 35-38 Economic History: Mother of the Domestic Slave Trade
by Rhodes, Karl - 39-39 Book Review: Embracing Shocks
by Tan, Caroline - 40-47 District Digest: State Corporate Income Tax and Multistate Corporations
by Pinto, Santiago - 48-48 Opinion: Watching Labor Force Participation
by Weinberg, John A.
2013, Issue 1Q
- 1 President’s message: Big banks needs “living wills”
by Jeffrey M. Lacker - 2-5 Upfront: Regional news at a glance
by Karl Rhodes & Keith Goodwin & Renee Haltom & Charles Gerena - 6-9, 19 Federal Reserve: Why talk isn’t cheap: Can the Fed create economic growth…just by talking?
by Renee Haltom - 10 Jargon alert: Sticky wages
by Renee Haltom - 11 Research spotlight: From housing bust to baby bust?
by Jessie Romero - 12-16 Drawing the line: New measures of poverty illustrate just how hard it is to define who is poor
by Jessie Romero - 17-19 To be clear: Muddy language can be costly
by Betty Joyce Nash - 20-23 Taking college out of the classroom: Are online classes the future of higher education?
by Tim Sablik - 23-29 Where the newly created money went: Monetary expansion has led banks to park huge excess reserves at the Fed — for now
by David A. Price - 24-27 Red skies and blue collars: Sparrows Point shaped Baltimore
by Betty Joyce Nash - 30-34 Interview: Christopher Carroll
by Aaron Steelman - 35-37 Economic history: Disney’s America: A local zoning issue ignited a national firestorm when Disney tried to build a theme park in Virginia
by Karl Rhodes - 38 Policy update: Under pressure
by Tim Sablik - 39 Book review: A capitalism for the people
by David A. Price - 40-47 District digest: Economic trends across the region
by R. Andrew Bauer & Sonya Ravindranath Waddell - 48 Opinion: On economic history and humility
by John A. Weinberg
2012, Issue 4Q
- 1 President's message:The dangers of the Fed conducting credit policy
by Jeffrey M. Lacker - 2-5 Upfront: Regional news at a glance
by Betty Joyce Nash & Jessie Romero - 6-8 Federal Reserve: Putting banks to the stress test: Will banks be ready for the next crisis? Stress tests aim to find out
by Seth Rubinstein - 9 Policy update: New laws protect social media privacy
by Karl Rhodes - 10 Jargon alert: Operation twist
by Tim Sablik - 11 Research spotlight: Technology, unionization, and income inequality
by Seth Rubinstein - 12-16 A wallet in every phone: Will mobile payments take off in the United States?
by Tim Sablik - 17-19, 38 Journey to work: European model combines education with vocation
by Betty Joyce Nash - 20-23 Revenue breakdown: In recent years, Uncle Sam's annual cut of GDP has declined significantly
by Karl Rhodes - 24-28 Game strategy in fiscal straits: When government debts become large, lessons of game theory might help avoid a crisis
by Renee Haltom - 29 Around the Fed: Monetary policy and mortgage problems
by Charles Gerena - 30-34 Interview: Steve Landsburg
by Aaron Steelman - 35-38 Economic history: Games people play: How a major computer and video game cluster formed in rural central Maryland
by Charles Gerena - 39 Book review: The quest for prosperity
by David A. Price - 40-47 District digest: Shadow inventory and foreclosure law in the Fifth District
by Sonya Ravindranath - 48 Opinion: The risk of short-term fiscal fixes
by John Weinberg
2012, Issue 2Q/3Q
- 1 President's message: The importance of bankers on the Richmond Fed's Board
by Jeffrey M. Lacker - 2-5, 30 Upfront: Regional news at a glance
by Betty Joyce Nash & Tim Sablik & Seth Rubinstein - 6-9, 42 Winners and losers from monetary policy: The Fed seeks to support the economy as a whole, but some redistributional effects are unavoidable
by Renee C. Haltom - 10 Jargon alert: Balance of trade
by Jessie Romero - 11 Research spotlight: Are new graduates left behind in a recession?
by Tim Sablik - 12-16 Where have all the workers gone? Why are more people leaving the labor force, and what are they doing?
by Jessie Romero - 17-19 Pulling up stakes: Have Americans lost the urge to move?
by Betty Joyce Nash - 20-23 Testing charter cities: Can new cities with better rules accelerate economic growth in Honduras and other developing nations?
by Karl Rhodes - 24-26 The sharp rise in disability claims: Are federal disability benefits becoming a general safety net?
by John Merline - 27-30 The once and future fuel: Shale gas brings back cheap energy, but what's the risk?
by Betty Joyce Nash - 31 Policy update: When do acquistions endanger the financial system?
by David A. Price - 32-38 Interview: John A. List
by Aaron Steelman - 39-42 Economic history: The voyage of containerization
by Betty Joyce Nash - 43 Book review: Cities growing apart
by David A. Price - 44-47; 48-51 District digest: Economic trends across the region
by Anne Macheras & Jake Blackwood & Sonya Ravindranath Waddell - 52 Opinion: Economics, uncertainty, and the environment
by John A. Weinberg
2012, Issue 1Q
- 1 President's message: The limits of limiting financial innovation
by Jeffrey M. Lacker - 2-5, 41 Upfront: Regional news at a glance
by Renee Haltom & Jessie Romero & Tim Sablik & Karl Rhodes - 6-8 Federal Reserve: When the Fed makes fiscal policy : As the Fed targets lending to help specific sectior or institutions, does it jeopardize its independence?
by David A. Price - 9 Policy update: Money for marrow?
by Tim Sablik - 10 Jargon alert: Liquidity trap
by Renee C. Haltom - 11 Research spotlight: Playing the waiting game
by Charles Gerena - 12-16 What we don't know about innovation: We know innovation is important - but do we know how to make it happen?
by Jessie Romero - 17-20, 43 The dream behind the Eurozone: How the region's political aims led to a complicated morning after
by Renee C. Haltom - 21-25 Open house: Will helping homeowners help the economy?
by Jessie Romero - 26-28 Sky miles: Small airports support flexible flying
by Betty Joyce Nash - 29-33 Interview: John B. Taylor
by Aaron Steelman - 34-37 Economic history: The counterfeiting weapon: Attacks against American currency began in 1776
by Karl Rhodes - 38-41 Book review: Economic thinking in an age of shared prosperity
by Thomas M. Humphrey - 42 Around the Fed: Death and taxes
by Charles Gerena - 45-47; 48-51 District digest: Economic trends across the region
by Kaglic & Rick & Sonya Ravindranath Waddell - 52 Opinion: Reflections on Sarbanes-Oxley 10 years later
by John A. Weinberg
2011, Issue 4Q
- 1 President's message : What should policymakers do about executive pay?
by Jeffrey M. Lacker - 2-6 Upfront: Regional news at a glance
by Betty Joyce Nash & Jessie Romero & Tim Sablik & Karl Rhodes - 7 Policy update : Tribes seek Uncle Sam's seal of approval
by Charles Gerena - 8-9 Federal Reserve: Checking the paychecks. The Dodd-Frank Act gives shareholders, boards, and regulators new powers over pay
by David A. Price - 10 Jargon alert:
by Karl Rhodes - 11 Research spotlight: How consumers respond to stimulus payments
by Louis Sears - 12-17 American made : The manufacturing sector is stronger than you might think - but new vunerabilities are emerging
by Jessie Romero - 18-21 Would a little inflation produce a bigger recovery? : Why some economists actually want the Fed to push prices higher - and what is might cost the economy
by Renee Haltom - 22-25 Patents pending : The system designed to protect and promote innovation could be slowing down
by Trim Sablik - 26-28, 38 Recession on the eve of retirement : Losses from the recession will cause some boomers to delay retirement, but many others will actually rush into it
by Renee Haltom - 29-33 Babies, brains, and abilities : How early investments in education shape life outcomes
by Betty Joyce Nash - 34-38 Cloudy with a chance of ... savings : Weather affects every sector of the economy, so there's a lot to be gained from getting the forecasts right
by Jessie Romero - 39 Around the Fed : Where did the money go?
by Charles Gerena - 40-44 Interview: Michael Bordo
by Aaron Steelman - 45-47 Economic history: Tar and turpentine
by Betty Joyce Nash - 48-51; 52-55 District digest : Economic trends across the region
by Robert H. Schnorbus - 56 Opinion: No quick fix for the housing market
by John A. Weinberg
2011, Issue 3Q
- 1 President's message : Is joblessness now a skills problem?
by Jeffrey M. Lacker - 2-5, 30 Upfront: Regional news at a glance
by Tim Sablik & Charles Gerena & Louis Sears & Karl Rhodes & Betty Joyce Nash - 6-8 Federal Reserve: The Dodd-Frank Act and insolvency 2.0
by David A. Price - 9 Policy update: Incentives for greener transportation
by Renee Courtois Haltom - 10 Jargon alert: Utility
by Louis Sears - 11 Research spotlight: Ties that bind
by Tim Sablik - 12-16 Why aren't we creating more jobs? Job growth usually rebounds quickly after a severe recession, but this time is different
by Jessie Romero - 17-19 Don't know much about financial literacy : In this classroom, the right choice may be (d) all of the above
by Tim Sablik - 20-23 The end of nowhere: what can ghost towns teach us about saving small communities?
by Karl Rhodes - 24-27 The fish market: what happened when Virginia brought tradable quotas to the commons
by Betty Joyce Nash - 28-30 A new kind of farm
by Charles Gerena - 31-33, 45 Toil and trouble for revenue forecasters : Greater sensitivity to business cycles has made state tax revenues more difficult to predict
by Karl Rhodes - 34-35 Volatility at the pump : Where do high gas prices come from?
by Betty Joyce Nash - 36-40 Interview : Derek Neal
by Aaron Steelman - 41 Around the Fed : The uncertain effects of economic uncertainty
by Charles Gerena - 42-45 Economic history: Wartime Wilimington : World Ware II shipyards brough a short-lived economic boom to the North Carolina port city
by Renee Haltom - 46 Book review: Depression and innovation
by David A. Price - 47-51, 52-55 District digest: The Federal presence in the Fifth District
by R. Andrew Bauer & Jake Blackwood - 56 Opinion: A focused approach to financial literacy
by John A. Weinberg
2011, Issue 2Q
- 1 President's message: Economic growth: two possible paths
by Jeffrey M. Lacker - 2-5 Upfront: Regional news at a glance
by Jessie Romero & Becky Johnsen & Karl Rhodes & Betty Joyce Nash - 6-8 Federal Reserve: Sifting for SIFIs: Federal regulators face challenges in identifying "systematically important" financial institutuions
by David A. Price - 9 Policy update: Regulators pursue caps on debit card 'swipe' fees
by Renee Courtois Haltom - 10 Jargon alert: Division of labor
by Rebecca Johnsen - 11 Research spotlight: Assessing state business climates
by Tim Sablik - 12-18 Foreign housing finance: America’s unique mortgage finance system is facing renovation. The approaches of other developed nations may provide some guidance for reform
by Renee Courtois Haltom - 19 Targeted charitable giving : Good intentions, unintended consequences
by Betty Joyce Nash - 20-22 When South Carolina met BMW : Behind the deal that brought a halo effect and Bavarian meatload to Spartanburg
by Betty Joyce Nash - 23-27 Why aren't all countries rich? Economist have long studied how countries develop, but that work hasn't led to growth for much of the world
by Jessie Romero - 28-31 Organizing in decline: Tracing the (diminishing) role of unions in today's labor market
by Renee Courtois Haltom - 32-35 Interview: Bruce Yandle
by David A. Price