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2006, articles Sum

Going once: West Virginia banks bid for state deposits pp. 10-11

Betty Joyce Nash

Border war?: new study examines relocations from North Carolina to South Carolina pp. 13

Doug Campbell

Interview: Guillermo Calvo pp. 44-48

Aaron Steelman

Book review: The real Adam Smith pp. 49-51

Thomas M. Humphrey

Common sense economics: what everyone should know about wealth and prosperity (Book note) pp. 51

Aaron Steelman

Opinion: Mixing banking and commerce pp. 60

John Walter

2006, articles Win

Private enterprise, public schools: three Baltimore schools improve test scores pp. 9-10

Betty Joyce Smith

2005, volume 9, articles Fall

Noteworthy: The promise and peril of government intervention pp. 1

Jeffrey Lacker

Federal Reserve: After Greenspan: choosing the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve pp. 2-4

Andrew T. Foerster

We want you!: West Virginia mines finally need more workers pp. 5-6

Charles Gerena

Universities open doors: Gulf coast students migrate to Fifth District pp. 5

Megan Martorana and Betty Joyce Nash

\\"Biopolis\\" in Kannapolis: research campus set for N.C. textile town pp. 6-7

Betty Joyce Nash

Fired up: states force payments from small cigarette firms pp. 7-8

Betty Joyce Nash

BRAC hits D.C.: Walter Reed's closure would free up premium real estate pp. 8

Charles Gerena

Jargon alert: Deadweight loss pp. 9

Eric Nielsen

Research spotlight: Mind games pp. 10

Eric Nielsen

Policy update: CAFTA to have mixed effects on region's firms pp. 11

Betty Joyce Nash

Minds matter: early childhood education meets economic development pp. 12-16

Betty Joyce Nash

Nature vs. nurture pp. 17-20

Charles Gerena

House of cards? pp. 21-24

Doug Campbell

The economics of eminent domain pp. 25-29

Doug Campbell

To work or not to work? pp. 30-33

Charles Gerena

Poles apart pp. 34-35

Aaron Steelman

Why economists still worry about bank runs pp. 36-38

Doug Campbell

Around the Fed: How oil price changes affect the economy pp. 39

Doug Campbell

Economic history: Monetary policy in the Confederacy pp. 40-43

Eric Nielsen

Book review: Calculated risk: "Fischer Black and the revolutionary idea of finance" by Perry Mehrling pp. 44-45

Eric Nielsen

Interview: Robert Moffitt pp. 46-50

Aaron Steelman

Regional/District economic developments: Hurricane Katrina disrupts District economy pp. 51

Robert L. Lacy

Regional/District economic development: District economic overview and State economic conditions pp. 52-59

Andrea Holmes and Robert L. Lacy

Opinion: Bubble talk pp. 60

Raymond Owens

2005, volume 9, articles Sum

Noteworthy: Retail credit expansion and regulatory overreaction pp. 1

Jeffrey Lacker

Federal Reserve: How not to stop inflation pp. 2-7

Milton Friedman

Moving on: GM plant closure frees up prime parcel pp. 8-9

Doug Campbell

Sold!: James River islands auctioned pp. 8

Jennifer Sparger

Covering the uninsured: Maryland Governor vetoes \\"anti-business\\" health benefit mandate pp. 9

Charles Gerena

Back by popular demand: Fifth District utilities seeking permits for new nuclear capacity pp. 9

Charles Gerena

Jargon alert: Monopoly pp. 10

Aaron Steelman

Research spotlight: Why regulations fail - yet persist pp. 11

Aaron Steelman

Policy update: Freer trade in textiles change import sources pp. 12

Betty Joyce Nash

Lights out: three years after the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, questions are mounting about unintended consequences for hundreds of U.S. firms pp. 13-18

Doug Campbell

Tobacco buyout: the invisible hand plants first crop pp. 19-21

Betty Joyce Nash

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 pp. 22-25

Charles Gerena

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 pp. 26-29

Andrew T. Foerster

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? pp. 30-33

Doug Campbell

From the classroom to the workplace. So where are the jobs? pp. 34

Julia R. Taylor

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 pp. 35-38

Charles Gerena

Economic history: High tech down south pp. 39-41

Doug Campbell

Interview: Robert Whaples pp. 42-45

Aaron Steelman

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 pp. 46-47

Aaron Steelman

Regional/District economic developments: District economic overview pp. 48-49

Robert L. Lacy

Regional/District economic developments: State economic conditions pp. 50-55

Andrea Holland

Opinion: The economics of bankruptcy pp. 56

Kartik Athreya

2005, volume 9, articles Spr

Noteworthy: Encouraging homeownership - at what cost? pp. 1

Jeffrey Lacker

Federal Reserve: New times, new functions pp. 2-4

Jennifer Wang

Policy update: Betting on the future to finance the present pp. 5

Charles Gerena

Jargon alert: Zero-sum game pp. 6

Eric Nielsen

Research spotlight: An economist considers the causes of terrorism pp. 7

Andrew T. Foerster

Land of the economically free: Virginia ranks third in new study pp. 8-9

Jennifer Wang

Bean ball: the designated hitter and moral hazard pp. 8

Doug Campbell

Fact or fiction?: Looking for the Social Security trust fund pp. 9

Doug Campbell

Online banking: customer satisfaction rises, but privacy concerns remain pp. 9

Julia R. Taylor

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 pp. 10-15

Charles Gerena

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? pp. 16-19

Doug Campbell

Sticky situation: some prices are slow to change. Are they sticky enough to affect monetary policy? pp. 20-23

Doug Campbell

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 pp. 24-25

Betty Joyce Nash and Jennifer Wang

The identity business: biometrics cluster sharpens West Virginia's economic image pp. 26-29

Betty Joyce Nash

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? pp. 30-31

Doug Campbell

Economic history: Washstands, sideboards, and parlor suites: making furniture and progress in North Carolina's Piedmont pp. 32-35

Robert L. Lacy

Interview: Thomas Schelling pp. 36-41

Aaron Steelman

Book review: America the unusual: \\"Fighting poverty in the U.S. and Europe: a world of difference\\" by Alberto Alesina and Edward L. Glaeser pp. 42-43

Aaron Steelman

Regional/District economic developments pp. 44-51

Doug Campbell, Andrea Holland and Robert L. Lacy

Opinion: Evil empire pp. 52

Charles Gerena

2005, volume 9, articles Win

Noteworthy: Does deregulation undermine stability? pp. 1

Jeffrey Lacker

Federal Reserve: Inflation targeting: the debate over best-practice monetary policy is escalating: will it be rule-based or discretionary? pp. 2-4

Jennifer Wang

Legislative update: Big changes for regional manufacturing and tobacco sectors pp. 5

Charles Gerena

Jargon alert: Sunk cost pp. 6

Eric Nielsen

Research spotlight: Is good journalism good business? pp. 7

Doug Campbell

Financial aid: decentralizing Virginia's public universities pp. 8

Jennifer Wang

High-end holdout: Northeast textile maker finally migrates south pp. 9-10

Charles Gerena

Dollars for Dell: incentives help lure company to Winston-Salem pp. 9

Doug Campbell

Insourcing: foreign firms set up shop in America pp. 10-11

Doug Campbell

Blue crab ranching: restoring the Chesapeake Bay's most valuable pp. 11

Charles Gerena

Branch bonanza: they cost a lot, but customers can't get enough of them. Why bank branches won't go away pp. 12-17

Doug Campbell

The conference shuffle: the Atlantic Coast Conference set off a wave of league swaps. Despite the outcry, it shouldn't have surprised anyone pp. 18-22

Doug Campbell

Sink or swim: Fifth District coastal ports must continue to expand to remain competitive pp. 23-27

Charles Gerena

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 pp. 28-31

Doug Campbell

Hard times: North Carolina's northeast counties are among the poorest in the nation. Can they reverse course? pp. 32-35

Betty Joyce Nash

Happy trails: horses are used more for pleasure than business, but they still have a place in Fifth District agriculture pp. 36-38

Charles Gerena

Economic history: The border line and the bottom line pp. 39-41

Betty Joyce Nash

Interview: Frank Sloan pp. 42-45

Charles Gerena

Book review: Man and machine pp. 46-47

John Weinberg

District economic developments pp. 48-49

Robert L. Lacy

Regional economic developments pp. 50-55

Andrea Holland

Opinion: the broken window fallacy pp. 56

Aaron Steelman