Econ Focus

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A Unique Moment for Small Towns pp. 1-2: Tom Barkin
Upfront: New from the Richmond Fed's Regional Matters Blog pp. 3: Katrina Mullen
The Post-9/11 GI Bill pp. 4-8: Matthew Wells
The Post-9/11 GI Bill pp. 4-8: Matthew Wells
At the Richmond Fed: CORE Week pp. 9: Matthew Wells
Fed Eyes Central Bank Digital Currency pp. 10-13: John Mullin
Responding to Pandemic Learning Loss pp. 15: Sam Louis Taylor
Connecting a Region Apart pp. 16-19: Timothy Sablik
Is Dollar Dominance in Doubt? pp. 20-23: Timothy Sablik
Interview: Tyler Cowen pp. 24-28: David Price
Econ Focus: Why Don't More Young People Buy Stocks? pp. 29: Brandon Fuller
Employment Barriers in the Rural Fifth District pp. 30-34: Sierra Latham, Stephanie Norris, Jessie Romero and Sonya Ravindranath Waddell
Opinion: Unwinding Pandemic Monetary Policy pp. 36: Kartik Athreya

President's Message: Making It Work pp. 1: Tom Barkin
Upfront: New from the Richmond Fed's Regional Matters blog pp. 2: Katrina Mullen
Policy Update: After the Infrastructure Bill pp. 3: Sam Louis Taylor
The Rural Nursing Shortage pp. 4-7: Timothy Sablik
The Many Lives of Federal Job Training pp. 8-11: John Mullin
Climate Change and the Economy pp. 12: Matthew Wells
Global Banks, Local Branches, and Faraway Crises pp. 13: Matthew Wells
Growing Rural America Through Startups pp. 14-17: Timothy Sablik
Revisiting the Community Reinvestment Act pp. 18-21: John Mullin
Interview: Pinelopi Goldberg pp. 22-26: David Price
Housing the Workforce in the Rural Fifth District pp. 27-31: Sierra Latham
Opinion: Our Work on Rural Economies pp. 32: Kartik Athreya

Is Your Inflation Different? Not everyone experiences the same inflation. What does that mean for monetary policy? pp. 4-7: Timothy Sablik
Bringing the Farm Indoors: New technology is changing where and how some crops are grown pp. 10-13: Timothy Sablik
Corporate Taxes Across Borders: Governments across the globe recently reached agreement in principle on measures to counter the tax avoidance strategies of multinational corporations pp. 14-17: John Mullin
When Interstates Paved the Way: The construction of the Interstate Highway System helped to develop the U.S. economy pp. 24-27: Hailey Phelps

Has the Pandemic Changed Cities Forever? COVID-19 transformed how we work and socialize, which could put the future of cities on a new path pp. 4-7: Timothy Sablik
The Fed’s New Framework With a revised strategy, the Fed responds to challenges facing central banks today pp. 8-11: Timothy Sablik
Turning Stormwater Green: Green infrastructure can help reduce polluting runoff during severe storms, but questions about costs give some localities pause pp. 12-15: Hailey Phelps
Male Labor Force Participation: Patterns and Trends pp. 26-30: Laura Dawson Ullrich

Medical Spending, Bequests, and Asset Dynamics around the Time of Death pp. 135-157: Mariacristina De Nardi, Eric French, John Jones, Rory McGee and Rachel Rodgers

Unpacking the Meat Industry: Changes in the meat supply chain have brought benefits, but are vulnerabilities a cause for concern? pp. 4-9: Emily Green
What Makes Companies Invest? Decisions about investment at the firm level are important to the path of economic growth pp. 12-15: Hailey Phelps
The Rise and Sudden Decline of North Carolina Furniture Making: The industry was hit hard by offshore competition pp. 16-19: John Mullin
The Housing Market and the Pandemic pp. 30-34: Roisin McCord

The Coronavirus Crisis and Debt Relief Loan forbearance and other debt relief have been part of the effort to help struggling households and businesses pp. 4-7: John Mullin
Closing the Digital Divide: Digital connections have become more important in a time of social distancing, but rural broadband access still lags behind cities pp. 8-11: Timothy Sablik
The Fed's Emergency Lending Evolves: The Fed is using emergency lending powers it invoked during the Great Recession to respond to COVID-19 — but it cast a wider net this time pp. 14-17: Timothy Sablik
The Making of Reston and Columbia Reston, Va., and Columbia, Md., were founded in the 1960s with similar visions for inclusive, connected communities pp. 23-26: Emily Waverling Corcoran

The Coronavirus and the Economy pp. 3-6: Jacob Crouse, David A. Price, Rachel Rodgers, Jessie Romero and Luna Shen
Education without Loans: Some schools are offering to buy a share of students' future income in exchange for funding their education pp. 8-11: Timothy Sablik
The Repo Market is Changing (and What Is a Repo, Anyway?): The market for repurchase agreements has repeatedly adapted to changing circumstances pp. 14-17: John Mullin
Rural Population Loss and Strategies for Recovery pp. 27-30: Alexander Marré

Shopping for Bank regulators: Banks in the United States have long had choices between state and federal banking authorities pp. 4-7: John Mullin
Talking Ourselves into a Recession: Could our expectations about the economy be self-fulfilling? pp. 10-13: Timothy Sablik
In Tourism, Old Stories and New Opportunities pp. 14-17: Molly Harnish
Community Colleges in the Fifth District: Who Attends, Who Pays? pp. 27-31: Laura Dawson Ullrich

Business Short-Termism and Monetary Policy pp. 1-1: Tom Barkin
Regional News at a Glance pp. 2-2: Lisa Kenney
Banking, In and Out of the Shadows pp. 3-3: John Mullin
Do Budget Deficits Matter? pp. 4-6: Timothy Sablik
The Making of Star Economists pp. 7-7: Timothy Sablik
Central Banks and Climate Risks pp. 8-13: Molly Harnish
Workers' Shrinking Share of the Pie pp. 14-17: John Mullin
Interview: Emmanuel Farhi pp. 18-23: David A. Price
The House Is in the Mail pp. 24-26: Jessica Sackett Romero
Transportation and Commuting Patterns: A View from the Fifth District pp. 27-31: Santiago Pinto
Composing the Fed's Balance Sheet pp. 32-32: John Weinberg

What's Lost when Rural Hospitals Close pp. 1-1: Tom Barkin
Regional News at a Glance pp. 2-2: Lisa Kenney
Dealing with Monetary Policy Spillovers pp. 3-5: Timothy Sablik
Money Supply pp. 6-6: Michael Finnegan
Raising Innovators pp. 7-7: Sara Ho
No Poaching pp. 8-8: Luna Shen
Concentrating on Market Concentration pp. 9-9: Timothy Sablik
Opportunity Zones: More Money, More Problems? pp. 10-13: Jessica Sackett Romero
Corporate Crypto Crowdfunding pp. 14-17: Timothy Sablik
Interview: Enrico Moretti pp. 18-23: David A. Price
A Capital Compromise pp. 24-26: Jessica Sackett Romero
Rural Hospital Closures and the Fifth District pp. 28-31: Emily Waverling Corcoran and Sonya Ravindranath Waddell
Whom Will Opportunity Zones Help? pp. 32-32: Kartik Athreya