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2016, articles 3Q/4Q

Monetary Rules in an Independent Fed pp. 1-1

Jeffrey Lacker

Regional News at a Glance pp. 2-2

Lisa Kenney

The Changing Face of the American Family pp. 3-3

Charles Gerena

1965: The Year the Fed and LBJ Clashed pp. 4-7

Helen Fessenden

Life Cycle Hypothesis pp. 8-8

Timothy Sablik

Underinsuring for Old-Age Care pp. 9-9

Helen Fessenden

Do Economists Ever Really Retire? pp. 10-10

David A. Price

Are the Kids All Right? pp. 11-13

Timothy Sablik

Why Aren't More Women Working? pp. 14-17

Helen Fessenden

The Mortality Gap pp. 18-21

Jessica Sackett Romero

Sidebar: The Hispanic Paradox pp. 20-20

Jessica Sackett Romero

Jonathan A. Parker pp. 22-26

Aaron Steelman

Reaping the Benefits of the Reaper pp. 27-30

Karl Rhodes

The Web Taketh Away pp. 31-31

David A. Price

Social Networks and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from Refugee Resettlement Programs pp. 32-35

Santiago Pinto

State and Metropolitan Area Data, Q2:16 pp. 36-39

Michael Stanley

Opinion: Immigration and the Economy pp. 40-40

John Weinberg

2016, articles 2Q

Minority Unemployment and the FOMC pp. 1-1

Jeffrey Lacker

Regional News at a Glance pp. 2-2

Lisa Kenney

New Rules for Nest Egg Advisers pp. 3-3

Charles Gerena

Who's the Boss? How Congress holds monetary policymakers accountable pp. 4-6

Renee Courtois Haltom and Jessica Sackett Romero

Will Poor Countries Catch Up? pp. 7-7

Eric LaRose

Helicopter Money pp. 8-8

Eric LaRose

Was China Behind a Manufacturing Decline? pp. 9-9

Eric LaRose

Tomorrow's Lenders? pp. 10-13

Timothy Sablik

How Much Do State Business Taxes Matter? pp. 14-22

Eric LaRose

Social Security: An American Evolution pp. 18-22

Helen Fessenden

Out of the Ashes pp. 23-25

Timothy Sablik

Interview: Josh Lerner pp. 26-30

David A. Price

The HIV/AIDS Challenge pp. 31-31

Helen Fessenden

Education and Vulnerability to Economic Shocks in the Carolinas pp. 32-35

Richard E. Kaglic

State and Metropolitan Area Data Q4:15 pp. 36-39

Michael Stanley

The Payoff from the Earned Income Tax Credit pp. 40-40

Kartik Athreya

2016, articles 1Q

Joining Community Development and Research pp. 1-1

Jeffrey Lacker

Regional News At a Glance pp. 2-2

Lisa Kenney

Subzero Interest pp. 3-5

Timothy Sablik

Long Run pp. 6-6

Eric LaRose

Market Jitters pp. 7-7

Helen Fessenden

No More Free Lunch pp. 8-8

Eric LaRose

Why Do Economists and the Public Disagree? pp. 9-9

Aaron Steelman

Will America Get a Raise? pp. 10-14

Helen Fessenden

Nuclear Reactions pp. 15-17

Karl Rhodes

Who Wants to Start a Bank? pp. 18-21

Timothy Sablik

Erik Hurst pp. 22-26

Aaron Steelman

Credit History pp. 27-27

David A. Price

Measuring Income Inequality and Economic Mobility pp. 32-35

Ann Macheras

State and Metropolitan Data Q3:15 pp. 36-39

Michael Stanley

Getting Back into Equilibrium pp. 40-40

John Weinberg

2015, articles 4Q

The Fed-Bank Relationship Under Scrutiny pp. 1-1

Jeffrey Lacker

Regional News at a Glance pp. 2-2

Lisa Kenney

A Piece of the Action pp. 3-3

Charles Gerena

Liquidity Requirements and the Lender of Last Resort pp. 4-7

Timothy Sablik

Jargon Alert: Market Power pp. 8-8

Renee Courtois Haltom

Research Spotlight: Procuring Innovation pp. 9-9

David A. Price

Dealing with Disasters pp. 10-14

Timothy Sablik

Getting Unstuck pp. 15-19

Helen Fessenden

Goodbye, Globalization? pp. 20-23

Jessica Sackett Romero

Interview: Eric Leeper pp. 24-28

Renee Courtois Haltom

Scrambling for Economists: The Ph.D. Job Search pp. 29-29

Jessica Sackett Romero

Economic History: Conflagration in Baltimore pp. 30-33

Karl Rhodes

Book Review: Inequality: The Long View pp. 35-35

Helen Fessenden

Predicting Economic Activity through Richmond Fed Surveys pp. 36-39

Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

State and Metro Data Q2:15 pp. 40-43

Michael Stanley

Opinion: The Importance of Researcher Independence pp. 44-44

Kartik Athreya

2015, articles 3Q

The Dual Mandate and Emerging Markets pp. 1-1

Jeffrey Lacker

Regional News at a Glance pp. 2-2

Lisa Kenney

Worker Pay vs. CEO Pay pp. 3-3

Timothy Sablik

A Bridge Too Far? pp. 4-7

Helen Fessenden

JARGON ALERT: Reverse Repo pp. 8-8

Timothy Sablik

The Need for (Trading) Speed pp. 9-9

Jessica Sackett Romero

The Role of Lower-Ranked Economics Ph.D. Programs pp. 10-10

Karl Rhodes

A Fresh Look at the \\"Huddled Masses\\" pp. 11-15

Helen Fessenden

Trading With Cuba pp. 16-19

Timothy Sablik

A Territory in Crisis pp. 20-21

Franco Ponce de Leon

The Techonomist in the Machine pp. 22-24

David A. Price

Around the Fed: Strategic Default and Mortgage Fraud pp. 25-25

Jessica Sackett Romero

Interview:Emi Nakamura pp. 26-30

Renee Courtois Haltom

Book Review: Only Two Cheers for Capitalism? pp. 31-31

Aaron Steelman

Post-Recession Labor Market Trends in the Fifth District pp. 32-35

Andrew Bauer

State, Metropolitan Data Q1 '15 pp. 36-39

Michael Stanley

Opinion: Are Large Excess Reserves a Problem for the Fed? pp. 40-40

John Weinberg

2015, articles 2Q

Scaling Back Debt Subsidies pp. 1-1

Jeffrey Lacker

Regional News at a Glance pp. 2-2

Franco Ponce de Leon

Economists Learn to Grapple with Big Data pp. 3-3

Jessica Sackett Romero and Aaron Steelman

Shifting into Neutral: In 1994, the Federal Reserve launched a pre-emptive strike against inflation in a series of interest rate hikes that drew controversy at the time pp. 4-7

Helen Fessenden

JARGON ALERT: Real Interest Rate pp. 8-8

Helen Fessenden

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: Where Are the Grocery Stores? pp. 9-9

Eamon O'Keefe

POLICY UPDATE: Net Neutrality 2.0 pp. 10-10

Timothy Sablik

The Public Perils of Private Debt pp. 11-15

Timothy Sablik

Building a Smarter Grid pp. 16-19

Eamon O'Keefe

What's a Life Worth? pp. 20-23

Jessica Sackett Romero

INTERVIEW: James Poterba pp. 24-29

David A. Price

Alchemy Island: Turning Dirt into Gold on Hilton Head pp. 30-33

Karl Rhodes

AROUND THE FED: Effect of the 'Polar Vortex' on Economic Activity pp. 34-34

Lisa Kenney

BOOK REVIEW: Share and Share Alike pp. 35-35

Helen Fessenden

DISTRICT DIGEST Show and TEL: Are Tax and Expenditure Limitations Effective? pp. 36-39

Joseph Mengedoth and Santiago Pinto

Regional State and Metropolitan Data pp. 40-43

Michael Stanley

OPINION: Why Do College Graduates Earn More? pp. 44-44

Kartik Athreya

2015, articles 1Q

Creating the Richmond Fed's Bailout Barometer pp. 1-1

Jeffrey Lacker

Regional News at a Glance pp. 2-2

Lisa Kenney

Jekyll Island: Where the Fed Began pp. 3-6

Jessica Sackett Romero

Policy Update: Risk Retention Contention pp. 7-7

David A. Price

JARGON ALERT: Statistical Significance pp. 8-8

Eamon O'Keefe

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: Superstars of Tax Flight pp. 9-9

Karl Rhodes

THE PROFESSION: Economists and the Real World pp. 10-10

Timothy Sablik

AROUND THE FED: The Competitiveness of Inner Cities pp. 11-11

Lisa Kenney

The Secession Question: What are the economic costs and benefits of nations breaking apart? pp. 12-16

Timothy Sablik

The Crop Insurance Boom: A long-standing U.S. farm support program now covers almost every almost crop — but it attracts more and more critics as well pp. 17-20

Helen Fessenden

Marriage on the Outs? The institution of marriage is solid -- but only for certain groups. Economics helps explain why pp. 21-25

Jessica Sackett Romero

INTERVIEW: Campbell Harvey pp. 26-30

David A. Price

ECONOMIC HISTORY: The Last Big Housing Finance Reform pp. 31-34

Helen Fessenden

BOOK REVIEW: Food Fights pp. 35-35

Jessica Sackett Romero

State Labor Markets: What Can Data Tell (or Not Tell) Us? pp. 36-39

Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

State and Metro Data, 3Q:14 pp. 40-43

Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

OPINION: Keeping Monetary Policy Constrained pp. 44-44

John Weinberg