Econ Focus

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2014, articles 4Q

President's Message: What's It Like on the FOMC? pp. 1-1

Jeffrey Lacker

Regional News at a Glance pp. 2-2

Helen Fessenden

Policy Update: Banning the Box pp. 3-3

Timothy Sablik

Averting Financial Crises: Advice from Classical Economists pp. 5-9

Thomas M. Humphrey

Jargon Alert: Aggregate Demand pp. 10-10

Renee Courtois Haltom

Research Spotlight: Revisiting the 'Paradox of Choice' pp. 11-11

Helen Fessenden

The Sharing Economy: Are new online markets creating economic value or threatening consumer safety? pp. 12-15

Timothy Sablik

Money Talks: Legal changes have opened the door to new kinds of political spending. What does the money buy? pp. 16-20

Jessica Sackett Romero

Bottoms Up: Craft brewers raise the bar in the American beer industry pp. 21-23

Jamie Feik and Joseph Mengedoth

Interview: Claudia Goldin pp. 24-28

Jessica Sackett Romero

Economics and Ideology pp. 29-29

Timothy Sablik

Car Wars: Internal combustion cars zoomed past electrics more than 100 years ago, but is the horseless road race really over? pp. 30-33

Karl Rhodes

Around the Fed: How Real is the U.S. Manufacturing Revival? pp. 34-34

Lisa Kenney

Book Review: Trillion Dollar Economists pp. 35-35

David A. Price

District Digest: Building the Aerospace Cluster in South Carolina pp. 36-39

Richard E. Kaglic

Opinion: A New Payments Role for the Fed? pp. 44-44

John Weinberg

2014, articles 3Q

Interview with Dani Rodrik pp. 0-0

Aaron Steelman

President's Message: Financial Learning is a Lifelong Process pp. 1-1

Jeffrey Lacker

Regional News at a Glance pp. 2-2

Timothy Sablik

Birds of a Feather: Does the hawk-dove distinction still matter in the modern Fed? pp. 3-6

Timothy Sablik

Policy Update: Cracking Down on Fraud? pp. 7-7

Timothy Sablik

Jargon Alert: Disinflation pp. 8-8

Renee Courtois Haltom

Research Spotlight pp. 9-9

David A. Price

When Economists Make Mistakes pp. 10-10

Jessica Sackett Romero

Around the Fed: Limiting Bank Size is not the Answer pp. 11-11

Lisa Kenney

The Dropout Dilemma: Why do kids drop out of high school, and how can we help them stay? pp. 12-16

Jessica Sackett Romero

Raise the Wage? Some argue that there's no downside to a higher minimum wage, but others say the poor would be hit hardest pp. 20-23

Wendy Morrison

Economic History: Free to Speculate pp. 24-26

Karl Rhodes

Book Review: Publish or Perish pp. 27-27

Renee Courtois Haltom

District Digest: The Rising Tide of Large Ships pp. 28-31

Jamie Feik and Ann Macheras

Opinion: The Long View of the Labor Market pp. 36-36

John Weinberg

2014, articles 2Q

President's Message: Investing in People as an Economic Growth Strategy pp. 1-1

Jeffrey Lacker

In for a Dollar: Discount Stores Engage in a High-Price Bidding War pp. 3-4

Jessica Sackett Romero

Coal Crunch Massive Mining Layoffs Hit WV pp. 3-3

Karl Rhodes

Will the Graying of America Change Monetary Policy? pp. 4-6

David A. Price

It's All Business: NC expands the role of its business court with new law pp. 4-4

Lisa Kenney

Policy Update: Accounting for the Vagaries of the Wind pp. 7-7

Timothy Sablik

Jargon Alert: Adverse Selection pp. 8-8

Karl Rhodes

Research Spotlight: Benefits of B.A. Alternatives pp. 9-9

Wendy Morrison

Crowded pp. 10-14

Timothy Sablik

Islamic Banking, American Regulation pp. 15-19

Renee Courtois Haltom

Expanding Unemployment Insurance pp. 21-22

Timothy Sablik

Interview with Nicholas Bloom pp. 22-26

Renee Courtois Haltom

The Profession: Breaking into the Mainstream pp. 27-27

Aaron Steelman

Economic History: Reading Between the Lines, How the grocery industry coalesced behind the UPC bar code pp. 28-32

Charles Gerena

Around the Fed: Take Your Pick on Job Stats pp. 33-33

Lisa Kenney

The Birth of Bretton Woods pp. 34-35

Renee Courtois Haltom

District Digest: The Unconventional Oil and Gas Boom pp. 36-39

Andrew Bauer

State and Metropolitan area Data, Q4:13 pp. 40-43

Jamie Feik

Opinion: Moral Hazard and Measurement Hazard pp. 44-44

John Weinberg

2014, articles 1Q

President's Message: Maturity Mismatch and Financial Stability pp. 1-1

Jeffrey Lacker

Regional News at a Glance pp. 2-3

Charles Gerena, Wendy Morrison and Timothy Sablik

Taking Charge pp. 4-7

Timothy Sablik

Jargon Alert: Equilibrium pp. 8-8

Renee Courtois Haltom

Different Cities, Different Ladders pp. 9-9

Jessica Sackett Romero

Rolling Out the Volcker Rule pp. 10-10

Timothy Sablik

Around the Fed pp. 11-11

Charles Gerena

Cybersecuring Payments pp. 12-16

Timothy Sablik

A Few Questions About Income Inequality pp. 17-19

Jessica Sackett Romero

Betting the Farm pp. 20-23

Jessica Sackett Romero

Interview: Richard Timberlake pp. 24-29

Renee Courtois Haltom

Why U.S. Economics Departments Won pp. 30-30

David A. Price

Economic History: Economic Loophole to Mandate pp. 31-34

Karl Rhodes

Book Review - The Downfall of Money: Germany's Hyperinflation and the Destruction of the Middle Class pp. 35-35

David A. Price

The Richmond Fed at 100 Years pp. 36-39

Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

Opinion: Fed Communications in Unusual Times pp. 44-44

John Weinberg