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2013, volume 17, articles 1Q

President’s message: Big banks needs “living wills” pp. 1

Jeffrey Lacker

Upfront: Regional news at a glance pp. 2-5

Charles Gerena, Keith Goodwin, Renee Courtois Haltom and Karl Rhodes

Federal Reserve: Why talk isn’t cheap: Can the Fed create economic growth…just by talking? pp. 6-9, 19

Renee Courtois Haltom

Jargon alert: Sticky wages pp. 10

Renee Courtois Haltom

Research spotlight: From housing bust to baby bust? pp. 11

Jessica Sackett Romero

Drawing the line: New measures of poverty illustrate just how hard it is to define who is poor pp. 12-16

Jessica Sackett Romero

To be clear: Muddy language can be costly pp. 17-19

Betty Joyce Nash

Taking college out of the classroom: Are online classes the future of higher education? pp. 20-23

Timothy Sablik

Where the newly created money went: Monetary expansion has led banks to park huge excess reserves at the Fed — for now pp. 23-29

David A. Price

Red skies and blue collars: Sparrows Point shaped Baltimore pp. 24-27

Betty Joyce Nash

Interview: Christopher Carroll pp. 30-34

Aaron Steelman

Economic history: Disney’s America: A local zoning issue ignited a national firestorm when Disney tried to build a theme park in Virginia pp. 35-37

Karl Rhodes

Policy update: Under pressure pp. 38

Timothy Sablik

Book review: A capitalism for the people pp. 39

David A. Price

District digest: Economic trends across the region pp. 40-47

Andrew Bauer and Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

Opinion: On economic history and humility pp. 48

John Weinberg

2013, articles 4Q

Presidnent's Message: Rethinking the ‘Lender of Last Resort’ pp. 1-1

Jeffrey Lacker

Regional News at a Glance pp. 2-5

Lisa Kenney, Karl Rhodes, Jessica Sackett Romero and Timothy Sablik

The Last Crisis before the Fed pp. 6-9

Timothy Sablik

Jargon Alert: Public Goods pp. 10-10

Timothy Sablik

The Case of the Missing Deflation pp. 11-11

Timothy Sablik

Allocating Airwaves pp. 12-12

Timothy Sablik

The Future of History pp. 13-13

Jessica Sackett Romero

Risky Business? Insurance is boring … or at least it’s supposed to be pp. 14-17

Renee Courtois Haltom

Directing Traffic pp. 18-21

Charles Gerena

Why Was Canada Exempt from the Financial Crisis? pp. 22-25

Renee Courtois Haltom

Credit Scoring and the Revolution in Debt pp. 26-27

David A. Price

The Future of Coal pp. 28-31

Karl Rhodes

Interview: Mark Gertler pp. 32-36

David A. Price

Water Wars pp. 38-41

Jessica Sackett Romero

Around the Fed pp. 42-42

Charles Gerena

Book Review - Fortune Tellers: The Story of America’s First Economic Forecasters pp. 43-43

David A. Price

District Digest - Urban Crime: Deterrence and Local Economic Conditions pp. 44-47

Santiago Pinto

Opinion: Down, but Not Out pp. 52-52

John Weinberg

2013, articles 3Q

President's Message: Hitting the Mark pp. 1-1

Jeffrey Lacker

Regional News at a Glance pp. 2-4

Renee Courtois Haltom, Karl Rhodes and Timothy Sablik

Reaching for Yield pp. 5-8

Renee Courtois Haltom

Getting the Word Out pp. 9-9

Charles Gerena

Jargon Alert: Present Value pp. 10-10

Karl Rhodes

Agricultural Policy and Market Distortions pp. 11-11

Caroline Tan

Around the Fed: The IT Revolution pp. 11-11

Charles Gerena

First Designations of ‘Systemically Important’ Firms pp. 12-12

David A. Price

Has College Become a Riskier Investment? pp. 14-17

Renee Courtois Haltom

Digital Currency pp. 18-20

Timothy Sablik

The High Point Initiative pp. 21-23

Jessica Sackett Romero

Ties that Bind: IN U.S. Food Aid Efforts, Humanitarian Refielf adn Domestic Interests both Hurt and Help Each Other pp. 24-27

Caroline Tan

Taxing the Behemoths: Many policymakers say that corporations aren’t paying their fair share, but corporate taxes may have hidden costs pp. 28-30

Timothy Sablik

The Rise and Fall of Circuit City pp. 31-33

Jessica Sackett Romero

Interview: John Cochrane pp. 34-38

Renee Courtois Haltom and Lisa Kenney

Book Review: Reconsidering a Revolution pp. 39-39

David A. Price

Workforce Investment in Times of Need and Fiscal Constraint pp. 40-43

Jamie Feik, Richard E. Kaglic and Ann Macheras

A Different Recovery for Household Spending pp. 48-48

John Weinberg

2013, articles 2Q

President's Message: Financial System Fragility - Inherent or Induced? pp. 1-1

Jeffrey Lacker

Upfront: Regional News at a Glance pp. 2-4

Charles Gerena, Renee Courtois Haltom, Jessica Sackett Romero and Timothy Sablik

Federal Reserve: Playing by the Rules pp. 5-8

Timothy Sablik

New Disclosures for Climate Change pp. 9-9

Caroline Tan

Jargon Alert: Full Employment pp. 10-10

Timothy Sablik

Research Spotlight: Industrialization and the Workforce pp. 11-11

David A. Price

The Profession: Where are the Women pp. 12-12

Jessica Sackett Romero

Around the Fed: Measuring Economic Security pp. 13-13

Charles Gerena

Sizing Up Currency pp. 14-18

Renee Courtois Haltom

Maryland's Full House pp. 19-21

Jessica Sackett Romero

Health in Mind pp. 22-25

Renee Courtois Haltom

Green Jobs: Not a Black and White Issue pp. 26-29

Jessica Sackett Romero

Interview: John Haltiwanger pp. 30-34

Jessica Sackett Romero

Economic History: Mother of the Domestic Slave Trade pp. 35-38

Karl Rhodes

Book Review: Embracing Shocks pp. 39-39

Caroline Tan

District Digest: State Corporate Income Tax and Multistate Corporations pp. 40-47

Santiago Pinto

Opinion: Watching Labor Force Participation pp. 48-48

John Weinberg