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2009, volume 13, articles Fall

President's message: The importance of financial education pp. 1

Jeffrey Lacker

Upfront: Economic news across the region pp. 2-4

Daniel Brooks, Renee Courtois, Betty Joyce Nash and David Van Den Berg

Federal Reserve: The evolution of Fed independence: how monetary policy and central bank autonomy came of age pp. 5-7, 33

Stephen Slivinski

Jargon alert: Prisoner's dliemma pp. 8

Daniel Brooks

Research spotlight: How forecasts can influence the present pp. 9

Daniel Brooks

Policy update: New credit card rules cuold harm some pp. 10

David Van Den Berg

Around the Fed: Lending standards and the foreclosure crisis pp. 11

Daniel Brooks

Recessions and entrepreneurship: is necessity the mother of invention? pp. 12-15

David Van Den Berg

The price is right?: Has the financial crisis provided a fatal blow to the efficient market hypothesis? pp. 16-19, 34

Renee Courtois

The business of higher ed: prices and costs of a college education pp. 20-22

Betty Joyce Nash

Questions grow along with Ginnie's portfolio pp. 23

Betty Joyce Nash

Jalopy economics: how to judge the success of \\"cash for clunkers\\" pp. 24-25, 34

Renee Courtois

Interview: George Kaufman pp. 26-29

Aaron Steelman

Economic history: A tale f two Virginias: the economics of West Virginia's secession pp. 30-33

Stephen Slivinski

Book review: The precursors of financial crises pp. 35

Stephen Slivinski

District digest: Economic trends across the region pp. 36-43

Ann Macheras and Betty Joyce Nash

Opinion: Why efficiency matters...even if you value equality pp. 44

Kartik Athreya

2009, volume 13, articles Sum

President's message: Decentralization and the Fed pp. 1

Jeffrey Lacker

Upfront: Economic news across the region pp. 2-4

Betty Joyce Nash, David Van Den Berg and Christina Zajicek

Federal Reserve: How's business?: The role of the Beige Book in Fed policymaking pp. 5-7

Renee Courtois

Jargon alert: Inferior goods pp. 8

Renee Courtois

Research spotlight: You get what you pay for pp. 9

Stephen Slivinski

Policy update: Lenders remain slow to modify problem loans pp. 10

David Van Den Berg

Around the Fed: Safety first? pp. 11

Christina Zajicek

Measuring quality of life: How do you know when a country's \\"standard of living\\" has improved? pp. 12-15

Renee Courtois

Postal peril: the checks aren't in the mail pp. 16-18

Betty Joyce Nash

Health care aisle: retail medicine pushes competition, price transparancy pp. 19-21, 27

Betty Joyce Nash

A matter of antitrust: the debate over the role of government as referee of market competition pp. 22-25

Stephen Slivinski and David Van Den Berg

Rip currents: how the recession affected seasonal employment in one beach town pp. 26-27

David Van Den Berg

Interview: Timur Kuran pp. 28-32

Aaron Steelman

Economic history: Too interconnected to fail?: The rescue of Long-Term Capital Management pp. 34-36

Stephen Slivinski

District digest: economic trends across the region pp. 37-43

Betty Joyce Nash and Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

Opinion: A case against \\"do something\\" policymaking pp. 44

Robert L. Hetzel

2009, volume 13, articles Spr

President's message: The (limited) role of credit ratings in the financial crisis pp. 1

Jeffrey Lacker

Upfront - Economic news across the region pp. 2-5

Renee Courtois, Betty Joyce Nash and David Van Den Berg

Federal Reserve: Capital cushions: the Basel accords and bank risk pp. 6-9

Stephen Slivinski

Jargon alert: Underemployment pp. 10

David Van Den Berg

Research spotlight: Have free markets failed us? pp. 11

Stephen Slivinski

Policy update: Are CEOs paid too much? pp. 12

David Van Den Berg

Around the Fed: What prolonged the Great Depression? pp. 13

Matthew Conner

Reforming the raters: can regulatory reforms adequately realign the incentives of credit rating agencies? pp. 14-19

Renee Courtois

Honeybees: market for pollination services grow pp. 20-22

Betty Joyce Nash

Silver screen subsidies: is hoping to land the next Hollywood hit a sound economic development strategy? pp. 23-25

David Van Den Berg

Clear skies: the fight for dominance in the airline industry pp. 26-29

Renee Courtois

Veto politics: can a line-item veto reduce spending? pp. 30-31

David Van Den Berg

Interview: Allan Meltzer pp. 32-36

Aaron Steelman

Economic history: Sport of kings: horse racing in Maryland pp. 37-39

Betty Joyce Nash

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

Betty Joyce Nash and Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

Opinion: The importance of luck pp. 48

Aaron Steelman

2009, volume 13, articles Win

President's message: Time to rethink \\"too big to fail\\" pp. 1

Jeffrey Lacker

Research spotlight: Does democracy lead to economic growth? pp. 11

Matthew Conner

Policy update: States receive funding from stimulus bill pp. 12

David Van Den Berg

Around the Fed: How consumers use plastic - and why pp. 13

Matthew Conner

Know when to fold 'em: how the corporate bankruptcy system benefits and hinders the economy pp. 14-17

Stephen Slivinski

The language of local: Community papers survive by sweating the small stuff pp. 18-20

Betty Joyce Nash

Help wanted: business model for hard news pp. 20-21

Betty Joyce Nash

Science panel may study Virginia uranium plan pp. 22-23

Betty Joyce Nash

Ballpark boom: new minor league stadiums spring up across the region pp. 24-27, 46

David Berger

Learning curves: the economics behind high school economic education pp. 28-32

Renee Courtois

Housing cools state-to-state migration pp. 33-35

Betty Joyce Nash

The banking landscape in the Fifth district pp. 36-37

Betty Joyce Nash

Interview: George Selgin pp. 38-42

Stephen Slivinski

Economic history: West Virginia glass houses pp. 43-46

Betty Joyce Nash

Book review: Markets in everything? pp. 47

Aaron Steelman

District digest: Economic trends across the region pp. 48-55

Betty Joyce Nash and Sonya Ravindranath Waddell

Opinion: No time for protectionist impulses pp. 56

John Weinberg