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Econ Focus

First Quarter 2016

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Cover Story

Will America Get a Raise?

Economists debate why wage growth has been so sluggish during the recovery from the Great Recession

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Features

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Nuclear Reactions

Lessons learned from projects in Georgia and South Carolina might determine the course of U.S. nuclear development for decades to come

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Who Wants to Start a Bank?

Virtually no new banks have opened since the Great Recession began. What's behind this drought, and should we be worried?

Departments

President's Message

Joining Community
Development and Research

Upfront

Regional News
at a Glance

Jargon Alert

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Federal Reserve

Subzero
Interest

Research Spotlight

Policy Update

No More
Free Lunch

Interview

Erik Hurst

The Profession

Why Do Economists
and the Public Disagree?

Economic History

Liberty Bonds

Paying for World War I

District Digest

Measuring Income
Inequality and
Economic Mobility

Book Review

book review

Opinion

Getting Back
Into Equilibrium

Contact Us

David A. Price (804) 697-8018