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Econ Focus

Third Quarter 2017

Cover for Third Quarter 2017 issue

Cover Story

Cyberattacks and the Digital Dilemma

Recent high-profile hacks have renewed calls for improved security, but competing incentives pose a challenge

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Features

Row of cars in parking lot

Subprime Securitization Hits the Car Lot

Are fears of a "bubble" in auto lending overstated?

The Resurgence of Universal Basic Income

Concerns about the effects of automation have brought an old policy proposal back into the limelight

Departments

Message from the
Interim President

The Federal Reserve and Cybersecurity

Upfront

Regional News
at a Glance

Jargon Alert

Guy pointing at yield curve

Federal Reserve

Waiting for Inflation

Interview

Research Spotlight

Affirmative Action,
On and Off

Economic History

Soul City: Doing Development Differently

Book Review

Cover of #Republic

Echo Chamber Dot Com

Policy Update

District Digest

Preparing Unemployment Insurance for a Downturn

Opinion

Do Low Interest
Rates Punish Savers?

Contact Us

David A. Price (804) 697-8018