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Academic Alternatives
The theory of school choice sounds great, but it remains controversial. Now, evidence from programs like the one in Milwaukee is beginning to move the discussion from the theoretical to the practical
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Features
Ask the Market
Companies are leading the way in the use of prediction markets. The public sector may soon follow
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Grinding Gears
The jobs bank program has provided greater job security for unionized workers at the Big Three automakers, but at the expense of greater flexibility in labor markets
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Trading Spaces
Conservation efforts get a boost from the market
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A Question of Money
Does money still matter for monetary policy?
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Decoding Messages From The Yield Curve
What does the recent inversion imply for banks in the Fifth District and beyond?
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President's Message
Federal Reserve
The Evolution of Fed Communications
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Jargon Alert
Research Spotlight
Global Warming and American Agriculture
Policy Update
Interest Rate on Loans to Soldiers Capped
Around the Fed
Taxing Questions
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Short Takes/News from around the District
Interview
Economic History
Opening the Vault
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Book Review
The Disposable American: Layoffs and Their Consequences
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The Not-So-Dismal Science
The Strategist: The Live and Times of Thomas Schelling
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District/State Economic Conditions
Opinion
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