Econ Focus (formerly Region Focus) is the economics magazine of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. It covers economic issues affecting the Fifth Federal Reserve District and the nation and is published on a quarterly basis by the Bank's Research Department.
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Downtown is Dead. Long Live Downtown
America is busy rebuilding its downtowns. But these are not the downtowns of yesterday.
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Educating low-income borrowers may be an effective — if oft-overlooked — way to help stabilize the mortgage market.
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Is forecasting a science or an art?
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The fragile capital structure of banks makes them inevitably prone to runs, and that's a good thing.
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In Virginia, private insurers test vehicles for safety.
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