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Econ Focus

First Quarter 2014

EQ 1Q 2014

Cover Story

Cybersecuring Payments

Are we losing the fight against next-gen bank robbers?

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Features

A Few Questions About Income Inequality

The widening income gap is a serious problem in the United States — or is it?

EF Q12014

Betting the Farm

Preservation programs pay farmers to forgo development

Departments

President's Message

EF Q12014

Maturity Mismatch and Financial Stability

Upfront

Regional News at a Glance

Federal Reserve

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Research Spotlight

Different Cities, Different Ladders

Jargon Alert

Equilibrium

Policy Update

Rolling Out the Volcker Rule

Interview

EF Q12014

Richard Timberlake

The Profession

Why U.S. Economics Departments Won

Economic History

EF Q12014

Employer Health Insurance: From Loophole to Mandate

Around the Fed

It's All Local: Immigration, Foreclosures, State Taxes

Book Review

EF Q12014

The Downfall of Money: Germany's Hyperinflation and the Destruction of the Middle Class

District Digest

The Richmond Fed at 100 Years

Opinion

Fed Communications in Unusual Times

Contact Us

David A. Price (804) 697-8018