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Econ Focus

Second Quarter 2015

Econ Focus - Second Quarter 2015

Cover Story

The Public Perils of Private Debt

Debt makes the wheels of commerce turn. But under certain circumstances, it can also heighten financial crises and recessions

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Features

smart grid

Building a Smarter Grid

Can "smart grid" technology change the way we use electricity?

Health care spending

What’s a Life Worth?

How to allocate our health care dollars is a challenging question, but economics could help

Departments

President's Message

jeffrey lacker

Scaling Back
Debt Subsidies

Upfront

Regional News
at a Glance

Jargon Alert

Real Interest Rate

Real Interest Rate

The Profession

Economists Learn to
Grapple with Big Data

Interview

James Poterba

Federal Reserve

Shifting Monetary Policy Into Neutral

Research Spotlight

Where Are the
Grocery Stores?

Economic History

economic history

Transformation of
Hilton Head Island

Policy Update

Net Neutrality 2.0

Around the Fed

The Effect of the
'Polar Vortex' on
Economic Activity

Book Review

book review

Share and Share Alike

District Digest

Show and TEL: Are
Tax and Expenditure
Limitations Effective?

Opinion

Why Do College
Graduates Earn More?

Contact Us

David A. Price (804) 697-8018