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Econ Focus

Second Quarter 2016

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Cover Story

Tomorrow's Lenders?

Online nonbank lenders have experienced tremendous growth. What promises, and perils, do they hold for the financial system?

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Features

How Much Do State Business Taxes Matter?

States hope to attract businesses by cutting their taxes, but it's not clear how well it works

Social Security: An American Evolution

The story of our biggest government program is not just about politics. It's also about the influence of a diverse group of economists

Departments

President's Message

Minority Unemployment
and the FOMC

Upfront

Regional News
at a Glance

Jargon Alert

Helicopter Money

Helicopter
Money

Policy Update

New Rules for
Nest Egg Advisers

Federal Reserve

Who’s the Boss
in Monetary Policy?

Around the Fed

Will Poor Countries
Catch Up?

Economic History

Winston-Salem Out of the Ashes

Winston-Salem
Out of the Ashes

Research Spotlight

Was China Behind
a Manufacturing
Decline?

Interview

Josh Lerner

District Digest

Education and
Vulnerability to
Economic Shocks in
the Carolinas

Book Review

book review

The HIV/AIDS
Challenge

Opinion

The Payoff from
the Earned Income
Tax Credit

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