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Econ Focus

Second Quarter 2017

Cover for Second Quarter 2017 issue

Cover Story

Pricing Vice

Can "sin taxes" be good for your health and the economy?

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Features

Bankrolling Big Bird

Is there still an economic case for government-supported broadcasting?

Credit Unions: A Taxing Question

A tax exemption has helped credit unions since the 1930s, but some argue they should be treated more like banks

Departments

Message from the
Interim President

Financial Services
for Lower-Income
Communities

Upfront

Regional News
at a Glance

Federal Reserve

stock art of currency prices

The Fed’s Foray
Into Forex

The Profession

The Role of the
Council of Economic
Advisers

Jargon Alert

hands with puzzle pieces

Value-Added Tax

Research Spotlight

Superstar Firms and
the Falling Labor
Share

Interview

Around the Fed

Lost Your Job?
Call Mom and Dad

Economic History

Makeshift hospital beds on a porch at Walter Reed Hospital during Spanish flu epidemic

Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918-1919

District Digest

The Urban Core in the Tale of Three Cities: Baltimore, Charlotte, and Richmond

Book Review

Cover of Dream Hoarders

Pulling Up the Ladder

Opinion

Unwinding the Fed’s
Asset Purchases

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