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Econ Focus

Second/Third Quarter 2019

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Cover Story

Central Banks and Climate Risks

Some researchers look at climate change and see economic uncertainty. Central banks are beginning to take notice

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Feature

Workers' Shrinking Share of the Pie

Economists have advanced a wide variety of explanations for why workers' share of overall income has been going down

Departments

President's Message

Tom Barkin

Business Short-Termism and Monetary Policy

Upfront

Regional News at a Glance

Interview

Emmanuel Farhi

At the Richmond Fed

Banking, In and Out of the Shadows

Federal Reserve

Do Budget Deficits Matter?

The Profession

The Making of Star Economists

District Digest

Transportation and Commuting Patterns: A View from the Fifth District

Economic History

Pomona house

The House Is in the Mail

Opinion

Composing the Fed’s Balance Sheet

Contact Us

David A. Price (804) 697-8018