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The Region

Banking and Policy Issues Magazine

September 2005

Region Cover: Robert Barro and Wiggles

Top of the Ninth
Payments System Issues and Challenges
Why the market, not the Fed, is the prime mover in the U.S. payments system

Interview with Robert Barro
Harvard economist on Ricardian equivalence, inflation targets and the economics of religion, among other topics.


Addressing TBTF When Banks Merge: A Proposal
Bank mergers provide unique opportunities for TBTF policy reform
[In Brief]

Class Action
The causes and consequences of increasing U.S. inequality [In Brief]

Getting Back on Your Feet
Are government job training programs helpful?
Are they even necessary? [In Brief]

Economic Wealth: A Three-Step Process
Student Essay Contest Winner, Dan Mayberry

Book Reviews
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

The Wisdom of Crowds

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