Banking and Policy Issues Magazine September 2006

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Top of the Ninth Perspectives on Current Banking Issues Gary Stern on the impact of regulatory issues, such as deposit insurance reform, on community banks. Interview with Martin Feldstein Harvard economist on monetary policy, social security reform, tax cuts and the NBER.

The Boys from Belarus Two young economists, best friends since high school, are exploring—and expanding—the frontiers of economics. [In Brief] The Hidden Economy of Nonprofits We know surprisingly little about nonprofits. Does it matter? Do they? [In Brief] Supervisory Enforcement Actions Since FIRREA and FDICIA “Arbitrary, Draconian and Inflexible,” or a Model of Regulatory Restraint? [In Brief] Home Grown: An Economic Examination of the Origins and Effectiveness of Radical Drug Policies Student Essay Contest Winner, Michael Fahey Fed and University Co-host North American Econometric Society Meeting Book Review Why Globalization Works

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