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Fuzzy math : public pensions are underfunded - how bad is it?

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Econ Focus , Volume 14 , Issue 3Q , Pages 14-17

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Grundy moves on : town relocates to avoid floods

Econ Focus , Volume 8 , Issue Fall , Pages 10-11

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On hold : Fifth District call centers are shedding workers due to technological improvements and globalization

Econ Focus , Volume 8 , Issue Win , Pages 27-29

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Opinion: Resisting the Siren Song of Easy Money

In Homer's "The Odyssey," Odysseus has his crew tie him to the ship's mast to resist the deadly temptation of the sirens' song. A modern equivalent of this might be the screen time limits you set on your phone to help yourself limit any time wasting from scrolling in the face of algorithms designed to hold your attention. These are both examples of what economists call a commitment device — a mechanism by which you commit now to protect your future self from temptation. When the Federal Reserve was founded, the debate around its design took into account the siren song of easy money and ...
Econ Focus , Volume 26 , Issue Q1/Q2 , Pages 32

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Research spotlight : Is good journalism good business?

Econ Focus , Volume 9 , Issue Win , Pages 7

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Economic History: The First Rung of Housing Markets

The concept of first-rung housing isn't new. Homeowners have rented out single rooms going back to our nation's colonial era. Widowers and empty nesters who had more space than they needed would turn their single-family homes into boarding houses, offering a warm bed and a hot meal to guests traveling through town."Early single-room rentals provided a mutually beneficial relationship," wrote Andrew Justus, a housing policy expert at the Niskanen Center, in a 2022 analysis. "The arrangement allowed newcomers and those who needed no-frills housing to access housing that met their immediate ...
Econ Focus , Volume 25 , Issue 4Q , Pages 20-23

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Human Capital

Jargon Alert on Human Capital
Econ Focus , Issue 1Q , Pages 8-8

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Common ground : big business and the environment shake hands

Econ Focus , Volume 10 , Issue Sum , Pages 10

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