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January

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"Stag-nations"
by James Bullard
 

February

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"Color Me Beige"
by Howard J. Wall
 

March

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"Putting Off Retirement: The Rise of the 401(k)"
by Abbigail Chiodo and Michael T. Owyang
 

April

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"Does a Mild Recession Imply a Weak Recovery?"
by Kevin L. Kliesen and Daniel L. Thornton
 

May

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"BTUs in GDP"
by Michael R. Pakko
 

June

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"Subject to Revision"
by Abbigail Chiodo and Michael T. Owyang
  

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"Expected Stock Market Returns and Business Investment"
by Hui Guo

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"Was the Recent Economic Downturn a Recession?"
by Jeremy M. Piger
  

September

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"Castles in the Sky?"
by Frank A. Schmid
  

October

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"Commercial Paper: A Colossal Market"
by Drew B. Winters

November

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"Health Care Costs and Coverage"
by Rubén Hernández-Murillo
 

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"Die Another Day? Budget Deficits and Interest Rates"
by Kevin L. Kliesen


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