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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006 Vol. 88, No. 1

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The Fed's Monetary Policy Rule pp. 1-12 (PDF 203k)
by William Poole
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On the Size and Growth of Government pp. 13-30 (PDF 180k)
by Thomas A. Garrett and Russell M. Rhine
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The Evolution of the Subprime Mortgage Market pp. 31-56 (PDF 550k)
by Souphala Chomsisengphet and Anthony Pennington-Cross
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Are the Causes of Bank Distress Changing? Can Researchers Keep Up? pp. 57-80 (PDF 310k)
by Thomas B. King, Daniel A. Nuxoll, and Timothy J. Yeager

Replicability, Real-Time Data, and the Science of Economic Research: FRED, ALFRED, and VDC pp. 81-94 (PDF 127k)
by Richard G. Anderson

MARCH/APRIL 2006 Vol. 88, No. 2

Complete Issue pp. 95-154 (PDF 998k)

Entrepreneurship and the Policy Environment pp. 95-112 (PDF 503k)
by Yannis Georgellis and Howard J. Wall
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Human Capital Growth in a Cross Section of U.S. Metropolitan Areas pp. 113-132 (PDF 149k)
by Christopher H. Wheeler
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Macroeconomic News and Real Interest Rates pp. 133-144 (PDF 198k)
by Kevin L. Kliesen and Frank A. Schmid
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Using Cyclical Regimes of Output Growth to Predict Jobless Recoveries pp. 145-154 (PDF 190k)
by Michael J. Dueker
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MAY/JUNE 2006 Vol. 88, No. 3

Complete Issue (PDF 864k)

Inflation Targeting pp. 155-164 (PDF 148k)
by William Poole

The Geography, Economics, and Politics of Lottery Adoption pp. 165-180 (PDF 209k)
by Cletus C. Coughlin, Thomas A. Garrett, and Rubén Hernández-Murillo

The 1990s Acceleration in Labor Productivity: Causes and Measurement pp. 181-202 (PDF 365k)
by Richard G. Anderson and Kevin L. Kliesen
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The Learnability Criterion and Monetary Policy pp. 203-217 (PDF 156k)
by James B. Bullard

JULY/AUGUST 2006 Vol. 88, No. 4

Federal Credit and Insurance Programs

Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Economic Policy Conference of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Complete Issue (PDF 1018k)

Contributing Authors (PDF 39k)

President's Message pp. 219-220 (PDF 61k)
by William Poole

Editors' Introduction pp. 221-234 (PDF 108k)
by William R. Emmons and Anthony Pennington-Cross

Is the United States Bankrupt? pp. 235-250 (PDF 146k)
by Laurence J. Kotlikoff

Commentary pp. 251-258 (PDF 87k)
by Anjan Thakor
Commentary on "Is the United States Bankrupt?"

On the Importance of the Plumber: The Intersection of Theory and Practice in Policymaking for Federal Financial Institutions pp. 259-272 (PDF 110k)
by Douglas J. Elliott

Commentary pp. 273-280 (PDF 74k)
by George J. Benston
Commentary on "On the Importance of the Plumber: The Intersection of Theory and Practice in Policymaking for Federal Financial Institutions"

Federal Credit and Insurance Programs: Housing pp. 281-310 (PDF 281k)
by John M. Quigley

Commentary pp. 311-322 (PDF 114k)
by John C. Weicher
Commentary on "Federal Credit and Insurance Programs: Housing"

On Asset-Liability Matching and Federal Deposit and Pension Insurance pp. 323-330 (PDF 90k)
by Zvi Bodie

Commentary pp. 331-336 (PDF 85k)
by Deborah J. Lucas
Commentary on "On Asset-Liability Matching and Federal Deposit and Pension Insurance"

Should the Government Provide Insurance for Catastrophes? pp. 337-380 (PDF 369k)
by J. David Cummins

Commentary pp. 381-386 (PDF 75k)
by Dwight M. Jaffee
Commentary on "Should the Government Provide Insurance for Catastrophes?"

Panel Discussion: What Is the Appropriate Role of the Federal Government in the Private Markets for Credit and Insurance? What Is the Outlook? pp. 387-396 (PDF 82k)
by Robert E. Litan and Joseph E. Stiglitz

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 88(5)

Complete Issue (PDF 889k)

Recent Trends in Homeownership pp. 397-412 (PDF 169k)
by Carlos Garriga, William T. Gavin, and Don Schlagenhauf
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What Happens to Banks When House Prices Fall? U.S. Regional Housing Busts of the 1980s and 1990s pp. 413-430 (PDF 215k)
by David C. Wheelock
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Do Inflation Targeters Outperform Non-targeters? pp. 431-450 (PDF 302k)
by Michael J. Dueker and Andreas M. Fischer
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A Close Look at Model-Dependent Monetary Policy Design pp. 451-470 (PDF 260k)
by Miguel Casares

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006 88(6)

Complete Issue (PDF 810k)

Chinese Growth: A Source of U.S. Export Opportunities pp. 471-484 (PDF 172k)
by William Poole
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Money and Monetary Policy for the Twenty-First Century pp. 485-510 (PDF 167k)
by Jerry L. Jordan

Rising Natural Gas Prices and Real Economic Activity pp. 511-526 (PDF 179k)
by Kevin L. Kliesen
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The Transition to Electronic Communications Networks in the Secondary Treasury Market pp. 527-542 (PDF 166k)
by Bruce Mizrach and Christopher J. Neely
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What Are the Odds? Option-Based Forecasts of FOMC Target Changes pp. 543-562 (PDF 272k)
by William R. Emmons, Aeimit K. Lakdawala, and Christopher J. Neely
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Review Index 2006 pp. 563-564 (PDF 49k)

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