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Bricks and mortar, wood and shingles: are real estate markets still booming in the eight district?
Comparing the recent growth in the Eighth District's real estate markets to the previous year's record-breaking pace can make things look a little sluggish. The reality is anything but.
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Banking antitrust: are the assumptions still valid?
In bank antitrust analyses, banking regulators rely on certain assumptions about products and services of banks, the markets in which they operate, competitors within those markets, and the effects of mergers or acquisitions on those markets. During the 1990s, financial innovation and changes in banking regulations changed the landscape in which banks compete. Consequently, the assumptions behind antitrust analyses have come into question. This article surveys recent studies relevant for assessing the validity of the assumptions that underlie banking antitrust. Most of the evidence supports ...
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Riding the rails: a look at light rail transit
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Multiple jobs, multiple counting
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The overlooked 40 percent: the rural Eighth District
Manufacturers are beginning to discover that, when it comes to an ample and affordable labor force, rural areas in our region put urban ones to pasture.
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Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble: asset prices and market speculation
As the Dow toys with 10,000, investors everywhere are positively giddy. But is this unprecedented growth being driven by fundamentals or black magic?
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The changing face of the Eighth District
The census shows we lag the country in population growth and in racial diversity.