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The Regional Economist
The Regional Economist
The Regional Economist is a quarterly publication that addresses national and regional economic issues and their impact on the Eighth District.
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April 1994
The Economics of Natural Disasters
Natural disasters like Hurricane Andrew or the Great Flood of ’93 can cause a lot of devastation. And the resulting problems aren’t always localized—at times, even the national economy is affected.
Most economists will tell you that minimum wage legislation is simply government intervention into free markets, harming even those it was meant to help. But new evidence has muddied the theoretical waters.
Home Sweet Home in the Eighth District
Spurred on by low interest rates and a growing economy, homebuilding in the Eighth Federal Reserve District is booming. Can it last?
