Forefront Topic
The Economy
- Interview with Matthew Kahn
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- On October 1, 2009, Kahn visited Lexington, Kentucky, to present a paper at the Conference on Appalachia and the Legacy of the War on Poverty at the University of Kentucky. Francisca Richter, research economist in the Community Development Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, interviewed Kahn before the conference.
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- Video: Interview with Matthew Kahn
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- Watch these video selections from the interview featured in the Winter 2009-2010 Forefront.
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- Survey Says: Consumer Attitudes May Hold the Key to a Sustained Recovery
- Doug Campbell and Margaret Jacobson
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- A look at survey data on household sentiment shows the recession’s impact across a range of demographic groups, including young people and the middle-class.
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- Watching and Waiting
- Anne DiTeodoro
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- Pinning hopes on small business to reignite the economy may not be the best idea.
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- Interview with Price Fishback
- Mark S Sniderman
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- University of Arizona economic historian Price Fishback compares the Great Depression with the Great Recession and finds reason for optimism that America will recover from the latest downturn.
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- Betting on a Big Impact
- April McClellan-Copeland
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- The early economic impact of Ohio casinos
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- The Shifting Landscape of Economic Development
- Doug Campbell
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- More cooperation, less corporate subsidization
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- The New City
- Amy Koehnen
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- Some practical lessons about policy implementation from city (and county) hall
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- Getting to the "How" of Innovation
- Doug Campbell
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- Public policy can help drive innovation levels, but some approaches are more effective than others
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