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The check is dead! Long live the check! A Check 21 update

Bauer, Paul W.; Gerdes, Geoffrey R. - In: Economic Commentary (2009) Jun

mid-1990s, but because of the rapid adoption of electronic payment methods, checks are evolving and are unlikely to … disappear anytime soon. Checks are still a convenient way to initiate some payments, and electronic processing has only made …

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When is checkout time?

Bauer, Paul W. - In: Economic Commentary (2004) Sep

The death of paper checks has been predicted since the 1960s, but only recently has their use begun to decline. The end … may be near, though, as two forces accelerate the trend away from checks: the growing acceptance of electronic payment … instruments and the passage of legislation designed to reduce our reliance on paper checks. …

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Deregulation and deposit pricing

Watro, Paul R. - In: Economic Commentary (1984) Apr

A deposit-pricing survey and comparison of 112 depository institutions in the Fourth Federal Reserve District, covering MMDAs, Super-NOWS, and CDs in an examination of the effect of interest-rate deregulation on banks and thrifts.

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The growth of cities in the Fourth District

Dunne, Tim - In: Economic Commentary (2007) Aug

Many Fourth District cities have experienced relatively weak population growth over the past half century. One possible reason some cities have recently grown more is because they have better educated workforces. Recent research suggests that the educational attainment of residents is critical...

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A national voice, a regional view

Pianalto, Sandra - In: Economic Commentary (2004) Mar

Sandra Pianalto, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, discusses the way the Federal Reserve System ensures that different regions of the country are represented in making monetary policy, describes the way our economy is changing, and suggests some ways...

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Report of the Fourth District Economists' Roundtable

Bryan, Michael F.; Martin, John B. - In: Economic Commentary (1994) Jan

A summary of the 1994 forecasts for real output and inflation presented by 15 members of the Fourth District Economists' Roundtable at their January 1994 meeting, highlighting the measurement of service sector prices and the role of small businesses in creating jobs.

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NAFTA and the Midwest

Eberts, Randall W.; Leovic, Lydia K. - In: Economic Commentary (1992) Oct

Proceedings of the October 2, 1992 meeting of the Fourth District Economists' Roundtable, which looked at the North American Free Trade Agreement's likely impact on the U.S. and Midwest economies.

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Mergers, acquisitions and evolution of the region's corporations

Groshen, Erica L.; Grothe, Barbara - In: Economic Commentary (1989) Aug

An examination of the effect of mergers and acquisitions on the Fourth Federal Reserve District economy during the past three decades, using data from 37 companies in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh.

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Interbank exposure in the Fourth Federal Reserve District

Thomson, James B. - In: Economic Commentary (1987) Aug

A discussion of the hypotheses that high levels of interbank exposure reduce the safety and soundness of the banking system and that interbank exposure affects the ability of the FDIC to use market discipline as a constraint on banks' risk-taking, with comment on Fourth Federal Reserve District...

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Rate deregulation and deposit shifting

Watro, Paul R. - In: Economic Commentary (1984) Jul

An analysis of deposit holdings of commercial banks and thrifts in the Fourth Federal Reserve District to determine the deposit growth and shifting that resulted from introduction of Super-NOWs and MMDAs.

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