President and Chief Executive Officer
Dennis P. Lockhart
Senior Vice President and Director of Research
David E. Altig
Research Department
Thomas J. Cunningham, Vice President and Associate Director of Research
Gerald P. Dwyer Jr., Vice President
John C. Robertson, Vice President
Public Affairs
Bobbie H. McCrackin, Vice President
Lynn H. Foley, Editor
Tom Heintjes, Managing Editor
Jill Dible and Peter Hamilton, Designers
Vanessa Floccari, Marketing and Circulation
Charlotte Wessels, Administrative Assistance
The Economic Review of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta presents analysis of economic and financial topics relevant to Federal Reserve policy. In a format accessible to the nonspecialist, the publication reflects the work of the bank's Research Department. It is edited, designed, and produced through the Public Affairs Department.
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ISSN 0732-1813