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Banking

Islamic Finance: Overview and Policy - Ilias, Shayerah - Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report, July 29, 2008, 6p

Raising Red Flags - Hochgraf, Lisa - Credit Union Management, April 2006, v29, #4, pp14-18

Banking on the Web: Risky Business? Kandra, Anne - PC World, March 2006, v24, #3, pp33-35

A Bank, At Your Service - Ackman, Dan - Inc. Magazine, Jan. 2006, v28, #1, pp21-23

The Green Revolution - U.S. Banker Magazine Online, December 2005

Innovations, Incentives, and Regulation: Forces Shaping the Payments Environment.
Chakravorti, Sujit, Jankowski, Carrie. Chicago Fed Letter, September 2005, Special Issue, #218A, 4p

Top Ten E-Banks. Bertulucci, Jeff. Kiplinger's Personal Finance, November 2005, v59, #11, pp98-102

Implementing the Check 21 Act: Potential Risks Facing Banks. Rice, Tara. Chicago Fed Letter, August 2005, v21, pp1-5

Banks Flounder in Muddy Data-Regulation Waters. Fest, Glen. U.S. Banker Online, August 2005, online edition

U.S. Wants International Bank Record Access. Information Management Journal, Jul/Aug 2005, v39, #4, p12-14

Banks are Quietly Wooing Undocumented Immigrants. Bergsman, Steve. US Banker, June 2005, v115, #6, p.24

Business

Finding your Strategy in the New Landscape - Ghemawat, Pankaj - Harvard Business Review, March 2010, v88, #3

How to Measure Innovation
- Rao, Balkrishna - Challenge, - January/February 2010, v53, #1, pp109-125

Financial Market Supervision: European Perspectives
- Jackson, James K. - Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report for Congress, February 2010, Online edition, 28p (PDF)

MetroMonitor: Tracking Economic Recession and Recovery in America’s 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas
- The Brookings Institution, MetroMonitor, September 2009, online edition

Restoring American Competitiveness - Pisano, Gary P.; Shih, Willy C.
Harvard Business Review, July 2009, v87, #7, pp114-125


Government in your Business - Reich, Robert B. - Harvard Business Review, July 2009, v87, #7, pp94-99

The Status of the Steel Industry and U.S. Manufacturing - Scott, Robert E. - Economic Policy Institute, Testimony to Congressional Steel Caucus, June 16, 2009, 25p (PDF)

The North American Auto Industry in Crisis - Rosenfeld, Herman - Monthly Labor Review, June 2009, v132, #6, online edition

OPEC: Solution or Part of the Problem?
Rubin, Jeff; Buchanan, Peter
CIBC World Markets, Economics & Strategy, July 30, 2008, pp4-7

Transitions to Alternative Transportation Technologies: A Focus on Hydrogen - Committee on Assessment of Resource Needs for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies, National Research Council, 2008

Business & Technology: Are There Business Applications for Virtual Worlds? Knowledge@Emory, August 14, 2008

Crude Oil Prices: "Market Fundamentals" or Speculation? Davidson, Paul - Challenge, July/August 2008, v51, #4, pp110-118

Can North American Auto Suppliers Create Value? Inampudi, Srikant; Satpathy, Aurobind; Singh, Anant - McKinsey Quarterly, June 2008, online edition

Boeing's Big Dream - Copeland, Michael V. - Fortune, May 5, 2008, v157, #9, online edition

The Real Message in Microsoft's Conciliatory Moves
- Savitz, Eric J.
Barron's, February 25, 2008, v88, #8, pp33-34

How Local Companies Keep Multinationals at Bay - Bhattacharya, Arindam K.; Michael, David C. - Harvard Business Review, March 2008, v86, #3, pp84-95

Eight Business Technology Trends to Watch - Manyika, James M.; Roberts, Roger P.; Sprague, Kara L. - McKinsey Quarterly, 26 December 2007, online edition; access through YaleGlobal online

Are Male and Female Entrepreneurs Really that Different? - Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration, Web posted September 14, 2007, online edition, 61p

The Tests of a Prince - Lansberg, Ivan - Harvard Business Review, September 2007, v85, #9, pp92-101

Hot 500: The Fastest Growing Businesses in America - Entrepreneur Magazine 2007, July 2007, online edition

Al Gore's $100 Million Makeover
- McGirt, Ellen - Fast Company, July 2007, #117, online edition

New Deal at the Top - Doz, Yves L.; Kosonen, Mikko- Harvard Business Review, June 2007, v85, #6, pp98-104

Brave New Mouse- Salter, Chuck - Fast Company, June 2007, pp79-87

Rehabilitating the Business Income Tax- Kleinbard, Edward D.
Hamilton Project Discussion, Brookings Institute, June 2007, online edition, 64p

The Doing Business Map- 2007 edition

Does the SBA Still Matter? - Mandelbaum, Robb - Inc., May 2007, v29, # 5, pp100-114

Minorities in Business: A Demographic Review of Minority Business
U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, April 10, 2007, 49p

Summary Estimates for Multinational Companies: Employment, Sales, and Capital Expenditures for 2005 - Bureau of Economic Analysis, April 19, 2007, online edition, 8p

Audit Integrity Top 100: Experts in Corporate Risk Detection, Salutes Top 100 Firms for Excellence in Accounting & Governance - Audit Integrity, March 26, 2007, 5p

State Tax Policy and Entrepreneurial Activity
- Bruce, Donald; Deskins, John - Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, Report No. 284, November 2006, 44p

Small Business Survival Index 2006
- Keating, Ronald J. - Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, October 2006, online edition

Women in Business: A Demographic Review of Women’s Business Ownership - Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration 2006, August 2006, online edition, 48p.

SOX: Not So Bad After All? - Stone, Amey -
Business Week Online, August 1, 2005, News Analysis, online edition

China’s Currency: U.S. Options - Jonathan E. Sanford - CRS Report for Congress, July 29, 2005,online edition,22p

Breaking the Chain: The Anti-Trust Case against Wal-Mart - Lynn , Barry C. - Harper's Magazine, June 2006, v313, # 1874;  pp29-37

Taking Care of Business - Caruso, Lisa - National Journal, Feb 11, 2006, v38, # 6, pp35-37

Pots of Gold - Vaida, Bara - National Journal, Feb 11, 2006, v38, #6, pp24-32

Quack Corporate Governance - Romano, Roberta - Regulation, Winter 2005-06, pp36-44

Are Small Businesses the Engines of Growth? Myths and Reality

de Rugy, Veronique - American Enterprise Institute, December 21, 2005, 20p

Measuring the Economic Impact of Wal-Mart on the U.S. Economy - Global Insight, November 4, 2005, 64p

Corporate Income Tax Rates: International Comparison - Congressional Budget Office, November 2005. 60p

Fast Food, Obesity, and Tort Reform: An Examination of Industry Responsibility for Public Health - Adams, Ronald - Business and Society Review, Fall 2005, v110, #3, p297-, 24p


Financial & Monetary Policy


Getting Inflation-Fighting Right - Interview with Alan Blinder - Challenge, September/October 2006, v49, #5, pp6-18

The U.S. Dollar and Prosperity: Accidents waiting to Happen - Brenner, Reuven - Cato Journal, Spring 2006, v26, #2, pp317-332

Monetary Policy: Current Policy and Conditions - Labonte, Marc; Makinen, Gail E - CRS Report, July 28, 2006, online edition, 16p

Foreign Investment and National Security - Larson, Alan P.; Marchick, David M. - Council on Foreign Relations, July 2006, CSR #18, 47p

Why Dollar Hegemony Is Unhealthy - Pallye, Thomas I. - YaleGlobal Online, 20 June 2006

The return of US Saving - Feldstein, Martin Foreign Affairs, May/Jun2006, v85, #3, pp87-93

A Banner Year - McGirt, Ellen - Fortune, April 17, 2006, v.153, #7, pp192-195

Why Spending has got to Give - Henderson, David R. - Policy Review, Apr/May 2006, #136; pp3-11

Truths About Trade and the Dollar - Mahon, Joe - Region (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis), Dec 2005, v19, #4, pp35-39

International Monetary Reform and Capital Freedom - CATO Journal, v25, #1, Winter 2005

Getting Serious About the Twin Deficits. Chinn, Menzie D. Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), September 2005, online edition, 30p

Free Markets and Their Umpires: The Appeal of the U.S. Regulatory Model Isabel M Bjork,;Catherine R Connors. World Policy Journal, Summer 2005, v22, #2, pp51-59

China’s Currency: U.S. Options. Sanford, Jonathan E. CRS Report for Congress, July 29, 2005, online edition, 22p




 




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