Quarter 3, 2003
Volume 13, Number 3
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Contents
Accidents Will Happen by Carrie
Conaway
Improving safety in the workplace takes more than good
intentions. It requires all parts of the economy—businesses,
goverment, and employees—working together.
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An Economist Reports from Baghdad by Chris
Foote
A Boston Fed economist chronicles his three-month stint
helping to stabilize the Iraqi economy and put its economic
institutions on a solid foundation.
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Focus on the Region by Yolanda
Kodrzycki and Pingkang
David Yu
Although New England still gets more than its share
of defense prime contract dollars, the recent rise in
U.S. defense spending will likely have a smaller regional
impact than in the past.
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Observations
Bringing home the gold; a bill of mental health; death
of the payphone; index overstock
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Letter from Carrabassett Valley, Maine
by Rebecca Zicarelli
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Perspective by Peter Andreas
Border security has become increasingly important since
9-11. Yet the benefits of globalization depend on moving
people and goods across national boundaries. How can
we improve border security without losing the benefits
of openness?
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