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Comments by Gary H. Stern
President
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Issues in Macroeconomic Policy, June 2008
Addressing the Trade-offs: Market Discipline, Stability and Communication, December 2007
On Public Policy and Economic Education, September 2007
Financial Innovation and the Fed, June 2007
Economics and Policy, December 2006
Perspectives on Current Banking Issues, September 2006
Pursuing Effective Economic Policy, June 2006
Economic Research and the Role of the Federal Reserve in Payments,
December 2005
Payments System Issues and Challenges, September 2005
Formalizing the Success of Past Policy, June 2005
The Private and Public Risks of Banking, December 2004
An Economist's Viewpoint: Using Economics to Shed Light
on Current Policy Issues , September 2004
Prospects for Economic Expansion, June 2004
Building Capacity for Success: The Fed's Role in Community
Economic Development, December 2003
Should We Accept the Conventional Wisdom About Deflation?
September 2003
Achieving the Objectives of Regulatory Restructuring, June 2003
Economic Literacy Leads to Better Grasp of Public Policy Issues,
December 2002
Reflections on Business, Government and Reputation, September 2002
From Pocketbook to Policymaking, Economic Education Matters,
June 2002
The Federal Reserve and Electronic Payments, December 2001
The Economy Rarely Takes Direction from Forecasters,
September 2001
Bank Funding: Challenges ahead but no crisis, June 2001
Recipes for Monetary Policy, December 2000
Thoughts on Designing Credible Policies After Financial Modernization: Addressing Too-Big-to-Fail and Moral Hazard, September 2000
Rethinking NAIRU, June 2000
Using Market Data to Manage Risk: The Potential of Financial Modernization,  March 2000
Educating the Messenger, December 1999
A Response to Critics of Market Discipline, September 1999
The Role and Value of Market Forces, June 1999
On the Beige Book, Y2K, and Economic Education, March 1999
Do We Know Enough About Economics?, December 1998
Can the U.S. Economy Weather World Storms?, September 1998
Market Discipline as Bank Regulator, June 1998
Carter Glass Was Right: The Structure of the Federal Reserve is Important, December 1997
A Modest Proposal for Meaningful Deposit Insurance Reform,
September 1997
When Neighborhood Housing Programs Succeed, Everyone Benefits, June 1997
An Opportune Time for Deposit Insurance Reform, December 1996
Economic Growth: A Framework for Discussion, September 1996
Like All Wars, This One Requires Political Leadership, June 1996
How the New CRA Will Affect Mortgage Lending, December 1995
Beyond Statistics, annual Minneapolis Fed directors tour,
September 1995
To Acknowledge and Appreciate, The Region's first editor, June 1995
Russia: Land of Opportunity and Challenge, December 1994
Where is the Inflation? September 1994
Suspending Disbelief: Low Incomes Do Not Mean High Defaults,
June 1994
Views of Regulatory Consolidation, March 1994
Videos Respond to Economic Illiteracy, December 1993
The Fate of the Banking Industry, September 1993
Views on the Economy, Monetary Policy, June 1993
Waving a Warning Flag, comments on government programs and jobs by Preston Miller, vice president and monetary advisor, March 1993
An Educational Deficit, on government budget policies, December 1992
An Update on Community Involvement, comments on employee volunteerism by Delbert W. Johnson, chairman of the board of directors, September 1992
Is America Losing Faith in Market System?, June 1992
Enhancing Long-Term Growth, March 1992
Observations on Business Attitudes, December 1991
Whither the Credit Crunch?, September 1991
The Proposals for Reform that are “On the Table”, June 1991
Thoughts on the Fed and the Community, comments by Delbert W. Johnson, chairman of the board of directors, February 1991
The Present Policy Dilemma, November 1990
Safeguards to the U.S. Banking System Should Not Be Dismantled, comments by Melvin L. Burstein, senior vice president and general counsel, June 1990
The Goal of Price Stability, February 1990
Resolving Conflict: The Fed's Role in Community Reinvestment Act, December 1989
Continuing Challenges for Payments System, comments by
Thomas Gainor, first vice president, August 1989
Unpleasant Budget Arithmetic Revisited, May 1989