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A newsletter featuring an essay on economic policy issues of regional or national interest.

September 2008

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Creating value-based competition in health care
Sam Kahan

On April 14–15, 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Detroit Regional Chamber co-sponsored the second annual forum on health care. This year's program focused on how the health care system could be improved in terms of cost, quality, and accessibility. (PDF,59KB)
  The impact of baby boomer retirements on teacher labor markets
Daniel Aaronson Katherine Meckel

This article explores the future of teacher labor markets. The authors find that teacher hiring needs will rise over the coming decade largely because of retirements. However, this increase will not be significantly different from that of past decades. (PDF,219KB)

 
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