Table Of Content

1991 Index Economic Review The Tenth District Economy: Avoiding Recession? January/February A Turning Point in Farm Recovery? The Effect of U.S. Defense Cuts on the Standard of Living Reform in Eastern Europe: Creating a Capital Market Market Value Accounting for Banks: Pros and Cons March/April Will Just-in-Time Inventory Techniques Dampen Recessions? The Path to European Monetary Union Tax Increases in the Tenth District: Where Will the Money Come From? The Treasury Plan for Banking Reform May/June The Quiet Revolution in the U.S. Food Market Agricultural Biotechnology: Dividends and Drawbacks Forecasting Consumer Spending: Should Economists Pay Attention to Consumer Confidence Surveys? Can Losses of Federal Financial Programs Be Reduced? July/August Does More Money Mean More Bank Loans? Prospects for the Tenth District Energy Industry Tenth District Cities: Recent Growth and Prospects for the 1990s How Will Reform of the Soviet Farm Economy Affect U.S. Agriculture? September/October Challenges to Stock Market Efficiency: Evidence from Mean Reversion Studies New Evidence Firms Are Financially Constrained The Rising Cost of Medical Care and Its Effect on Inflation The Move Toward Free Trade Zones November/December Commentary: The Move Toward Free Trade Zones Summary of Bank’s 1991 Economic Symposium Check-Cashing Outlets in the U.S. Financial System Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City 1991 Index Economic Review The Tenth District Economy: Avoiding Recession? January/February A Turning Point in Farm Recovery? The Effect of U.S. Defense Cuts on the Standard of Living Reform in Eastern Europe: Creating a Capital Market Market Value Accounting for Banks: Pros and Cons March/April Will Just-in-Time Inventory Techniques Dampen Recessions? The Path to European Monetary Union Tax Increases in the Tenth District: Where Will the Money Come From? The Treasury Plan for Banking Reform May/June The Quiet Revolution in the U.S. Food Market Agricultural Biotechnology: Dividends and Drawbacks Forecasting Consumer Spending: Should Economists Pay Attention to Consumer Confidence Surveys? Can Losses of Federal Financial Programs Be Reduced? July/August Does More Money Mean More Bank Loans? Prospects for the Tenth District Energy Industry Tenth District Cities: Recent Growth and Prospects for the 1990s How Will Reform of the Soviet Farm Economy Affect U.S. Agriculture? September/October Challenges to Stock Market Efficiency: Evidence from Mean Reversion Studies New Evidence Firms Are Financially Constrained The Rising Cost of Medical Care and Its Effect on Inflation The Move Toward Free Trade Zones November/December Commentary: The Move Toward Free Trade Zones Summary of Bank’s 1991 Economic Symposium Check-Cashing Outlets in the U.S. Financial System Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City