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The FDIC turns to college students for a new perspective on some of its trickiest research questions

Published: Oct. 4, 2021, 3:50 p.m.

b'For the second year in a row, economists at the FDIC are turning to college students to help answer some of their toughest research problems. Not just by asking students to answer academic questions \\u2013 but by helping to figure out exactly what questions bank regulators ought to be asking. The second annual FDIC Academic Challenge launched a few weeks ago. This one\\u2019s focused on the effects of COVID-19 on the banking system. For more, the Federal Drive spoke with Jon Pogach, the Chief of Financial Modeling and Research at the FDIC. \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'