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... The global economic slowdown that started in the first quarter of 2014 continued in the remainder of the year. Although this slowdown, which dominated the whole year, was driven by both advanced and emerging economies, the divergences of growth performances persisted across countries. Among advanced ...
... The global economic slowdown that started in the first quarter of 2014 continued in the remainder of the year. Although this slowdown, which dominated the whole year, was driven by both advanced and emerging economies, the divergences of growth performances persisted across countries. Among advanced ...
THE PROPOSED FY 2017 NATIONAL EXPENDITURE PROGRAM
... of the budget pie with a combined share of 76.10 percent. Personal Services (PS) will comprise 29.76 percent of the NG’s expenditure program and will increase by P185.188 billion or 22.81 percent as against the current year’s allocation. The growth in PS is primarily due to the implementation of the ...
... of the budget pie with a combined share of 76.10 percent. Personal Services (PS) will comprise 29.76 percent of the NG’s expenditure program and will increase by P185.188 billion or 22.81 percent as against the current year’s allocation. The growth in PS is primarily due to the implementation of the ...
UK BUSINESS CONFIDENCE MONITOR Q1 2009 East Midlands Summary Report
... conditions now are for businesses up and down the UK. In the first quarter of 2009 there has been another significant drop in the Confidence Index. Almost a third of UK businesses report that, compared to the last 12 months, they are much less confident about the economic prospects facing their orga ...
... conditions now are for businesses up and down the UK. In the first quarter of 2009 there has been another significant drop in the Confidence Index. Almost a third of UK businesses report that, compared to the last 12 months, they are much less confident about the economic prospects facing their orga ...
HW 2 Macroeconomics 102 Due on 06/12
... a. the total value of all goods and services produced for the marketplace during a given period, within a nation's borders b. the total value of all final goods and services produced for the marketplace during a given period, by a nation's citizens and businesses c. the total value of all final good ...
... a. the total value of all goods and services produced for the marketplace during a given period, within a nation's borders b. the total value of all final goods and services produced for the marketplace during a given period, by a nation's citizens and businesses c. the total value of all final good ...
UK BUSINESS CONFIDENCE MONITOR Q1 2009 North West Summary Report
... conditions now are for businesses up and down the UK. In the first quarter of 2009 there has been another significant drop in the Confidence Index. Almost a third of UK businesses report that, compared to the last 12 months, they are much less confident about the economic prospects facing their orga ...
... conditions now are for businesses up and down the UK. In the first quarter of 2009 there has been another significant drop in the Confidence Index. Almost a third of UK businesses report that, compared to the last 12 months, they are much less confident about the economic prospects facing their orga ...
Tunisia`s Economic Challenges
... from supporting economic growth in sectors with a low technology content and limited markets to removing structural bottlenecks in the business environment. Tunisia has built its growth strategy on low-skilled sectors that rely on cheap labor and do not provide enough jobs for new educated workers. ...
... from supporting economic growth in sectors with a low technology content and limited markets to removing structural bottlenecks in the business environment. Tunisia has built its growth strategy on low-skilled sectors that rely on cheap labor and do not provide enough jobs for new educated workers. ...
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... nearly conform to conventional wisdom. This also gives us a chance to view the reasonableness of the alternative estimates within the context of the simulated farm economy. It is possible to predict shifts in the domestic demand for farm products with considerable accuracy. The annual increment in d ...
... nearly conform to conventional wisdom. This also gives us a chance to view the reasonableness of the alternative estimates within the context of the simulated farm economy. It is possible to predict shifts in the domestic demand for farm products with considerable accuracy. The annual increment in d ...
- Ministry of Finance
... The current estimates and projections indicate that restrained global growth is likely to persist until the outer years of the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), where after a gradual recovery could be experienced. It is expected that domestic economic growth trends will follow that of the wo ...
... The current estimates and projections indicate that restrained global growth is likely to persist until the outer years of the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), where after a gradual recovery could be experienced. It is expected that domestic economic growth trends will follow that of the wo ...
how did leading indicator forecasts do during the 2001 recession?
... In order of presentation, the leading indicators in Figure 3 are a measure of the term spread (the ten year Treasury bond rate minus the federal funds rate); the federal funds rate; the paper-bill spread (the 3-month commercial paper rate minus the Treasury bill rate; the high yield “junk” bond spr ...
... In order of presentation, the leading indicators in Figure 3 are a measure of the term spread (the ten year Treasury bond rate minus the federal funds rate); the federal funds rate; the paper-bill spread (the 3-month commercial paper rate minus the Treasury bill rate; the high yield “junk” bond spr ...
1. O verview
... Developments in fiscal policy and tax adjustments in the last quarter were broadly consistent with the assumptions laid down in the October Inflation Report. Effects of the adjustments in tobacco products on inflation in January proved to be as expected. Furthermore, the year-end budget balance was ...
... Developments in fiscal policy and tax adjustments in the last quarter were broadly consistent with the assumptions laid down in the October Inflation Report. Effects of the adjustments in tobacco products on inflation in January proved to be as expected. Furthermore, the year-end budget balance was ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES AND BUDGET DEFICITS, TAX
... because it caused a favorable supply shock to prices and not The budget because it was a traditional stimulus to demand. deficit and investment incentives were expansionary in the short ...
... because it caused a favorable supply shock to prices and not The budget because it was a traditional stimulus to demand. deficit and investment incentives were expansionary in the short ...
UK BUSINESS CONFIDENCE MONITOR Q1 2009 South West Summary Report
... conditions now are for businesses up and down the UK. In the first quarter of 2009 there has been another significant drop in the Confidence Index. Almost a third of UK businesses report that, compared to the last 12 months, they are much less confident about the economic prospects facing their orga ...
... conditions now are for businesses up and down the UK. In the first quarter of 2009 there has been another significant drop in the Confidence Index. Almost a third of UK businesses report that, compared to the last 12 months, they are much less confident about the economic prospects facing their orga ...
UK BUSINESS CONFIDENCE MONITOR Q1 2009 Wales Summary Report
... Welsh organisations in the coming 12 months. Over half of Welsh businesses (55%) now believe competition in the market place to be a greater challenge to their firms’ performance than a year ago. This is significantly above the national average of 35% and the highest for any UK region. Cash flow man ...
... Welsh organisations in the coming 12 months. Over half of Welsh businesses (55%) now believe competition in the market place to be a greater challenge to their firms’ performance than a year ago. This is significantly above the national average of 35% and the highest for any UK region. Cash flow man ...
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... It seems that governments will no longer resist categorisation of their deficits as excessive or protest when given notice to take remedial action if they are allowed more time to implement the corrective measures. If the Pact is not stringently applied for reasons of practicality, it must at least ...
... It seems that governments will no longer resist categorisation of their deficits as excessive or protest when given notice to take remedial action if they are allowed more time to implement the corrective measures. If the Pact is not stringently applied for reasons of practicality, it must at least ...
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... twelve quarters. Mainly domestic factors seem to have caused this slowdown of the US economy. Due to an outstanding first quarter, US GDP growth in 2006 nevertheless reached 3.4 percent (after 3.2 percent in ...
... twelve quarters. Mainly domestic factors seem to have caused this slowdown of the US economy. Due to an outstanding first quarter, US GDP growth in 2006 nevertheless reached 3.4 percent (after 3.2 percent in ...
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... programme in June 2013 Greece will be able (or the market will perceive it as able and willing) to continue making the large interest payments and roll over its debt without the need for further official assistance. ...
... programme in June 2013 Greece will be able (or the market will perceive it as able and willing) to continue making the large interest payments and roll over its debt without the need for further official assistance. ...
Predicting Turning Points in Economic Activity
... DEATH OF THE BUSINESS CYCLE—NAMELY, THE SEQUENCE OF UPS AND DOWNS, UNEVEN IN ...
... DEATH OF THE BUSINESS CYCLE—NAMELY, THE SEQUENCE OF UPS AND DOWNS, UNEVEN IN ...
This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from... of Economic Research Volume Title: Generational Accounting around the World
... In 1994, the Fiscal Responsibility Act was passed to enhance fiscal performance over time. The act requires, among other things, that New Zealand’s net debt be reduced to “prudent” levels and that the operating balance remain in surplus over time. The act also requires future budgets, beginning with ...
... In 1994, the Fiscal Responsibility Act was passed to enhance fiscal performance over time. The act requires, among other things, that New Zealand’s net debt be reduced to “prudent” levels and that the operating balance remain in surplus over time. The act also requires future budgets, beginning with ...
Privatization`s Effects on Social Welfare in Ukraine
... consumed six times more oil per unit of GDP than did Western Europe. Energy imports remain important; in 2002, oil and gas imports represented 40 percent of merchandise imports and 20 percent of GDP. These energyintensive firms suffered greatly after independence, when energy costs increased 5 to 10 ...
... consumed six times more oil per unit of GDP than did Western Europe. Energy imports remain important; in 2002, oil and gas imports represented 40 percent of merchandise imports and 20 percent of GDP. These energyintensive firms suffered greatly after independence, when energy costs increased 5 to 10 ...
Employment Growth in North America since NAFTA: What Has Changed
... earlier recession, resulted in the loss of 249 000 jobs in 199 1 (or 1.9% of total employment at the previous crest). After the peak of the recession, which was reached in March 1991, the recovery was weak at first and employment continued to decline in 1992. Beginning in the second half of ...
... earlier recession, resulted in the loss of 249 000 jobs in 199 1 (or 1.9% of total employment at the previous crest). After the peak of the recession, which was reached in March 1991, the recovery was weak at first and employment continued to decline in 1992. Beginning in the second half of ...
the paper - Brookings Institution
... The slight decline in deficits from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2024 reflects timing issues, not a real change in fiscal policy. As CBO explains (CBO 2014, page 14), October 1, 2022 and October 1, 2023 land on weekends, so some payments will be made at the end of September (the end of the previo ...
... The slight decline in deficits from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2024 reflects timing issues, not a real change in fiscal policy. As CBO explains (CBO 2014, page 14), October 1, 2022 and October 1, 2023 land on weekends, so some payments will be made at the end of September (the end of the previo ...
A Revealing Window on the U.S. Economy in Depression and War
... most notably by the 2.3 million civilians the armed forces added to their payrolls [Higgs 2007, 443; Field 2008, 682, 684]. Note, too, that farm hours declined slightly each year from 1942 on.) The rise and fall of military employment during this decade was nothing short of astonishing. By 1945, mil ...
... most notably by the 2.3 million civilians the armed forces added to their payrolls [Higgs 2007, 443; Field 2008, 682, 684]. Note, too, that farm hours declined slightly each year from 1942 on.) The rise and fall of military employment during this decade was nothing short of astonishing. By 1945, mil ...
The IMF`s Estimates of Potential GDP
... to potential GDP. In the spring of 2008, the IMF projected that real potential output in 2009 would be about 14 percent above 2005 real GDP. Even lowering this to 10 percent — allowing for the possibility that the IMF had previously over-estimated the increase in potential GDP for understandable rea ...
... to potential GDP. In the spring of 2008, the IMF projected that real potential output in 2009 would be about 14 percent above 2005 real GDP. Even lowering this to 10 percent — allowing for the possibility that the IMF had previously over-estimated the increase in potential GDP for understandable rea ...
This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from... of Economic Research Volume Title: Trade and Protectionism, NBER-EASE Volume 2
... (i.e., the returns to labor) began to catch up with those of the advanced countries. Indeed, the average wage rate in the Korean manufacturing sector amounted to mere one-twenty-third of that of the U.S. manufacturing sector in 1960 ($2.30 per hour) but grew to one-seventeenth of the latter ($3.35 p ...
... (i.e., the returns to labor) began to catch up with those of the advanced countries. Indeed, the average wage rate in the Korean manufacturing sector amounted to mere one-twenty-third of that of the U.S. manufacturing sector in 1960 ($2.30 per hour) but grew to one-seventeenth of the latter ($3.35 p ...
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... Corn export inspections during the first quarter of the 2014-15 marketing year were reported at 367 million bushels. However, Census Bureau export estimates for the first two months of the quarter exceeded inspections by 31 million bushels. If that margin persisted through November, exports during ...
... Corn export inspections during the first quarter of the 2014-15 marketing year were reported at 367 million bushels. However, Census Bureau export estimates for the first two months of the quarter exceeded inspections by 31 million bushels. If that margin persisted through November, exports during ...