President’s Report Board Directors
... Lightweight vehicle sales rose slightly in February, selling at their fastest annual pace since November. The increase was led by light duty truck sales. In February, the ISM nonmanufacturing index improved to 56.0, its highest level in one year. The employment index eased to 57.2 in February, but r ...
... Lightweight vehicle sales rose slightly in February, selling at their fastest annual pace since November. The increase was led by light duty truck sales. In February, the ISM nonmanufacturing index improved to 56.0, its highest level in one year. The employment index eased to 57.2 in February, but r ...
The Definition of ―Recession
... committee member might put more weight on employment, for example, while another may place more emphasis on industrial production data. In this sense, recession dating is like a jury trial where a combination of facts, opinion, and debate between seven ―jurors‖ result in a final verdict — recession ...
... committee member might put more weight on employment, for example, while another may place more emphasis on industrial production data. In this sense, recession dating is like a jury trial where a combination of facts, opinion, and debate between seven ―jurors‖ result in a final verdict — recession ...
Chapter 27 Key Question Solutions
... profit (marginal benefit) from the investment exceeds the cost of borrowing the funds (marginal cost). (Key Question) Assume there are no investment projects in the economy which yield an expected rate of return of 25 percent or more. But suppose there are $10 billion of investment projects yielding ...
... profit (marginal benefit) from the investment exceeds the cost of borrowing the funds (marginal cost). (Key Question) Assume there are no investment projects in the economy which yield an expected rate of return of 25 percent or more. But suppose there are $10 billion of investment projects yielding ...
Recession fears greatly intensified after the terror-
... which historically does not fall as consistently in recessions as does employment. The latest readings (through August), which were boosted by tax rebate checks, provide little indication of a recession as well. The lower right panel shows real sales through June of this year (the last available mon ...
... which historically does not fall as consistently in recessions as does employment. The latest readings (through August), which were boosted by tax rebate checks, provide little indication of a recession as well. The lower right panel shows real sales through June of this year (the last available mon ...
DOC - World bank documents
... PFM expert at the Jerusalem office to work alongside the Country Economist monitoring the PRDP DPG III. The task team leaders for the social safety net reform and municipal finance assistance are also resident in the WBG office. The main ministries responsible for implementing the reforms supported ...
... PFM expert at the Jerusalem office to work alongside the Country Economist monitoring the PRDP DPG III. The task team leaders for the social safety net reform and municipal finance assistance are also resident in the WBG office. The main ministries responsible for implementing the reforms supported ...
- Indiana State University
... of total saving even in the third quarter of 2003. This component of U.S. saving has always been a small share of the total. There are other reasons for discounting the importance of personal saving, including the likelihood of revisions that will eliminate negative saving, at least if the past is a ...
... of total saving even in the third quarter of 2003. This component of U.S. saving has always been a small share of the total. There are other reasons for discounting the importance of personal saving, including the likelihood of revisions that will eliminate negative saving, at least if the past is a ...
Recession
... Airline & Hotel Industries offered discounts, gift coupons, to attract people But, still, no improvement in occupancy ...
... Airline & Hotel Industries offered discounts, gift coupons, to attract people But, still, no improvement in occupancy ...
總體經濟學 期末考 日期：97
... 5. Arguments in favor of passive economic policy include all of the following except: (A) monetary and fiscal policies work with long and variable lags, which can produce destabilizing results. (B) economic forecasts have too large a margin of error to be useful in formulating stabilization policy. ...
... 5. Arguments in favor of passive economic policy include all of the following except: (A) monetary and fiscal policies work with long and variable lags, which can produce destabilizing results. (B) economic forecasts have too large a margin of error to be useful in formulating stabilization policy. ...
Why an All-Out Depression Would Still Mean Hyperinflation!
... index has sank to its lowest level ever. Of the 18 industries included in the index, not a single one reported any growth. No surprise then that global trade has also taken it on the chin. The latest figures from the Commerce Department show that US imports and exports fell by 18 percent over four mo ...
... index has sank to its lowest level ever. Of the 18 industries included in the index, not a single one reported any growth. No surprise then that global trade has also taken it on the chin. The latest figures from the Commerce Department show that US imports and exports fell by 18 percent over four mo ...
PDF
... looks first at general economic conditions and then focuses on inflation from the wage side (cost push) followed by an analysis of recent behavior on the price side. Attention is then turned to the causes of the recent surge-in of prices and the implications of these for economic stabilization purpo ...
... looks first at general economic conditions and then focuses on inflation from the wage side (cost push) followed by an analysis of recent behavior on the price side. Attention is then turned to the causes of the recent surge-in of prices and the implications of these for economic stabilization purpo ...
economic headwinds and tailwinds
... inflation without money and an economy can’t have an asset price bubble without credit—a lot of credit. Vendor financing provided the credit for the bubble in Dutch tulip bulbs in the sixteenth century. The rapid expansion in volume of post-dated checks provided the credit in the bubble in the Kuwa ...
... inflation without money and an economy can’t have an asset price bubble without credit—a lot of credit. Vendor financing provided the credit for the bubble in Dutch tulip bulbs in the sixteenth century. The rapid expansion in volume of post-dated checks provided the credit in the bubble in the Kuwa ...
Interactive Tool
... Meaning of the Announcement The U.S. economy was in a recession during most of 2001 and has experienced only modest growth in real GDP since. In fact, employment has fallen and unemployment has increased for much of the time since the recession ended in November of 2001. This announcement, which is ...
... Meaning of the Announcement The U.S. economy was in a recession during most of 2001 and has experienced only modest growth in real GDP since. In fact, employment has fallen and unemployment has increased for much of the time since the recession ended in November of 2001. This announcement, which is ...
Download paper (PDF)
... persistent mild but debilitating deflation; record high unemployment; very weak banking and life insurance institutions; and only limited government economic reforms. I asked what would be different a year hence. The strong consensus answer was: “Nothing.” What a difference a couple of months can ma ...
... persistent mild but debilitating deflation; record high unemployment; very weak banking and life insurance institutions; and only limited government economic reforms. I asked what would be different a year hence. The strong consensus answer was: “Nothing.” What a difference a couple of months can ma ...
Default and Debt Swap in Argentina: Kirchner`s fair Hair-cut
... market debt? An incentive to purchase emerging market bonds results from the higher interest rate. These coupons are not only designed to this purpose, since capital is most needed in emerging countries due to strong growth, but also because creditors are paid a risk premium. Emerging market debtors ...
... market debt? An incentive to purchase emerging market bonds results from the higher interest rate. These coupons are not only designed to this purpose, since capital is most needed in emerging countries due to strong growth, but also because creditors are paid a risk premium. Emerging market debtors ...
go down
... TV networks used to reach 90% of households but then this figure plummeted4 to as low as 33%. Consequently, TV advertising by some multinationals also slumped4. ...
... TV networks used to reach 90% of households but then this figure plummeted4 to as low as 33%. Consequently, TV advertising by some multinationals also slumped4. ...
copy - Alessandro Dovis
... of underperformance being detected, agents exert less effort. There are three additional factors that will amplify these mechanisms. First, when downside risk is perceived as being capped by quasi–sovereign-guarantees by the other member states of the monetary union, both on states (Greece and Portu ...
... of underperformance being detected, agents exert less effort. There are three additional factors that will amplify these mechanisms. First, when downside risk is perceived as being capped by quasi–sovereign-guarantees by the other member states of the monetary union, both on states (Greece and Portu ...
... However, the labor market remains weak. Nonfarm payroll employment fell in August for the seventh consecutive month. The unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point, as more discouraged workers left the labor force. Although Initial claims edged slightly downward in August, their level re ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES TODAY Martin S. Feldstein
... system of bank lending is necessary for economic expansion. We have yet to achieve that in the current situation. (4) Raising taxes, even future taxes, can depress economic activity. The administration's budget proposes to raise tax rates on higher income individuals, on dividends and capital gains, ...
... system of bank lending is necessary for economic expansion. We have yet to achieve that in the current situation. (4) Raising taxes, even future taxes, can depress economic activity. The administration's budget proposes to raise tax rates on higher income individuals, on dividends and capital gains, ...
Concluding Statement of the 2016 Article IV Consultation
... a medium-term macro-fiscal framework with a long-run debt anchor of 40 percent of GDP, which is around the median level of developing and emerging countries. The fiscal framework should be complemented by improved effectiveness of public spending and capacity building to strengthen public institutio ...
... a medium-term macro-fiscal framework with a long-run debt anchor of 40 percent of GDP, which is around the median level of developing and emerging countries. The fiscal framework should be complemented by improved effectiveness of public spending and capacity building to strengthen public institutio ...
AP ch26 pt
... A. Cycles include a trough phase while fluctuations do not B. Cycles imply regularity while fluctuations do not C. Fluctuations include an expansion phase while cycles do not D. Fluctuations are relatively predictable events ...
... A. Cycles include a trough phase while fluctuations do not B. Cycles imply regularity while fluctuations do not C. Fluctuations include an expansion phase while cycles do not D. Fluctuations are relatively predictable events ...
Economic Conditions and U.S. National Security in the 1930s and
... system of bank lending is necessary for economic expansion. We have yet to achieve that in the current situation. (4) Raising taxes, even future taxes, can depress economic activity. The administration's budget proposes to raise tax rates on higher income individuals, on dividends and capital gains, ...
... system of bank lending is necessary for economic expansion. We have yet to achieve that in the current situation. (4) Raising taxes, even future taxes, can depress economic activity. The administration's budget proposes to raise tax rates on higher income individuals, on dividends and capital gains, ...
Determinants of Nicaragua`s long-term economic growth
... opportunity costs of losing a job because the probability of finding work (with low income or underemployment) is high, the probability of receiving remittances is high and real wages are low. The rigidity of the labor market, hiring and firing of employees and cooperation in employerworker relation ...
... opportunity costs of losing a job because the probability of finding work (with low income or underemployment) is high, the probability of receiving remittances is high and real wages are low. The rigidity of the labor market, hiring and firing of employees and cooperation in employerworker relation ...
Macro Chapter 8 study guide questions
... ____ 14. Refer to Table 8-3. What is the labor force of the economy? a. 30 million b. 120 million c. 150 million d. 200 million ____ 15. Refer to Table 8-3. What is the unemployment rate of the economy? a. 15 percent b. 20 percent c. 60 percent d. 75 percent ____ 16. Refer to Table 8-3. What is the ...
... ____ 14. Refer to Table 8-3. What is the labor force of the economy? a. 30 million b. 120 million c. 150 million d. 200 million ____ 15. Refer to Table 8-3. What is the unemployment rate of the economy? a. 15 percent b. 20 percent c. 60 percent d. 75 percent ____ 16. Refer to Table 8-3. What is the ...
The Economy: Myth and Reality
... closed economies of the advanced, industrial nations. We export and import a smaller share of GDP than most of the countries listed in the table. ...
... closed economies of the advanced, industrial nations. We export and import a smaller share of GDP than most of the countries listed in the table. ...
29 U.S. INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND BUSINESS CYCLES**
... The unemployment rate was probably high in all of the recessionary years. It was probably the highest in 2000 and 2002 when the recessions were the most severe. There is not a strong relationship between unemployment and inflation in the data. The unemployment rate would likely have been high in 199 ...
... The unemployment rate was probably high in all of the recessionary years. It was probably the highest in 2000 and 2002 when the recessions were the most severe. There is not a strong relationship between unemployment and inflation in the data. The unemployment rate would likely have been high in 199 ...