The Economic Outlook: Fasten Your Seatbelts
... • The economy has moved into recession. • Housing has been in recession for two years, subtracting over a percentage point ...
... • The economy has moved into recession. • Housing has been in recession for two years, subtracting over a percentage point ...
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... higher public investment expenditure manifest over time, through higher capital accumulation and improved productivity. Our findings reveal that higher public infrastructure investment not only positively impacts real GDP, but also reduces poverty and inequality in the short and long run. In this co ...
... higher public investment expenditure manifest over time, through higher capital accumulation and improved productivity. Our findings reveal that higher public infrastructure investment not only positively impacts real GDP, but also reduces poverty and inequality in the short and long run. In this co ...
The Thatcher Experiment: The First Two Years
... to higher employment. The short-term stabilization of output, employment, and external current account was deliberately de-emphasized. The policy of the Thatcher government was revealed clearly in the two budgets enacted in the first year of office. The Conservative party had promised to reduce the ...
... to higher employment. The short-term stabilization of output, employment, and external current account was deliberately de-emphasized. The policy of the Thatcher government was revealed clearly in the two budgets enacted in the first year of office. The Conservative party had promised to reduce the ...
Reaganomics and the American Character - Imprimis
... he would have made if growth rates had remained at the same level as they were during the 12 years prior to the Reagan program. A family of four was making $29,602 more. During the 12 years prior to Reagan, America created 1.3 million jobs per year. That number is pretty impressive compared to today ...
... he would have made if growth rates had remained at the same level as they were during the 12 years prior to the Reagan program. A family of four was making $29,602 more. During the 12 years prior to Reagan, America created 1.3 million jobs per year. That number is pretty impressive compared to today ...
Identifying Recession and Expansion Periods in Croatia
... institution in Croatia capable of announcing the state of the business cycle of the Croatian economy. The objective of this work is to date the business cycle turning points in the period from the first quarter 1998 to the end of 2010 and to present a comprehensible and transparent methodology of th ...
... institution in Croatia capable of announcing the state of the business cycle of the Croatian economy. The objective of this work is to date the business cycle turning points in the period from the first quarter 1998 to the end of 2010 and to present a comprehensible and transparent methodology of th ...
VAR method
... business men can now be certain… In the 1919 fiscal year costs ran to $11 billion. A major war effort in the ‘40s would come higher… since we have started six years behind, a vast outlay is required if we are to attain military parity with Hitler’s industrial machine. In a major war at least four ti ...
... business men can now be certain… In the 1919 fiscal year costs ran to $11 billion. A major war effort in the ‘40s would come higher… since we have started six years behind, a vast outlay is required if we are to attain military parity with Hitler’s industrial machine. In a major war at least four ti ...
Capturing Mineral Revenues in Zambia
... terms of the agreements. Several issues stand out: there was no VAT charge for mine products; capital expenditure had a deductible allowance of 100 percent; and “stability periods” of 15 to 20 years during which no changes could be made to the agreements. Mining companies have been enjoying excise d ...
... terms of the agreements. Several issues stand out: there was no VAT charge for mine products; capital expenditure had a deductible allowance of 100 percent; and “stability periods” of 15 to 20 years during which no changes could be made to the agreements. Mining companies have been enjoying excise d ...
UK BUSINESS CONFIDENCE MONITOR Q1 2009 West 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 ...
Preview Sample 3
... Garth Brooks, Used CDs, and the Law of Demand In 1993 country singer Garth Brooks tried to prevent his latest CD from being sold to any chain or store that also sells used CDs. His argument was that the used-CD market deprived labels and artists of earnings. His announcement came after Wherehouse En ...
... Garth Brooks, Used CDs, and the Law of Demand In 1993 country singer Garth Brooks tried to prevent his latest CD from being sold to any chain or store that also sells used CDs. His argument was that the used-CD market deprived labels and artists of earnings. His announcement came after Wherehouse En ...
Text - IMF
... Community, CEMAC) are still struggling to deal with the unusually large terms-of-trade shock and implied budgetary revenue losses. The pains from this shock continue to do damage to these economies, with the risk of generating even deeper difficulties both within and across borders if unaddressed. S ...
... Community, CEMAC) are still struggling to deal with the unusually large terms-of-trade shock and implied budgetary revenue losses. The pains from this shock continue to do damage to these economies, with the risk of generating even deeper difficulties both within and across borders if unaddressed. S ...
The Impact of Structural Adjustment on Income Distribution in
... indicates that wages and salaries contribute the highest share of 54.2 percent in the total income of the urban lowest income group while the remaining sources of income of this group are operating surplus (42.2 percent), dividends from firms (1.1 percent), transfers from the government (1.1 percent ...
... indicates that wages and salaries contribute the highest share of 54.2 percent in the total income of the urban lowest income group while the remaining sources of income of this group are operating surplus (42.2 percent), dividends from firms (1.1 percent), transfers from the government (1.1 percent ...
The Demise of US Economic Growth
... firestorm of controversy with commentary, blogs, and op-eds around the world. That paper was explicitly about the U.S. and recognized that there is plenty of room for “catch-up growth” in the emerging markets of the world. The growth concept is “potential” real GDP per capita from 2007, not actual r ...
... firestorm of controversy with commentary, blogs, and op-eds around the world. That paper was explicitly about the U.S. and recognized that there is plenty of room for “catch-up growth” in the emerging markets of the world. The growth concept is “potential” real GDP per capita from 2007, not actual r ...
Growth and Investment
... Europe's economic recovery, which began in the second quarter of 2013, is expected to continue spreading across countries and gaining strength while at the same time becoming more balanced across growth drivers. The recovery remains fragile, growth in the euro area, which was -0.5 percent in 2013 as ...
... Europe's economic recovery, which began in the second quarter of 2013, is expected to continue spreading across countries and gaining strength while at the same time becoming more balanced across growth drivers. The recovery remains fragile, growth in the euro area, which was -0.5 percent in 2013 as ...
Budget and External Deficits: Not Twins but the Same Family an
... account deficit widens) because the boost to income sucks in more imports; see the lower left-hand box. In addition, the interest rate rises, which tends to appreciate the dollar; net imports increase more and some of the potential increase in the interest rate is ameliorated by an even larger inflo ...
... account deficit widens) because the boost to income sucks in more imports; see the lower left-hand box. In addition, the interest rate rises, which tends to appreciate the dollar; net imports increase more and some of the potential increase in the interest rate is ameliorated by an even larger inflo ...
Trinidad and Tobago: 2006 Article IV Consultation—Staff Report; Staff Statement;
... with Prime Minister the Hon. Patrick Manning, Ministers Enill and Sahadeo in the Ministry of Finance; Central Bank Governor Williams; other senior government officials; representatives of the private sector and labor unions; and the leader of the opposition. Mr. Samuel (OED) participated in several ...
... with Prime Minister the Hon. Patrick Manning, Ministers Enill and Sahadeo in the Ministry of Finance; Central Bank Governor Williams; other senior government officials; representatives of the private sector and labor unions; and the leader of the opposition. Mr. Samuel (OED) participated in several ...
Staff Report
... space for the government to respond effectively to future shocks. In order to achieve consolidation as well as allow the government to provide key public goods and services it will be essential to raise the tax effort, which is low by regional standards. ...
... space for the government to respond effectively to future shocks. In order to achieve consolidation as well as allow the government to provide key public goods and services it will be essential to raise the tax effort, which is low by regional standards. ...
UK BUSINESS CONFIDENCE MONITOR Q1 2009 Scotland 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 ...
Rwanda: Efforts Toward a Private-Sector Economy
... While many developing countries struggle under the yoke of grinding poverty and recurring health epidemics, the tiny East African nation of Rwanda faces a unique additional challenge: overcoming the legacy of a brutal genocide in which one million people were slaughtered. At the end of a three-mont ...
... While many developing countries struggle under the yoke of grinding poverty and recurring health epidemics, the tiny East African nation of Rwanda faces a unique additional challenge: overcoming the legacy of a brutal genocide in which one million people were slaughtered. At the end of a three-mont ...
UK BUSINESS CONFIDENCE MONITOR Q1 2009 Yorkshire & Humber 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 ...
US: thinking about the next US recession - 1
... US fiscal policy remains characterized by threats of government shutdowns and defaults. Since Republicans and Democrats find it difficult to agree on a formal budget, they go from one continuing resolution to another. Without a continuing resolution the federal government is not allowed to spend and ...
... US fiscal policy remains characterized by threats of government shutdowns and defaults. Since Republicans and Democrats find it difficult to agree on a formal budget, they go from one continuing resolution to another. Without a continuing resolution the federal government is not allowed to spend and ...
Political Parties and their Effect on the US Economy
... As the 2014 midterm elections draw closer, political pundits will look to bolster their political party’s chances by associating their party with real gross domestic product (RGDP) growth and low inflation. In addition, these same pundits will associate slow or no RGDP growth and high inflation with ...
... As the 2014 midterm elections draw closer, political pundits will look to bolster their political party’s chances by associating their party with real gross domestic product (RGDP) growth and low inflation. In addition, these same pundits will associate slow or no RGDP growth and high inflation with ...
The U.S. Economy in the 1990s: A Neoliberal Success Story?
... cutbacks in public spending are the route to economic success is firmly lodged, despite the absence of supporting evidence. In the 1980s and early 1990s the fastest growing economies in the world – such countries as South Korea, Taiwan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia -had institutions and ...
... cutbacks in public spending are the route to economic success is firmly lodged, despite the absence of supporting evidence. In the 1980s and early 1990s the fastest growing economies in the world – such countries as South Korea, Taiwan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia -had institutions and ...
Working Paper No. 598 - Levy Economics Institute of Bard College
... Over the last three decades, through a series of UN meetings and their follow-up review conferences (including the 4th World Conference on Women in 1995, the Financing for Development Conference in 2002, and, most recently, the High Level Conference on the Global Financial and Economic Conference an ...
... Over the last three decades, through a series of UN meetings and their follow-up review conferences (including the 4th World Conference on Women in 1995, the Financing for Development Conference in 2002, and, most recently, the High Level Conference on the Global Financial and Economic Conference an ...
Macro-economic Effects of the Fiscal Stimulus - Fritz Breuss
... Among the measures supporting the purchasing power of private households, the tax reform carried forward into 2009 is the most important one. When fully implemented, the cut in tax rates will lower the tax burden on households by € 2.3 billion per year. Additional tax concessions for families will b ...
... Among the measures supporting the purchasing power of private households, the tax reform carried forward into 2009 is the most important one. When fully implemented, the cut in tax rates will lower the tax burden on households by € 2.3 billion per year. Additional tax concessions for families will b ...
UK BUSINESS CONFIDENCE MONITOR Q1 2009 Northern England 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 ...