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| # 1 Offshore Banking & Offshore Company Formation Services Ltd.
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| Offers low-cost online offshore company formation with offshore banking services for investing and offshore asset protection in several offshore jurisdictions, such as Panama, Dominica.
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| 5 Reasons Why We Are Closer to a Recession
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| Here's a truism -- just because many people don't want something to happen doesn't mean it won't. An example: Recessions happen even though people don't want them to. Most people don't even want to think about an economic recession. For instance, here's the lead from a recent story in the Financial Times, "The R-word Surfaces on Wall Street":
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September 28, 2007 |
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| Amartya Sen Winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics
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| Amartya Sen, a Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, at the Nobel Prize Internet Archive.
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| American Community Network
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| ACN is a searchable database of demographic and economic statistics for every county and metro area in America, along with links to economic development sites.
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| Americans win Nobel for economics
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| US economists Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson have won the Nobel Memorial prize for economics.
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October 15, 2007 |
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| Australian Development Studies Network
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| An independent organisation which encourages discussion and widespread exchange of knowledge of global social and economic development issues, development-related research, and international development assistance policy and practice.
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| Bear Stearns gets emergency funds
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| US bank Bear Stearns has got emergency funding, in a move that raises fears that one of Wall Street's biggest names is on the verge of collapsing.
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March 14, 2008 |
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| Bernanke Fighting Recession and Inflation on Two Fronts
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| Fed Chairman has to make the case the U.S. central bank can trim interest rates further to prevent recession without letting inflation get out of hand.
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February 25, 2008 |
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| Bernanke hints at more rate cuts
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| US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke has hinted that the central bank is prepared to cut interest rates further to help ease recession fears.
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February 27, 2008 |
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| Bernanke says US economy to slow
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| Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke has warned that the US economy will slow noticeably before the end of the year.
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November 8, 2007 |
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| BookKeeping CCRA Audit Services
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| Toronto Accountant specialize to provide BookKeeping & accounting services for small & medium size companies including Financial Statement Services, Payroll And Goverment Remittance Services, Personal And Corporation Tax Services and CCRA Audit Services
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| Bretton Woods Project
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| Works to monitor and reform the World Bank and IMF. Tracks key policy statements and reports, and provides critiques and early warnings used by non-governmental organisations across the world.
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| Bureau of Labor Statistics
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| is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
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| Bush Notes Economic Concerns, Says Markets 'Strong and Solid'
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| President Bush said Friday that while there is some uncertainty about slowing economic growth, the nation's "financial markets are strong and solid."
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January 4, 2008 |
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| Bush presents $3 trillion budget
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| US President George W Bush has said his $3.1 trillion budget for 2009 will boost national security while stimulating economic growth.
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February 4, 2008 |
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| Bush reassures over economic woes
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| President George Bush has attempted to restore confidence in the US economy, amid the deepening financial crisis.
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March 14, 2008 |
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| Bush Signs Economic Report, Says Economy 'Structurally Sound,' Stimulus Will Help
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| President Bush, acknowledging that the country is suffering through a period of economic uncertainty, called on Congress Monday to do more to help people and businesses hurt by the housing slump and credit crunch.
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February 11, 2008 |
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| Bush Warns Government Against Going Too Far With Economic Relief
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| President Bush on Saturday said the government must guard against going too far in trying to fix the troubled economy, cautioning that "one of the worst things you can do is overcorrect." Democrats said Bush was relying on inaction to solve the problem.
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March 15, 2008 |
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| Carl Shapiro's Home Page
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| Research on industrial organization at Berkeley.
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| Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
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| Multi-disciplinary social sciences research centre at the Australian National University with primary focus on indigenous Australian economic policy and economic development issues.
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| China's economic muscle 'shrinks'
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| China's economy, the world's second largest, is not as big as was thought, a report by the World Bank has claimed.
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December 17, 2007 |
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| Consumer Inflation Well-Behaved in July as Gasoline Prices Fall
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| A big drop in the cost of gasoline in July contributed to the smallest rise in consumer prices in eight months, providing a hopeful sign that inflation is easing.
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August 15, 2007 |
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| Consumer Prices Fall 0.1% in August
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| Consumer prices in August fell for the first time in 10 months, as another big drop in energy costs offset higher food prices.
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September 19, 2007 |
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| Consumer Spending Up .5 Percent in April
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| Consumers' incomes dipped in April but that didn't stop them from spending briskly.
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June 1, 2007 |
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| Consumer Spending, Construction Activity Beat Expectations
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| Consumers shrugged off a rash of bad news to spend more than expected in August while a key measure of inflation eased to the slowest pace in 3 1/2 years. Construction activity also rose above expectations.
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September 28, 2007 |
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| Deal reached on US economic plan
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| The White House and the Democrats in Congress have agreed a $150bn economic stimulus package that will offer tax rebates to boost growth.
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January 24, 2008 |
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| Debt Relief International
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| UK-based non-profit organisation established in order to assist Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) to manage their own debt strategy and analysis, without having to rely on international technical assistance.
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| Dismal Scientist, The
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| Provides economic data and analysis. Includes feature articles, forecasts, an economic calendar and links to related sites.
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| Economic Development Network
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| Providing data on communities that want economic development to companies and entrepreneurs planning facilities location or site selection projects.
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| Economic Development Research Group
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| Articles, resources & consulting on economic impact analysis and economic development program evaluation.
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| Economic Growth Research
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| Political, economic, and social data on the history of developing countries' and their prospects, from the World Bank Research Department. Includes research papers on economic growth and development, and "development novel of the month."
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| Economic Growth Losing Steam
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| U.S. economic growth should lose steam in coming months, a research group said Thursday, indicating a clampdown on credit markets will continue to take its toll on the broader economy.
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September 20, 2007 |
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| Economics Course in International Trade
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| This site offers an example of the simplest General Equilibrium model in the context of the international trade using two commodities and two consumers which is amenable to analysis with the Edgewoth Box.
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| Economics Information
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| The Department of Economics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha presents a comprehensive guide to resources on the Internet. Includes a section for teachers.
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| Economics Research Associates
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| Economic planning, analysis and development for business, real estate, and the entertainment and leisure industry. Economic consulting for corporations, government, public agencies and non-profits.
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| Economists Trim 2008 Economic Growth Forecasts
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| U.S. economists have chopped their forecasts for 2008 economic growth for a third straight month, saying the housing slump will be deeper and last longer than earlier expected.
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October 10, 2007 |
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| Economy Cranks Up in 2Q at 3.4 Percent Pace, Best Showing in More Than a Year
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| The economy snapped out of a lethargic spell and grew at a 3.4 percent pace in the second quarter, the strongest showing in more than a year. A revival in business spending was a main force behind the energized performance.
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July 27, 2007 |
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| Economy Expands 0.6% in First Quarter
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| The bruised economy limped through the first quarter of this year at only 0.6% as housing and credit problems forced people and businesses alike to hunker down.
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April 30, 2008 |
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| Economy Threatened by Obesity Epidemic
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| Republican presidential candidate and self-described "recovering foodaholic" Mike Huckabee told Southern governors Saturday that an obesity epidemic could cause serious problems for the American economy, and even for national security.
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August 26, 2007 |
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| EDIRC
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| A worldwide index of economics departments, institutes and research centers.
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| EDIRC, Economic Development
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| Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers presents an attempt by Christian Zimmermann of the Center for Research on Employment and Economic Fluctuations, University of Quebec to index all Economic Development web sites.
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| Exports Will Lift GDP Growth Again in 2008
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| Exports are saving the U.S. economy's bacon. Growth in American companies' foreign sales is poised to continue, helped by the weak dollar.
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November 26, 2007 |
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| Fed Chairman Bernanke Warns Congress of More Economic Strains
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| Using words like "sluggish" and "deteriorated," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a starkly pessimistic assessment of the nation's economy on Thursday and signaled that the Fed will cut interest rate cuts further if needed to combat the adverse effects of a prolonged housing slump and a severe credit crisis.
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February 14, 2008 |
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| Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate by 0.25%
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| The Federal Reserve lowered a key interest rate Wednesday for the seventh time since last September, when a crumbling housing market began spilling over into the broader economy stoking fears of a recession.
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April 30, 2008 |
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| Fed Cuts Lending Rate to Financial Institutions to 3.25%
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| he Federal Reserve is urgently moving to contain a deepening credit crisis and restore confidence in panicked financial markets by becoming a lender of last resort for Wall Street investment houses, which were able to secure short-term emergency loans beginning Monday.
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March 17, 2008 |
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| Fed cuts US 2008 growth forecast
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| The US Federal Reserve has cut its forecast for 2008 economic growth to a range of 1.8% to 2.5% - due to tight credit markets and weakness in housing.
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November 20, 2007 |
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| Fed drops lending rate a quarter-point
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| Move leaves it at 3.25 percent; new lending outlet for banks created
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March 16, 2008 |
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| Fed Says Economy Weak for Short Term
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| Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn said on Friday moderate growth should return to the economy after a period of softness due to a prolonged housing slump and higher borrowing costs.
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October 5, 2007 |
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| Fed Still Worried About Inflation
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| The central bank has no plans to cut interest rates anytime soon, even though economic growth is anemic.
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May 9, 2007 |
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| Federal Reserve Slashes Fed Funds Rate by 0.5 percent to 4.75 Percent
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| The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed benchmark interest rates by a half-percentage point in a bold bid to buffer the economy from a housing slump and related financial market turbulence.
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September 18, 2007 |
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| Financial Crises
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| Research articles from the World Bank regarding the crises initiated in Mexico 1994, Thailand 1997, and Russia 1998.
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| Financials Bring Fed-Fueled Rally to Screeching Halt
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| Stocks closed in negative territory despite the Federal Reserve's decision to lower a key interest rate by 0.50% in an effort to light a spark under an economy that slowed down sharply at the end of 2007. A 175-point rally on the Dow was erased with just minutes left in the trading day.
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January 30, 2008 |
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| FRB: Federal Open Market Committee
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| Schedule and minutes of Federal Open Market Committee from the Federal Reserve Board.
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| G7 passes plan to ease credit woe
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| The G7 group of most industrialised nations has approved a plan aimed at easing the continuing crisis in the global credit markets.
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April 11, 2008 |
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| Gerard Debreu Winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Economics
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| Gerard Debreu, a Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, at the Nobel Prize Internet Archive.
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| GEMPACK - (General Equilibrium Modelling PACKage)
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| is a suite of general-purpose economic modelling software especially suitable for general and partial equilibrium models.
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| Greenspan: U.S. 'Clearly on the Edge' of Recession
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| Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday night the American economy is "clearly on the edge" of a recession, and he pointed to the depressed housing market as a primary culprit.
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February 15, 2008 |
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| Hal R. Varian' s Home Page
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| Research on industrial organization at Berkeley.
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| History of Economic Thought
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| Online materials for a college course on the History of Economic Thought by Udayan Roy with many references to major contributors to economic theory.
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| House Approves Economic Stimulus Plan, Heads to Senate
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| The House, seizing a rare moment of bipartisanship to respond to the economy's slump, overwhelmingly passed a $146 billion aid package Tuesday that would speed rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers.
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January 29, 2008 |
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| Humphrey Hawkins Testimony and Report to the Congress
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| Semiannual report on monetary policy and U.S. economic performance from the Federal Reserve.
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| Information about Amartya Sen
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| Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, 1998.
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| Information Economy, The
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| The economics of the Internet. Covers traffic, e-commerce, intellectual property and more.
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| International Development Exchange
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| Builds partnerships to overcome economic and social injustice and work toward people's greater control over their resources, political structures, and economic processes that affect their lives.
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| International Development Research Centre
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| A public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research.
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| Is Another Depression On The Horizon?
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| The boom/bust cycle in asset prices typifies the present downturn, as it did the Great Depression. This has led to suggestions that the world economy could operate far below capacity (i.e., with high unemployment) for an extended period--as it did in the 1930s.
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April 8, 2008 |
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| Is U.S. Losing Out in Latin America?
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| Latin American countries have long been expanding their financial and political ties far beyond the U.S., but the growing influence of China is worrisome.
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February 22, 2008 |
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| Kenneth J. Arrow Winner of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Economics
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| Kenneth J. Arrow, a Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, at the Nobel Prize Internet Archive.
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| Law & Economics Consulting Group, Inc.
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| Provides expert analysis, litigation support and management consulting in economics, accounting and finance.
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| Microeconomics (D1-D4)
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| Economics Working Paper Archiv.
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| Microeconomic Theory
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| Provides table of content of Microeconomic Theory by Mas-Colell, Whinston and Green. The major book on microeconomic theory.
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| Monash model - Australian CGE-model
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| developed at the Centre of Policy Studies and the Impact Project at Monash University in Australia. A very detailed development of the ORANI model.
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| MPSGE - (Mathematical Programming System for General Equilibrium analysis)
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| describes the GAMS subsystem for CGE-modeling developed by Thomas Rutherford. Introduction, material for self-study, papers and downloadable library of examples.
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| NERA Economic Consulting
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| economist consultants creating strategies, studies, reports, expert testimony, and policy recommendations that reflect a specialization in industrial and financial economics and law.
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| Paulson Expects Economic Growth to Continue
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| Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday that it will take time to work through the problems contributing to current financial market turmoil but expressed confidence U.S. growth will not be derailed.
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September 14, 2007 |
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| PayPal Gets European License
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| Online payment site will step up European service now that it has a banking license.
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May 16, 2007 |
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| Poll: Three-quarters think U.S. in recession
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| Seventy-four percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey say the economy has entered a recession.
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March 17, 2008 |
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| President Bush Pitches Income Tax Relief, Business Incentives to Boost Economy
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| President Bush on Friday urged that an economic stimulus package worth nearly $150 billion be passed immediately to head off a nationwide slump, while expressing confidence that the sagging economy will rebound.
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January 18, 2008 |
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| President Bush Pushing for Tax Rebates, Breaks for Businesses as Part of Stimulus Plan
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| President Bush told congressional leaders privately on Thursday he favors personal income tax rebates and tax breaks for businesses to help avert a recession, officials said, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke joined in calls for an economic stimulus package.
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January 17, 2008 |
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| Price Theory
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| An intermediate text by David Friedman.
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| Problems in Microeconomics
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| a set of practice problems and interactive lecture displays for students and faculty in introductory courses in microeconomics.
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| Paulson Defends Government Readiness to Help Economy
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| The Bush administration will "do what it takes" to stabilize chaotic markets and minimize the economic damage, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Sunday after a tumultuous week capped by the government rescue of a teetering investment bank.
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March 16, 2008 |
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| Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
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| This is a collection of links to several resources about quantitative macroeconomics and especially real business cycle (RBC) theory on the World-Wide Web.
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| Recession fears stalk Davos meeting
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| Bleak forecasts for the global economy dominated Wednesday's opening of the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, but business and government leaders were divided over the possibility of a global recession.
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January 23, 2008 |
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| Report: U.S. Internet Economy Ranks Fourth
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| The Internet has its own Olympics, you know. Okay, so maybe it's not on par with the 'real' Olympics -- but the outcome of the Global Information Technology Report is still worth noting.
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April 10, 2008 |
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| Supply and Demand Principles
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| Basic supply and demand curves explained.
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| Taxpayers would get checks under economic stimulus plan
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| U.S. taxpayers would get checks of several hundred dollars from the federal government under a plan to stimulate the economy, congressional and Bush administration officials said Thursday.
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January 24, 2008 |
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| The Fed is on your side
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| The rate cut will help consumers with large home equity credit payments and may help credit card borrowers as well.
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January 22, 2008 |
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| The Journal of Macroeconomics
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| The only journal devoted entirely to the broad field of macroeconomics.
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| The RAND Journal of Economics
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| Major journal on industrial organization.
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| The Review of Economic Studies
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| Journal that publishes on economic theory incl. game theory, general equilibrium analysis, microeconomics etc.
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| U.S. Department of Justice: Antitrust Division
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| Official home page with public documents, antitrust case filing and updates.
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| U.S. Recession May Benefit Indian Outsourcers
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| Economic uncertainty prompts companies to delay contracts, but may soon benefit outsource.
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February 17, 2008 |
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| United Nations Development Fund for Women
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| Promotes women's empowerment and gender equality, working for participation of women in all levels of development planning and practice.
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| US admits economy is in downturn
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| US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has admitted that the US economy is facing a "sharp decline" at the moment but hopes for a recovery later in the year.
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March 18, 2008 |
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| US rates reduced for third time
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| The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates from 4.5% to 4.25% in a bid to help the world's largest economy through a housing and credit woes.
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December 11, 2007 |
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| US stocks slump on economy fears
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| The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped nearly 250 points amid fears that the US could enter a recession, as consumers reduce their spending.
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January 11, 2008 |
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| Weak dollar cuts US trade deficit
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| The US trade deficit has narrowed to its lowest level in more than two years, driven by record exports boosted by the weaker dollar.
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November 9, 2007 |
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| Wholesale Prices Soar 1.1%; Core Inflation Up 0.2% in March
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| Inflation at the wholesale level soared in March at nearly triple the rate that had been expected as the costs of energy and food both climbed rapidly.
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April 15, 2008 |
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| World Bank
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| the World Bank's list of energy and environment models and databases.
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