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- July Sales: So Long, Stimulus Gains
- July Sales: So Long, Stimulus GainsRE: July Sales: So Long, Stimulus GainsCurrent economic factors are affecting most consumers. The very prominent retailers haven't simply forgotten who their core customers are. They hooked them long ago and the economy has awakened most of them to the reality of economic...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-07
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- Elections and bank frauds stumbling blocks for economic development in 2004.(Focus)
- Ahead of the year 2004, a host of problems have come in the way of the country's economic development. The problems could cause setback for the economy disrupting all efforts that have been made toward full recovery. There are two important factors--economic and non economic factors--to...
- Research articles 2003-12-09
- Total factor productivity - a misleading concept
- Total factor productivity - a misleading concept* 1. Introduction In real business cycle models, growth accounting, as in empirical research on the link between R&D spending and economic performance, the indicator usually chosen for productivity is total factor productivity - a concept that derives from a...
- Research articles 2001-09-01
- MEXICO'S EDUCATION SYSTEM RANKS LAST AMONG MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
- Mexico continues to lag behind other semi-industrialized and industrialized nations in the quality of its education, a factor that some analysts say has contributed to the country's stunted economic development. Mexico continues to lag behind other semi-industrialized and industrialized nations in the quality...
- Research articles 2004-09-22
- Globalization's effect on interest rates subject of Dallas Fed's economic letter.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
- Globalization is a major factor in the recent decline in long-term interest rates amid short-term rate increases, according to the September issue of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Economic Letter. In "Globalization's Effect on Interest R Globalization is a major factor in the...
- Research articles 2006-11-01
- Leading Economic Indicators Show A Nice Recovery, But Are They Still Relevant?
- The Conference Board released its monthly index of Leading Economic Indicators LEI for the U.S. this week, making a string of six positive reports. The index rose by one point, to 103.5; four of this year's monthly gains have been greater than one point, suggesting a strong recovery is in...
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- Capital Stocks, Capital Services And Multi-Factor Productivity Measures
- Measures of productivity are central to the assessment of economic growth. Measures of multi-factor total factor productivity or of capital productivity rely on the availability of statistical series on the prices and quantities of capital services that enter the production process. Unfortunately, to date only a small number of countries...
- White papers 2005-12-06
- Total Factor Productivity
- Total Factor Productivity TFP is the portion of output not explained by the amount of inputs used in production. As such, its level is determined by how e?ciently and intensely the inputs are utilized in production. TFP plays a critical role on economic fluctuations, economic growth and cross-country per capita...
- White papers 2006-08-01
- Regional cycles: spillovers or common shocks? - Precis - Michael A. Kouparitsas in the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Economic Perspectives - Brief Article
- There are, according to Michael A. Kouparitsas writing in the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Economic Perspectives, three factors to understand when studying regional cyclical fluctuations. Common shocks, such as changes in monetary, fiscal, or general demand conditions, form one such factor. A second factor might include region-specific shocks, such...
- Research articles 2002-12-01
- YEMEN - The Economic Base
- The Yemeni economy has made a rapid recovery after the 1994 war. In 1990-94 it had been hit by the impact of reunification and the fall-out of the Gulf crisis, during which Sanaa was seen as sympathetic to Saddam Hussein. A critical factor in Yemen's economic recovery...
- Research articles 1998-06-15
- Robust Aggregate Implications of Stochastic Discount Factor Volatility
- The paper reveals that the stochastic discount factor seems volatile, but is this observation of any consequence for aggregate analysis of consumption, capital accumulation, output, etc. This paper outlines the standard frictionless model of aggregate consumption and capital accumulation with time-varying subjective probability adjustments, and obtains four implications for aggregate...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Pace and Sequencing of Economic Policies
- This paper examines the design of economic policies using factor analysis, which has several advantages; in particular, it limits the problems that typically arise from the high correlation of economic policy indicators, it helps in identifying clusters of economic policy, and it facilitates the derivation of policy design indicators that...
- White papers 2005-06-01
- Fed Officials Cautious on U.S. Economic Recovery
- By Kristina CookeATLANTA (Reuters) - Three top Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday struck a cautious note on the U.S. economy, citing high unemployment, heavy reliance on government support and commercial real estate woes as hurdles to recovery.Speaking less than a week after the Fed left interest rates unchanged at near...
- News items 2009-11-10
- Asia's growth prospects hinge on China, Japan: World Economic Forum
- SEOUL AFP ? Asia's growth prospects hinge on the solidity of Japan's fledgling recovery and the emergence of China as a world economic power, delegates to a global economic forum agreed. Whether Japan's economic revival, following 1.5 percent growth in the first quarter of this year, is sufficiently solid...
- Research articles 2004-06-14
- 5 Economic Scenarios to Keep You Up at Night
- Stagflation, more bank failures, crippling government debt ? these are just a few of the worst-case scenarios envisioned by several money managers and financial experts we consulted. While not all these experts see these chilling scenarios as likely, they remain a stark reminder of what could happen if we?re not...
- Articles 2009-10-28
- The Causes of Our Economic Woes: an Alternative View
- The stock market fell and then rose nearly three hundred points in what had to have been a queasy day for investors. The turmoil in the markets and concerns about the economy are casting a shadow over an atypically gloomy meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The roots...
- Blog posts 2008-01-23
- Globalisation, technology, and Asian economic growth
- The recent economic turmoil in East Asian economies has raised questions regarding the robustness and replicability of their experience. The paper discusses the impact of globalisation on technological change--the main factor contributing to rapid economic growth and the current crisis in the East Asian economies. Technological development contributed to rapid...
- Research articles 1998-12-22
- Economic Reports Tell Mixed Story on Eve of GDP Report
- Last fall gave way to the winter of our discontent over all things economic, and now we're in the midst of an autumn of muted hope: You may see the leaves as at the most colorful in their life cycle -- or as withering and falling once again. ...
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Economic Reports Tell Mixed Story on Eve of GDP Reading
- Last fall gave way to the winter of our discontent over all things economic, and now we’re in the midst of an autumn of muted hope: You may see the leaves as at the most colorful in their life cycle -- or as withering and falling once again. ...
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Minimum-Variance Kernels, Economic Risk Premia, And Tests Of Multi-beta Models
- This paper uses minimum-variance MV admissible kernels to estimate risk premia associated with economic risk variables and to test multi-beta models. Estimating risk premia using MV kernels is appealing because it avoids the need to 1) identify all relevant sources of risk and 2) assume a linear factor model for...
- White papers 2001-11-01
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