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- Economists and Bloggers React to Obama's Heath Care Speech
- Reactions from economists and the blogosphere to President Obama's Wednesday night speech to Congress on health care reform. Megan McCardle, The Atlantic So, the speech. Here’s what we’ve got: Guaranteed issue. Community rating. Portability. Exchanges. Mandate. Deficit neutrality. The public option...
- Articles 2009-09-10
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- Why Did Economists Fail to Predict the Crisis?
- The Find: Believe it or not, economists "failed to account for the critical roles that banks and other financial institutions play in the economy" and rejected common sense truths that did not fit their mathematical models, argue several business professors. The Source: An fascinating article from Knowledge@Wharton....
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- Nobel savages: economists in academia.(University of Chicago economists)
- Economists at the University of Chicago have earned more Nobel Prizes than economists at any other institution. The encouragement of dissent and the heated nature of debates over economic concepts are some of the reasons for the University of Chicago's suEconomists at the University of Chicago have earned more Nobel...
- Research articles 1996-03-30
- Only 2% of the business economists polled recently by the National Association of Business Economists (nabe).
- Only 2% of the business economists polled recently by the National Association of Business Economists nabe think Fed monetary policy is too restrictive at present; 75% think Fed policy is just right, 23% say it's too stimulative. Of note: This is Only 2% of...
- Research articles 1999-04-08
- Where are Tomorrow's Economists?
- Nigel Lawson, when he was chancellor of the exchequer, complained about "teenage scribblers" - the City yuppies who commented on the economy. Where are tomorrow's teenage scribblers? You might think the last thing Britain needs is more economists, but a study of the summer's exam results shows...
- Blog posts 2009-09-07
- Running economics down: fact and fantasy in the presentation of economists in the media
- This paper surveys the denigration of economics and economists in the media and evaluates the truthfulness of the media's principal assertions. It seeks to answer the following questions: a why is economics denigrated in the media ? b why are economists silent in the face of such denigration? and c...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- THE WHITE HOUSE: The House Republican tax bill -- Co Comments from editorial boards, economists & others.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-27 July 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- The House Republican tax bill -- Comments from editorial boards, economists, Re Republicans & others C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:220799 RECENTLY, A LARGE NUMBER OF ECONOMISTS, LEADING EDITORIAL PAGES,...
- Research articles 1999-07-27
- Views Of Financial Economists On The Equity Premium And On Professional Controversies
- This article presents the results of the first comprehensive survey of financial economists. Two hundred and twenty-six finance professors shared their forecasts and perspectives on the equity premium and some related issues. The primary findings are as follows. 1. The average arithmetic 30-year equity premium consensus forecast hovers around 7%....
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Global Markets Institute at Goldman Sachs Poll Identifies Top Risks to the Global Economy; Economists Around the Globe See Underlying Strength in Short and Long Term; Oil Prices and Terrorism are Major Concerns
- NEW YORK -- A new Goldman Sachs Global Markets Institute poll of economists around the world reveals that while many are generally bullish in their outlook for the global economy, world oil supply and prices and terrorism are at the top of a list of threats to both short-term and...
- Research articles 2005-09-21
- Economists give Fed, Greenspan thumbs up
- WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues got high marks from private economists for their actions in 2003, a year mired by war, a falling inflation rate and uncertainty. The main critique from the 60 economists surveyed by USA TODAY was that Fed officials didn't do a...
- Research articles 2003-12-30
- Economists increase estimates of growth
- The U.S. economy will gain strength in the second half and keep accelerating into 2004 when it will expand by the most in four years, a private survey of economists showed. U.S. gross domestic product will rise at a 3.7 percent pace in the current quarter and...
- Research articles 2003-08-12
- 4 economists blast protection bills; say import status healthy.
- WASHINGTON FNS -- Four economists from prestigious think tanks here issued a joint statement Monday condemning protectionist legislations--including the textile bill now in the Senate--saying the nation is not suffering becuase of imports and that foreign competition is healthy. In an hour-long...
- Research articles 1985-10-22
- Economists: Fed will raise rates more than expected
- WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve will raise interest rates slightly more than expected, in response to brisk economic growth and continued inflation pressures, according to USA TODAY's quarterly survey of top economists. All 51 economists surveyed April 20-25 expect the Fed to raise its target for short-term interest rates...
- Research articles 2006-04-27
- Economists change rate–cut tune
- WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve will wait to cut interest rates until the end of 2007, not earlier this year as was expected just a few months ago, economists say. Economists surveyed by USA TODAY expect the unemployment rate will tick higher this year as the...
- Research articles 2007-01-29
- Former FCC Economists Highlight Policy Forum
- Nine former chief economists for the Federal Communications Commission will highlight a forum this Friday titled "Seeking Efficiency, Investment and Competition: The Chief Economists Speak Out," at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C., from 8:45 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. The FCC Chief Economists forum is the second in...
- Research articles 2003-10-16
- But economists see clouds
- But Economists See Clouds: Economists putting together the UCLA Anderson Forecast said that the U.S. economy is near recession. A recession is defined as a decline in real gross domestic product for two consecutive quarters. UCLA economists are predicting 1 percent growth for the fourth quarter of 2007 and...
- Research articles 2007-09-17
- Is Obama Doomed by His Economists?
- Robert Rubin is, or was, one of the most respected minds of finance in the U.S. Rubin was a top executive of Goldman Sachs, Treasury Secretary for about half of Bill Clinton's presidency, and then a kind of director-at-large for Citigroup until January. His take on the financial crisis, as...
- Blog posts 2009-02-09
- Economists tip healthy profits.
- Aug 01, 2002 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- With Australia's 2001-02 company results season only just starting, economists are already predicting 2002-03 results. Most feel the current year will be one of high single-digit profit growth. Macquarie Bank economists are even...
- Research articles 2002-08-01
- Why Economists Love to Study Cellphone Pricing
- Have I tragically underestimated the ability of foreign cellphone companies to come up with devilishly complex pricing plans and the skill of economists to convert those schemes into pat theories that can be illustrated with neat charts and graphs. The many people who have written me over the last two...
- News items 2009-11-17
- U.S. Business Economists Raise 2010 Growth Outlook
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. business economists boosted their forecast for economic growth over the next year, but said the jobless rate will remain stubbornly high, a survey released on Monday showed.The National Association for Business Economists predicted real growth in gross domestic product for 2010 would be...
- News items 2009-11-22
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