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Finance & Development March 2009 Claessens & Kose |
What Is a Recession? The ongoing global financial crisis has been accompanied by recessions in many countries. It stands to become one of the longest and deepest recessions since the Great Depression of the 1930s. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Claessens et al. |
When Crises Collide Recessions accompanied by credit crunches or asset price busts are deeper and longer lasting. |
Finance & Development December 2010 |
Emerging Markets Come of Age These vibrant middle-income countries survived the global recession, but face bumps as they seek to solidify their place in the world economy. |
The Motley Fool September 20, 2010 Morgan Housel |
So Long, Recession The organization tasked with dating the start and end of recessions -- the National Bureau of Economic Research -- has officially laid our recent one to rest. Actually, it says the recession ended over a year ago, in June 2009. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Tim Callen |
What Is Gross Domestic Product? Economists use many acronyms. One of the most common is GDP, which stands for gross domestic product. A concise explanation of GDP. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
This Feels Like a Slump, But Is It a Recession? Comments from seven economists on whether the current slowdown is a recession, how to tell if it is one, and what this may indicate about the nature of the "new" economy. |
Finance & Development June 2011 |
Emerging Challenges Emerging markets must adapt to the new global reality by building on their economic success. |
Finance & Development December 2009 Baldacci & Gupta |
Fiscal Expansions: What Works There is a firm link between the composition of fiscal policy and the length of a financial crisis. |
The Motley Fool November 8, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
What Causes a Recession? Learn the key factors behind an economic slowdown. |
Finance & Development June 2010 Anoop Singh |
Asia Leading the Way Asia is moving into a leadership role in the world economy. |
Finance & Development December 2010 Dao & Loungani |
The Tragedy of Unemployment Governments can do more to alleviate joblessness and its human costs. |
Finance & Development March 2011 Claessens et al. |
Gyrations in Financial Markets Financial cycles tend to be long and deep and often interact in ways that can cause booms or busts. |
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Robert J. Barro |
The Stubborn Jobless Rate: Puzzling, but Far from Scary The Dems say the labor market is the worst since the Depression. But the drop in jobs has been milder than in many other recessions. |
Finance & Development June 2010 Bakker & Gulde |
Searching for Stability Eastern Europe rode a decade-long boom into a serious bust and now must figure out how to restart growth on a more even keel. |
Finance & Development December 2010 Baldacci et al. |
Getting Debt under Control In dealing with the aftermath of the Great Recession, policymakers must pay attention to the mix of austerity policies. |
Finance & Development September 2008 |
Picture This Economic forecasts: hard to rely on? |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Charles Collyns |
The Crisis through the Lens of History The current financial crisis is ferocious, but looking at history shows the way to avoid another Great Depression. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2008 Kristin Graham |
4 Key Recession Indicators Learn to spot a recession before it hits your portfolio. |
Finance & Development December 2011 Eswar S. Prasad |
Role Reversal Emerging economies are less dependent on debt, less vulnerable to volatile investment sentiment, and are rethinking the role of capital flows |
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 Luis A.V. Catao |
Backcasting Latin America Looking back at the business cycle in one of the most volatile regions -- Latin America -- requires reconstructing GDP data. |
HBS Working Knowledge October 17, 2005 Joseph H. Ellis |
Redefining Economic Downturns Not all economic events are unpredictable, says this former Goldman Sachs partner in a new book, Ahead of the Curve: A Commonsense Guide to Forecasting Business and Market Cycles. Here is an excerpt. |
Finance & Development March 2009 Carlo Cottarelli |
Paying the Piper The role of medium-term fiscal policy in rebounding from the crisis. |
Finance & Development September 2009 Francesco Giavazzi |
Growth after the Crisis If the world economy is to recover, a replacement must be found for the newly frugal U.S. consumer. |
CFO June 1, 2008 Edward Teach |
How Bad Will It Get? The subprime-mortgage meltdown is strikingly similar to major financial crises in other countries. Will the aftermath be as costly? |
Finance & Development March 2011 Irena Asmundson |
A History of World Debt How public debt has changed since 1880. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2002 Carmen M. Reinhart & Vincent Reinhart |
Is a G-3 Target Zone on Target for Emerging Markets? Would the exchange rate stability created by a target zone for the world's three most important currencies be in the best interests of emerging market countries? A recent study suggests such stability might come at the price of more volatile interest rates, making this a difficult question... |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Tim Callen |
PPP Versus the Market: Which Weight Matters? Here is the difference between the two main methods of making international comparisons of economic variables. |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger |
Expert Summit: Is the Recession Over? Top financial pros weigh in on whether the recession is over. |
Finance & Development March 2010 Berkmen et al. |
Differential Impact There's a reason why some countries were hit harder than others during the global crisis. |
The Motley Fool February 14, 2008 Timothy M. Otte |
Could These 3 Stocks Beat the Recession, Again? Let's look at three large-cap stocks that beat the 2001 recession: Proctor & Gamble... Archer Daniels Midland... Johnson & Johnson... |
On Wall Street January 1, 2012 Rob Stein |
Here Comes The Contraction -- And It Could Be Good For Us Rather than believe the sky is falling again, this time there is cause for optimism. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Olivier Blanchard |
Cracks in the System The Economic Counsellor and Chief Economist of the IMF discusses what he thinks is needed to repair the damaged global economy. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2006 Charles Kramer |
Asia's Investment Puzzle Despite the recovery in Asia, lingering uncertainty appears to be holding back investment. |
Finance & Development September 2010 Mark Horton |
How Grim a Fiscal Future? For most advanced economies, both the near term and the longer term are tight, but there are ways to ease budget pressures |
The Motley Fool September 28, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: GDP GDP is widely considered to be the mother of all economic indicators. As the primary indicator of economic activity, GDP is the main feedback mechanism economic policymakers use when determining the paths they aim to follow. |
U.S. Banker March 2010 Michael Widner |
A Long, Slow Slog For the first time in 50 years, consumers and businesses are shrinking their debt. Unemployment is higher than ever, and the jobs recovery will take years. So is the economic rebound sustainable? |
Finance & Development June 2011 |
Beyond Retirees How countries change their pension systems and whether they do it in tandem have major implications for global economic health. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Kose & Prasad |
Thinking Big How can small states hold their own in an increasingly globalized economy? |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
Finding the Bottom of a Recession Bad times sometimes bring the best investment opportunities. |
Finance & Development December 2009 Eswar Prasad |
Rebalancing Growth in Asia Asian emerging markets can improve their economic welfare by rebalancing growth toward domestic demand. |
Reason May 2009 Brian Doherty |
Storm Ahead While past performance is no guarantee of future bad results, the effects of the current type of economic crisis, as opposed to a typical recession, tend to be grim and long-lasting. |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2008 Morgan Housel |
It's Official: We're in a Recession The National Bureau of Economic Research has declared that the U.S. economy entered a recession in December of last year. |
U.S. Banker February 2008 Joseph Rosta |
Recession: Just Say It Already! Political leaders would rather forfeit victory at the National Spelling Bee than utter the word recession. |
The Motley Fool August 27, 2010 Morgan Housel |
GDP Growth Revised Way Down: What Should You Make of It? Second-quarter GDP growth was revised down to 1.6%, from the initially reported 2.4%. This sounds god-awful, like we're on the brink of a double-dip recession. And maybe we are. But this revision isn't as bad as it might seem. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Kose et al. |
Financial Globalization: Beyond the Blame Game A new way of looking at financial globalization -- the phenomenon of rising cross-border financial flows -- reexamines its costs and benefits. |
BusinessWeek July 23, 2009 James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: A Second-Half Recovery Could Be Fleeting Output may rise to slow inventory depletion, but gains won't be sustainable without stronger consumer spending. Trouble is, job markets remain weak. |
Finance & Development June 2010 Linda Yueh |
A Stronger China China can emerge from the crisis stronger if it increases domestic demand and promotes global integration. |
Finance & Development September 2008 Simon Johnson |
Straight Talk: Emerging Markets Emerge Emerging markets are now a key determinant of global growth. This is good news -- and a potential problem |
BusinessWeek October 1, 2009 James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: The Recovery: It's the Herd vs. History A growing consensus predicts a weak rebound from the recession, but that would go against both the latest data and a trend dating back nine business cycles. |
BusinessWeek August 6, 2009 James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: Greater Expectations for Second-Half GDP Growth Economists are raising their second-half forecasts to 2% to 3%, a pace that would increase the chances for a sustainable economic recovery. |