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Will rising oil prices derail the recovery?
Will rising oil prices derail the recovery?
econbrowser.com — Last April I described new research on the role of oil prices in the recent recession. Here's... an update on what's happened since then. In a paper presented at the Brookings Institution last spring , I examined the post-sample forecasting ... (more) Will rising oil prices derail the recovery?
Joke Europeans
Joke Europeans
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — If these countries can run up debts of more than 100 percent of GDP without being destroyed... by bond vigilantes, so can we. (more) Joke Europeans
European recession ends with a whimper
ft.com — By Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt and Ben Hall in Paris Published: November 13 2009 08:34 | Last... updated: November 13 2009 18:26 The eurozone emerged from recession in the third quarter of this year, but the speed of its escape fell short of expectations – ... (more) European recession ends with a whimper
Politico Does Economic Analysis...
Politico Does Economic Analysis...
econbrowser.com — Be afraid; be very afraid. From "'Created or saved' doesn't add up" , by Joseph Lawler: ...[t]he... "created or saved" numbers are meaningless. The administration purposefully devised the metric to be nebulous. Without a counterfactual, showing ... (more) Politico Does Economic Analysis...
Double dip warning
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — The chances of a relapse into recession seem to be rising.... (more) Double dip warning
Eurozone turns a GDP corner
ftalphaville.ft.com — Huzzah! The Eurozone returned to positive GDP growth in the third quarter, as the below chart courtesy... of JP Morgan shows: Eurozone GDP rose by 0.4 per cent in quarter-on-quarter, after five consecutive quarters of declines. Economists had expected ... (more) Eurozone turns a GDP corner
destatis Gross domestic product in 3rd quarter of 2009 increasing 0.7% on the previous quarter
destatis.de — Press release No.430 / 2009-11-13 Gross domestic product in 3rd quarter of 2009 increasing 0.7% on the... previous quarter WIESBADEN – The German economy continues to recover: As reported by the Federal Statistical Office ( Destatis ), the gross domestic ... (more) destatis Gross domestic product in 3rd quarter of 2009 ...
Dubai 's GDP to touch AED174.6 billion in 2009
ameinfo.com — This came in a paper submitted on the second day of the 3rd Documentation and Electronic Archiving... Conference, currently being held at the Dubai International Convention Centre. Dr. Zainal Abideen Wafaee, Statistics Expert at Dubai Municipality's ... (more) Dubai 's GDP to touch AED174.6 billion in 2009
Christina Romer: Putting Americans Back to Work
Christina Romer: Putting Americans Back to Work
online.wsj.com — CHRISTINA ROMER President Obama took office at the height of the worst downturn since the Great Depression.... Following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the fall of 2008, both weak and strong financial institutions faced panic-induced runs, and by ... (more) Christina Romer: Putting Americans Back to Work
False idols: are US consumers really over leveraged?
False idols: are US consumers really over leveraged?
ftalphaville.ft.com — If there is one axiom of today’s Pigovian pessimism it is the idea that after decades of... decadent reliance on debt to goose up consumption, US consumers are structurally over leveraged. And that it may take a decade or more of pain to unwind the ... (more) False idols: are US consumers really over leveraged?
Some Thoughts Elicited by Reading Some Calibration Papers
Some Thoughts Elicited by Reading Some Calibration Papers
econbrowser.com — (Warning: Might be considered "wonky" by some) In many economic analyses, one wants to isolate the "business... cycle" component of macroeconomic series. Here is one such series, which has had a detrending technique applied to it. Try to guess what it ... (more) Some Thoughts Elicited by Reading Some Calibration Papers
Nominally misguided (wonkish)
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — When you're in a liquidity trap, focusing on nominal magnitudes doesn't clarify matters; it obscures them.... (more) Nominally misguided (wonkish)
Consumer credit down, but does it show deleveraging?
creditwritedowns.com — I have just taken a look at the consumer credit figures for September, released just yesterday by... the Federal Reserve. The data do show some modest deleveraging, especially when looking at the recent increase in nominal GDP. However, it is still not ... (more) Consumer credit down, but does it show deleveraging?
Reagan mythbusting, productivity edition
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — No, productivity growth didn't accelerate. (more) Reagan mythbusting, productivity edition
"Where's the Consumption Disaster?"
"Where's the Consumption Disaster?"
econbrowser.com — Casey Mulligan asks: So a year later, in September 2009, after living through a year of "disaster,"... how did real consumption expenditure (one economists' favorite measures of living standards) compare to what it was in September 2008? He ... (more) "Where's the Consumption Disaster?"
World oil demand to grow 700,000 bpd in 2010
in.reuters.com — DOHA (Reuters) - Global oil demand will grow 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2010, OPEC's Secretary-General... Abdullah al-Badri said in a speech delivered on his behalf on Tuesday. China and India will lead global economic growth next year, with the ... (more) World oil demand to grow 700,000 bpd in 2010
The Next Stimulus Package
calculatedriskblog.com — Earlier this week I mentioned a possible " upside surprise " for GDP in 2010: With unemployment... above 10%, there will be significant political pressure for another stimulus package - especially if the economy starts to slow in the first half of 2010. ... (more) The Next Stimulus Package
Pace of growth picks up in Japan
ft.com — Published: November 16 2009 01:11 | Last updated: November 16 2009 20:10 Shoppers in Tokyo Shoppers in... Tokyo: domestic demand accounted for 0.8 percentage points of the 1.2 per cent quarter-on-quarter GDP rise > EDITOR’S CHOICE Too early to call ... (more) Pace of growth picks up in Japan
The curious economic effects of religion
boston.com — That hell could matter to economic growth might seem surprising, since you can’t prove it exists, let... alone quantify it. It stands as one of the more intriguing findings in a growing body of recent research exploring how religion might influence the ... (more) The curious economic effects of religion
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