econbrowser.com - 12/19/2008
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One of the debates regarding the current financial crisis is whether in fact there is a crisis, or whether in fact the financial system is operating normally. I've been skeptical myself of the "times are normal view", but here is some evidence that the credit crunch is real. The findings also ...
VoxEU.org - 12/21/2008
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VoxEU.org —
Daniel Gros , 21 December 2008 Most countries
need a fiscal stimulus, but how should it be...
implemented? This column assesses fiscal policy's potential to increase demand and argues that any meaningful boost must come from transfers to the private ...
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Fiscal policy and the credit crunch: What will work?
timesonline.co.uk - 12/19/2008
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timesonline.co.uk —
There have been many methods mooted for telling
the future before the fact: water divination, the stars,...
legible tea leaves and numerology. None offers any foresight but they are no less blind than our modern soothsayers, the economic forecasters. In ...
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Number crunch
reuters.com - 12/12/2008
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reuters.com —
PARIS (Reuters) - The credit crunch is not
nearly as severe as the U.S. authorities appear to...
believe and public data actually suggest world credit markets are functioning remarkably well, a report released on Thursday says. As a result, governments ...
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Credit crunch? What credit crunch?
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