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stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com - 11/28/2008
Recession vs inflation targeting
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Here’s a puzzle. Morally speaking, does it make sense to worry so much about recession whilst having supported the policy of inflation targeting for the last 16 years? When the Bank of England raises interest rates in normal times to reduce inflation it is, in effect, imposing big costs upon a ...
ritholtz.com - 11/25/2008
Big Bailouts, Bigger Bucks
— ritholtz.com — Whenever I discuss the current bailout situation, I find people have a hard time comprehending the actual... numbers involved. That was a problem for the book , and I needed a way to put this into proper historical perspective. If we add in the Citi ... (more) Big Bailouts, Bigger Bucks

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uoregon.edu - 12/1/2008
U.S. Recession Probabilities
— uoregon.edu — Recession Probabilities This page presents recession probabilities for the United States obtained from a dynamic-factor markov-switching model... applied to four monthly coincident variables: non-farm payroll employment, the index of industrial ... (more) U.S. Recession Probabilities

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economistsview.typepad.com - 11/22/2008
"Recession? Why Worry?"
— economistsview.typepad.com — In an oldie, John Kenneth Galbraith explains why, for many, there is no rush to enact stabilization... policy when the economy turns downward: Recession? Why Worry?, by John Kenneth Galbraith, Commentary, NY Times : Reputable economic attitudes ... (more) "Recession? Why Worry?"

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