Economics Research

The Pending Financial, Economic, Political And Social Collapse Of The United States

The Pending Financial, Economic, Political And Social Collapse Of The United States Politics / US Politics Nov 21, 2009 - 03:20 AM By: Submissions Timothy V. Gatto writes: The truth that most people realize but can’t openly...

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Swan talks climate as rate rise looms

STEPHEN JOHNSON November 22, 2009 - 2:54PM AAP As Labor approaches the second anniversary of its election win, Treasurer Wayne Swan is talking about climate change as economic experts forecast another interest rate rise before...

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Do good, intelligently

How can you tell which charities function effectively? Exploring this question is a whole chapter in The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer ( ). How can you tell which charities function effectively? Exploring this question is a...

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How Should We Elicit Preferences For Health Care?

Consumers' preferences for health care have become increasingly important to inform health policy decision making. Discrete choice experiments (DCEs) have become a commonly used technique in health economics to elicit such...

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The New Way to Work: Top 5 Trends to Watch in 2010

Looking back at pivotal events that took place within the business world in 2009, it is becoming increasingly clear that there are five macro trends that will be shaping a New Way to Work in 2010 and beyond. Together, these...

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China's economy to expand 9.4% in 2010, report forecasts

China's economy is forecast to grow more than 9 percent next year on the growth of domestic consumption and improving exports, said a report released Friday by the Beijing-based Renmin University of China. The country's retail...

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How to Tell Whether You Are Saving Enough (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - Save or spend? That will be the question that bedevils consumers over the next several years as they replenish their rainy-day funds, rebalance their debt, and limp toward retirement.

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2 more years of job losses in state, say forecasters: U-M experts expect moderate reductions

Nov 21, 2009 (Detroit Free Press - Michigan faces two more years of job losses before seeing a modest recovery in its labor markets begin in late 2011, University of Michigan economic forecasters said Friday. After a brutal...

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Oklahoma jobless rate hits two-decade high

Oklahoma’s jobless rate climbed to 7.1 percent in October, its highest level in more than two decades. After dropping slightly in September to 6.8 percent, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate climbed 0.3...

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Boeing may be boon

T he Boeing Co. broke ground on a new plant Friday in North Charleston, and local leaders and economists say the factory could create an economic jolt along the Grand Strand by bringing jobs and luring aviation-related...

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