In economics‚ a recession is a business cycle contraction‚ a general slowdown in economic activity. Macroeconomic indicators such as GDP‚ employment‚ investment spending‚ capacity utilization‚ household income‚ business profits‚ and inflation fall‚ while bankruptcies and the unemployment rate rise. Recessions generally occur when there is a widespread drop in spending (an adverse demand shock). This may be triggered by various events‚ such as a financial crisis‚ an external trade shock‚ an adverse supply
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International Journal of Economics and Finance; Vol. 5‚ No. 10; 2013 ISSN 1916-971XE-ISSN 1916-9728 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education The Real Exchange Rate Misalignment: Application of Behavioral Equilibrium Exchange Rate BEER to Morocco1980Q1–2012Q4 Hind Lebdaoui1 1 School of finance‚ Shanghai University of Finance & Economics‚ Shanghai‚ China Correspondence: Hind Lebdaoui‚ School of finance‚ Shanghai University of Finance & Economics‚ Shanghai 200083‚ China.
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Running head: Global Financing and Exchange Rate Mechanisms Global Financing and Exchange Rate Mechanisms Global Financing and Exchange Rate Mechanisms Who really benefits from tariffs? "A tariff is a tax on foreign goods upon importation." (Wikipeidia‚ 2007) When a ship arrives in port a customs officer inspects the contents and charges a tax according to a tariff formula. Since the goods cannot be unloaded until the tax is paid‚ it is the easiest tax to collect. Though this is the easiest
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Madeleine Socio 125 T8 Nov 20‚ 2012 Teen Birth Rates in the United States Sociological imagination is a concept introduced by C. Wright Mills that allows us the ability to “think ourselves away” from familiar routines in our daily life. It also shows us a “vivid awareness of the relationships between experience and wider society”. An example of this concept is how the changing sexual norms in our society have influenced the issue of high teen birth rates in the US. Sexual behavior among teens has changed
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“Volatility of Exchange Rate and Export Growth in Pakistan: The Structure and Interdependence in Regional Markets” Khalid Mustafa Assistant Professor Department of Economics‚ University of Karachi and Mohammed Nishat‚ PhD Professor and Chairman‚ Finance and Economics Institute of Business Administration‚ Karachi Abstract The study empirically investigates the effect of exchange rate volatility on exports growth between Pakistan and leading trade partners. The countries are selected to determine
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management policies are largely irrelevant‚ and therefore governments should focus their efforts on supply-side policy-making. Consumer price inflation in Singapore rose from 1.0% in 2006 to 2.1% in 2007 and 6.5 % in 2008. Consider whether exchange rate policy is the most effective way to ease inflationary pressures in Singapore. (25) “Modern protectionism is more subtle and varied than the 1930s version where tariffs were the weapon of choice.” Describe the different forms of protectionism
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JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL J ÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY Foreign Exchange-Rate Exposure of Swedish Firms BACHELOR THESIS in ECONOMICS Authors: ZAHARI STOYANOV SALEEM AHMAD Head Supervisor PROFESSOR ÅKE ANDERSSON Deputy Supervisor PH.D. CANDIDATE SARA JOHANSSON Jönköping AUTUMN 2006 Bachelor Thesis in Economics Title: Foreign Exchange-Rate Exposure of Swedish Firms Authors: Zahari Stoyanov and Saleem Ahmad Tutors: Professor Åke Andersson Ph
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Exchange rates‚ Pakistan’s GDP and KSE’s prices: A relationship analysis I. Introduction Exchange rates‚ GDP and KSE index 2.1 Exchange rates (ER) are not autonomous in nature‚ these are determined by the forces of demand for and supply of major medium of currency (mostly US dollar in Pakistan) used in imports and exports trade. Whereas the volumes of imports and changes therein seem to be the major source to determine demand for US dollar in Pakistan‚ the value and changes in exports
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reporting better-than-expected earnings for the most recent fiscal quarter‚ but once again the profits generally stem from anything but an economic turnaround. Cost-cutting‚ restructuring‚ improved technology‚ focused product lines‚ low interest rates‚ cheap raw materials - steps taken to combat the slow economy of the past two years are paying off for many companies. "They are adjusting to a period of lower growth‚" said Wayne Stevens‚ president of Duff & Phelps Investment Research Co. in Chicago
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a relationship between rising US unemployment and the rise of the Canadian dollar? Canada’s financial stability depends on the health of America’s economy‚ as international trade accounts for 45% of Canada’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 79% of exports are to the United States. Canadian and American unemployment rates are positively correlated for that reason‚ as exemplified in early 2009. Canada’s unemployment rate quickly steepened as the United States’ rate gradually increased to about 10%
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