Obesity: Causes‚ Consequences‚ & Resolutions I can recall the very first time I heard the word “Obese”. I was ten years old at our family doctor’s office. My mother‚ brothers‚ and I were sitting in the room waiting to see the doctor. The doctor arrived he performed examinations on my brothers and I. Once he finished he began talking to our mother about my weight and how I needed to lose some pounds. He expressed concerns about me becoming obese by the time I was a teenager. I remember
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ECO2013 “The Great Recession 2007-2009” Since 2007‚ the US economy has encountered hostile financial conditions. From the rate of unemployment which peaked at 10.1 percent in 2009 (Center for Economic and Policy Research‚ 2010)‚ to the housing crisis‚ slow economic growth‚ devalued US dollar‚ collapse of the financial industry and loss of confidence by investors‚ two administrations and the Federal Reserve reacted with various monetary policies. This paper will seek to outline the major events
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Humanities and Social Sciences Vol. 3‚ No.1 (2011) “The theory of economic shocks posited that when economic recession occurred‚ it is only sectoral decline that occurred leading to unemployment‚ reduced wages‚ reduced saving and reduced pushed investment. However‚ a bounce back is expected with autonomous investment in other sector of the economy. In a nutshell‚ there exists nothing like recession in the long run‚ only economic change occurred with temporary unemployment‚ reduced pushed investment
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A recession is the contraction phase of business cycle. The official agency in charge of declaring that the economy is in a state of recession is the nation bureau of economic research. According to NBER the recession is defiend as “Significant decline in economic activity lasting more then a few months”‚ which is normally visible in GDP‚ real income‚ employment‚ industrial production‚ and wholesaler- retail sales. WHAT CAUSES RECESSION ? An economy which grow over a period of time tends to
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INTRODUCTION: In the fall of 2007‚ the United States economy entered into a “Great Recession”‚ that was more severe than any of the recessions since the Great Depression (Katona). Current studies have shown that the Great Recession may have left a “deep and lasting trauma” on consumer behavior and spending habits (Lavin). Now as the economy has begun to slowly recover‚ market researchers have yet to discover if consumers will snap back to their former buying behaviors. For our research project
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The Great Recession‚ as some would call it‚ has affected myself and my family greatly. Before the stock market collapse in December on 2007‚ I never paid any attention to the stock market. I saw numbers going up and down on the news‚ but never understood the implications it truly would have. In 2006 my grandfather purchased a tool company in Dayton‚ the company had long term lucrative government contracts‚ all it needed was capital and it would run its self. My grandfather was a person who couldn’t
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Date The Economic Recession of 2007 to 2009 Recessions are a normal part of the business cycle‚ which constitutes of recurring expansion and contraction of the overall economic cycle associated with changes in employment‚ income‚ prices‚ sales and profits. A business cycle consists of four phases‚ which include peak‚ recession‚ trough‚ and expansion. Once an economy reaches the peak‚ which is the maximum point of economic growth‚ it contracts and initiates a period of recession. Some of the notable
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The role of banks in economic recessions 05.05.2009 In today’s wavering global economic context‚ the word `crisis` is omnipresent‚ taking the media by assault and infringing into the population’s daily life‚ although many countries haven’t even officially entered recession yet. Although recession is generally referred to as a negative Gross Domestic Product growth for a period of at least two consecutive quarters‚ other important economic
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ISSN:-2230-7850 Article :GLOBAL RECESSION & IT’S IMPACT ON INDIAN ECONOMY Author :Mr.Sandeep Krishnat Raval[N.D.Patil Night College‚ Sangli] Dr.P.S.Kamble[Shivaji University‚Klhapur] Abstract : This paper explains that there is serious imbalance in the world economy and this could have international effects. This paper analyzes the seriousness of this impeding adverse situation especially for developing countries and discusses weather as a consequences of this‚ a global recession is inevitable .this paper
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higher exports from the services sector. RECESSION: In macroeconomics‚ recession is the distinct decline in any particular country’s GDP (gross domestic product). In some references its been said that when a country faces negative real economic growth‚ for two or more successive quarters of a year‚ that’s also termed as state of recession. But exact definition of recession has always been controversial and economists tend to differ in defining recession. A business
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