Assessment Unit 1: “ANALYZE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE GREAT RECESSION OF 2007-2009.” Prepared By: Okunlaya Babatunde Badrudeen (0804954) Course Title/Code: Global Economy (EC1013A) Tutor: Rolve Melfe INTRODUCTION The financial crisis of 2007–2009 began in July 2007 when a loss of confidence by investors in the value of securitized mortgages in the United States resulted in a liquidity crisis that prompted a substantial injection of capital into financial markets by
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Independent Evaluation Group website‚ the 2008 global economic crisis originated in developed countries weakening world economies and threatening progress that developing countries have made during the past several years. The crisis spread quickly and took many governments and international organizations by surprise. This is to say the world was not aware of the event been around the corner and has such they were no preparation toward the aftershock. The global financial crisis which started as a mortgage
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Recessions are generally believed to be caused by a widespread drop in spending. Beginning in the United States in December 2007 the industrialized world has been undergoing a recession‚ a pronounced deceleration of economic activity. The financial crisis has been linked to reckless and unsustainable lending practices resulting from the deregulation and securitization of real estate mortgages in the United States. Whatever the cause‚ there is one question that has been getting the least amount of
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10/12/2009 Student Name: | Niall Byrne | | Corporate Social Responsibility In A Recession | Table of contents Introduction 3 Brief overview of CSR......................................................................................................3 CSR is an unnecessary expense 3 Reasons for continuing CSR 5 What exactly does CSR improve about business Strategy 6 Is there a happy middle ground 8 Conclusion 9 Reference list:...................................
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recession is a period of negative economic growth for 2 consecutive economic quarters. In the post war period UK economic growth has been characterized by the boom and bust economic cycles. A period of growth is followed by high inflationary growth and then a downturn in the economy. However since 1992 the UK has experienced a long period of economic growth‚ the longest period of uninterrupted growth this century. It appears the UK has temporarily avoided the threat of recession‚ but although forecasts
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The Great Depression was a harsh global economic depression in the decade prior World War II. The Great Depression‚ while it happened far before the “Great Recession” of 2008‚ it can be greatly compared. During the Great Depression‚ all income‚ tax revenue‚ and prices dropped. International trade decreased by more than 50%‚ and U.S. unemployment climbed to just above 25%. Industrial cities like Detroit and Pittsburgh took the heaviest hits. While the recession of 2008 was not as drastic‚ it affected
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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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When did corrective actions begin? When President Barack Obama was sworn in on January 20‚ 2009 he brought with him a plan and an execution of ideas to bring the United States of America out of the Great Recession. This did not take just one or two plans; it took hundreds of acts‚ reforms‚ bills‚ and advice from the Department of Treasury. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is the umbrella to all of these plans to push the United States of America into the right direction. The
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huge amount of dollars as reserves. This is likely to put upward pressure on the value of Chinese currency and therefore Chinese currency would appreciate. The appreciation of Chinese currency might result in China losing its competitive advantage on global stage and therefore can negatively affect Chinese trade balance with other countries. The huge and the continuous trade deficit which the US is having with China would cause dollar to depreciate further against Yuan. The depreciation of dollar might
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Chernobyl‚ Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant Meltdown The accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukrainian produced a plume of radioactive debris that drifted over parts of the western USSR‚ Eastern Europe‚ and Scandinavia. The accident‚ which occurred on April 26‚ 1986‚ was the worst nuclear power accident in history. Large areas of the Ukrainian‚ Belorussian‚ and Russian republics of the USSR were contaminated‚ resulting in the evacuation of roughly 200‚000 people. The accident raised
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