Posted on March 31st, 2009 by MarisHayashi
Week of March 30, 2009
News Item: President Barack Obama’s administration has drawn fire from left-leaning economists for continuing to bail out banks with hundreds of billions in taxpayer money. Some observe how this is a continuation of George W. Bush’s administrative policies. Many of these economists had been supportive of Obama’s bid for the presidency [...]
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Posted on November 13th, 2008 by janestrudwick
Access and search international economic statistics, books, and journals published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
SourceOECD inludes:
20 thematic full-text book collections
24 full-text periodicals
Source OECD Statistics with access to 24 interactive databases. This feature now includes an updated Index of Statistical Variables that links to Excel tables, and links to tables of data found in [...]
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Posted on July 28th, 2008 by MarisHayashi
Week of July 28, 2008
News Item: A couple of weeks ago, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) had taken control of the Pasadena, California-based IndyMac Bancorp due to losses from defaulted mortgages. Are more ban collapses on the way? Included here are select titles that examine bank failures, deregulation, and management.
Bailout: An Insider’s Account of [...]
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