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Tag Archives: GDP
Anders Aslund on the Russian Economy
After forcefully savaging the Russian invasion of Georgia, controversial Swedish economist Anders Aslund lays out ten reasons he expects an impending economic collapse in Russia. Each point is sound, although some are more problematic than others. Particularly cogent are the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Foreign affairs
Tagged Anders Aslund, banking, commodities, East Asia, Economic Development Ministry, economy, efficiency, finance, GDP, Georgia, industry, invasion, investors, Mechel, Medvedev, Moscow Times, oil, Putin, Renationalization, Russia, Russneft, UBS, United Heavy Machineries, VSMP-Avisma, World Bank, WTO
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The Grinding Gears of the Economy
The Fourth quarter GDP numbers came in this week, and then the Fed went ahead and cut rates further. That is 125 basis points in about a week.! I have a roundup of news, related opinion and other reactions at … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Investing, Lance's Page
Tagged Economics, economy, Federal Reserve, GDP, Investing
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The Scale of the American Economy
Click to enlarge I thought the map Lance posted from the other day (originally from Strange Maps), which expressed the GDP of foreign countries as US states, based on their approximate equivalent GSP, was a pretty interesting visualization. However, I … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Lee's Page
Tagged , American, business, chart, China, Economics, economy, GDP, Germany, GSP, image, map, regions, scale, states, strange maps, UK, United Kingdom, US, visualization
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A Medallion for Monsters
You have to love the poll Common Sense & Wonder is running in its sidebar. The question is who will receive the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize. C&W has some damningly convincing candidates for the Norwegian Nobel Committee too: Hugo Chavez, … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged , 2008, cash, Cindy Sheehan, Fidel Castro, GDP, Hugo Chavez, Kim Jong-Il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, mismanagement, Noam Chomsky, Nobel, Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian, Robert Mugabe
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Other Countries GDP’s as US States
From Strange Maps: This is quite an education. Click for a larger image. Although the economies of countries like China and India are growing at an incredible rate, the US remains the nation with the highest GDP in the world … Continue reading
Posted in Developmental economics, Economics, Lance's Page
Tagged GDP, Louisiana, map, Norway, US States
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Germany in the Black…for Now
Germany has finally balanced its budget after 38 years of failure. The cause is an export driven 2006-2007 boom. What constitutes an economic boom in Germany these days? 2.5% annual GDP growth. Quite a decline by the standard of West … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged boom, budget, economy, Europe, exports, GDP, Germany, Margaret Thatcher, public finance, reunification, West Germany
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