If the economy is so good, why do we feel so bad?(Forward Observer: Politics meets economics)Focuses on the pessimism of the public on the economic condition in the U.S. in 2005. Importance of ideology to the public's perception of economic policy; Implications of the factors that ...
The weak yen, which shoved Japan down to the fourth-largest economy, is also causing ongoing inflation. Data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications showed that as of December last year, Japan's core consumer price index has exceeded the Bank of Japan's (BOJ's) 2-percent ...
many choose to stay at home.”第三段第一、二句“Delivered pizza is not the only winner in the stay-at-home economy. Almost all online games have been reporting record-high income since the middle of 2008.”和最后一段第一句“Another business that has boomed during the recession is camping...
About half of life is doing the right stuff. The other half is avoiding the wrong stuff. It reminds me of the ancient Japanese saying: “You’re in the army now, you’re not behind the plow.” So now get out there and be all you can be. © Japan Today ©...
It probably had no choice. As in nearly every major economy, the first instinct of policymakers since the crisis began has been to enact measures to slow unemployment growth. If unemployment grew too quickly and caused consumption to fall, it could easily tip the economy into a long-term and...
他们觉得疫情后的快速增长正在放缓,青年失业率创下历史新高,预示着有望提振全球经济的复苏遇到了麻烦。The post-Covid growth spurt is sputtering and its youth unemployment rate hit a record, signaling trouble for a recovery that was expected to boost the global economy....
“Enchantment is wild and unbiddable […] it can be invited but never commanded” (Curry 2019:15). It comes “in the manner of a gift or not at all” (James 1897:154). So, following the farmer’s half-hearted invitation, I sat down and waited. I looked at the truly nice landscap...
We don’t think Japan is there just yet but it is inevitable, in our opinion. Ditto for the U.S. unless Congress begins to address the structural deficit and the country’s debt problem. The Wall Street Journalwrites, The distinction—between buying bonds to stimulate the economy and doing...
Once deflation sets in, it can take years for an economy to break out of its grip. Japan's "Lost Decade" lasted from 1991 through 2001, and even then its growth was slow. But what can central banks do to fight the pernicious and devastating effects of deflation? In recent years, centr...
GDP is an important measurement for economists and investors because it tracks changes in the size of the entire economy. In addition to serving as a comprehensive measure of economic health, GDP reports provide insights intothe factors driving economic growthor holding it back. Economic health, as...