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Economic Recovery Digest
http://economicrecoverydigest.mercatus.org/
In the fall of 2008, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University launched the Financial Markets Working Group. The Financial Markets Working Group is made up of academics and policy practitioners with a diversity of experience and expertise to address the issues facing our economy today. The Financial Markets Working Group is a resource for policy makers, the media, and others with an interest in a better understanding of the current economic situation and solutions to enable recovery.
- Added on: Jun 17th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: EconDigest
- Listed in: Economics Global Economics
- Tags: politics recovery financial economics crisis stimulus
Recent Posts
U.K., U.S., top Aaa ratings tested by debt burdens, Moody’s says
Bloomberg – “Moody’s Investors Service said the top debt ratings on the U.S. and the U.K. may “test the Aaa boundaries” because public finances are worsening in the wake of the global financial crisis.” ...
Obama lays out strategy for jobs
WP – “Obama’s job-creation ideas build largely on elements of the $787 billion economic stimulus package passed this year, including tax cuts for small businesses, incentives to hire new workers and a fresh round of infrastructure s...
Treasury to Extend TARP to October
WSJ – “Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, in letters to two top lawmakers, outlined Wednesday an exit strategy for government bailout funds, which included an extension of the $700 billion stimulus package. Mr. Geithner said the stimulu...
Banks face pressure to reach out to underserved as FDIC survey documents gap
FinReg21 – “Regulators will be bringing pressure on banks to make greater efforts to serve poorer communities after an FDIC survey showed that more than a quarter of U.S. households have little or no financial activity through banks. Th...
The jobs picture crashes into debt realities
Veronique de Rugy – The American – “Weighing against new jobs programs, however, are two main issues. First, the $800 billion stimulus didn’t achieve much in the way of recovery. Unemployment remains high and millions of jobs have...
The Center Cannot Hold
Streaming live video by Ustream The Social Change Project at the Mercatus Center presents a lecture by Jack Goldstone, Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University and Director of the Center for Global Policy. Professor Goldstone will discus...
