recession

A recession is an economic downturn that lasts for at least six months, but does not have the duration and severity of an economic depression. Recessions are typically accompanied by increases in unemployment and a decline in the stock market.

Unemployment increases as college graduates enter the job market and cannot find jobs, employees are laid off due to reduced business sales, companies go out of business voluntarily, or go bankrupt. With the increase in unemployment, consumers ability to repay loans declines, home foreclosures increase, and personal bankruptcies rise.

You will find bloggers writing about recessions at sites like the Huffington Post and the Economix blog in the New York Times.

Causes and cures for specific recessions vary greatly. A February 23, 2010 column by Eugene M. Grant in the Huffington Post, proposed tax credits on investments in business to stimulate the economy. Meanwhile, a March 3,2010 column from the Wonk Room argued that the 6 billion energy efficiency rebate program proposed during the second year of the Obama administration would help rebuild the "Tool Belt" economy.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “recession”

 

• What Drove a Sudden, Steep Drop in Black Unemployment? Nobody Knows

  
  Colorlines — Authority: 129
  When the Labor Department released the January unemployment rate last week, there was finally some good news to celebrate--and some news that seemed almost too good to be true. Black unemployment saw its steepest drop since the recession began, dipping more than two points. Apparently, that happy improvement was ...
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• US jobs gap between young and old is widest ever

  
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  Squeezed by a tight job market, young Americans are especially struggling. They have suffered bigger income losses than other age groups and are less likely to be employed than at any time since World War II.An analysis by the Pew Research Center, released Thursday, details the impact of the recent recession on the ...
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• Recession fears ease as manufacturing rebounds strongly

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Economists say new figures add to evidence the UK could post at least some growth this quarter and avoid recession UK factories enjoyed much stronger output growth than expected in December and Britains trade gap narrowed, boosting hopes recession could still be averted. Manufacturing output rose five times faster ...
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• Many people hesitate to begin a company once the economy

  
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• Economix Blog: Simon Johnson: Mean-Spirited, Bad Economics

  
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  Punishing the long-term unemployed by refusing to extend benefits is bad economics and cruel social policy, an economist writes.
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• Mean-Spirited, Bad Economics

  
  Economix — Authority: 715
  Punishing the long-term unemployed by refusing to extend benefits is bad economics and cruel social policy, an economist writes.
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• Pew Study: Young Adults Optimistic Despite Underemployment

  
  Politics Blog — Authority: 129
  There’s a tepid optimism brewing in this country. The latest jobs report showed an economy in recovery–a sluggish recovery but still a recovery–and now new numbers from the Pew Research Center suggest even those hardest hit are finding bright spots. The study focused on the impact of the recession on young ...
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• ‘Express’ Licence Launched for New Businesses in Spain

  
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  Spanish Economy Minister, Luis de Guindos, this week announced the introduction of a new law which abolishes the necessity for pre-authorisation when opening small businesses in Spain, and welcomed the launch of the ‘Express’ licence, already implemented by Madrid President, Esperanza Aguirre, in November. With ...
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• Printing Money Doesn’t Work in Britain Either

  
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  The long-awaited  announcement  of another bout of money printing in England on this Thursday will prove once again that experience doesn’t modify behavior on the other side of the pond either. The initial round of money expansion, called Quantitative Easing (QE) in the States, of some $320 billion last year in ...
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• UK’s recovery path ‘is worse than that of Great Depression’

  
  This Is Guernsey — Authority: 150
  RECOVERY from the recession and the global financial crisis in the UK has been more sluggish than it was after the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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• Why we need more banker bashing | Sunny Hundal

  
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• European Equities Underperforming Credit As Sovereigns Stable

  
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  Overnight excitement from the RBA (no rate cut) and concerns at Chinas GDP growth given a European recession did nothing to initially slow risk markets early on as they reached up to yesterdays highs as ES (the e-mini S&P 500 futures contract) and BE500 (the broad Bloomberg equity index for Europe) pushed higher ...
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• Ask the Chefs: “How Do You See the Economy Factoring Into Publishing Decisions These Days?”

  
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  Economic pressures are driving change. The Chefs weigh in on the options, and clearly believe that while times are challenging, the best course is to keep moving ahead. Continue reading »
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• On State Capitalism

  
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• Greece poised for further spending cuts

  
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  Athens, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and leaders of the country’s political parties have agreed to further cut spending by 1.5 percent of GDP, the Greek government’s press service said.Greek political leaders and representatives of international lenders met Sunday for ...
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• Revisiting the Great Depression

  
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• IMF’s Lagarde praises Saudi role, no word on aid

  
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• Unemployment drops to 3 year low: Can Obama be beaten ?

  
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  Capturing bin Laden and a recovering economy is bad news for the GOP.
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• What Recession? How Biomedical Device Companies Thrived in a Bad Economy

  
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