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- 1From:AMASS (Vol. 18, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedFour out of 5 US adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American Dream. Survey data from the...
- 2From:Atlantic Economic Journal (Vol. 40, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedFiscal conditions among states in the United States improve with more personal freedom, greater economic freedom, and less state legislature professionalism. The magnitude of the state international manufacturing export...
- 3From:Financial Executive (Vol. 27, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedDuring the recent financial crisis and economic downturn, the business community seemed to have a somewhat negative connotation in the eyes of a majority of elected officials in Washington, D.C. Phrases such as "fat...
- 4From:The CPA Journal (Vol. 81, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedProfessional success requires that CPAs help individuals and businesses be profitable and financially healthy. The continuing effects of the recent deep recession have made achieving satisfactory profits and financial...
- 5From:Daedalus (Vol. 139, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedAny discussion of financial policy and regulation should begin with an urgent reminder that the financial system is a means, not an end. Otherwise, it is all too easy to become wholly engrossed in the hopes and fears,...
- 6From:American Economist (Vol. 53, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThis paper puts the current global recession in the context of Jewish theological thought. We will show that the failed conduct of the players in the subprime sector violates specific moral principles. Moreover, no...
- 7From:Review of Optometry (Vol. 145, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedTo save money, many Americans are cutting back on medical care, according to a new study commissioned by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). A national survey of 686 consumers, conducted in...
- 8From:Economics, Management, and Financial Markets (Vol. 6, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThe purpose of this study is to examine knowledge management strategies, digital media marketing, and the importance of psychological factors in human decision-making. Wu et al. note that knowledge management (KM) has...
- 9From:The Chronicle of Philanthropy (Vol. 23, Issue 17)Byline: Holly Hall This month nearly 400 charity leaders -- worried about stock-market volatility, political deadlock over the nationas debt, its downgraded credit rating, and other signs of a weakening economy --...
- 10From:Mechanical Engineering-CIME (Vol. 132, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedAMIDST THE NATIONALISTIC TONE of a recent study commissioned by the Alliance for American Manufacturing is an important underlying theme that transcends national borders. That is, the need to develop a skilled technical...
- 11From:Atlantic Economic Journal (Vol. 38, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedJEL I12 Obesity rates in the United States are among the highest in the world. In the current recession, the longest in the U.S. since World War II, some Americans have reacted to their economic woes by dropping gym...
- 12From:Journal of Economic Issues (Vol. 45, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedIn "Clio and the Economics of QWERTY," Paul David challenges an overarching, mainstream assumption that market forces should indeed lead toward efficient and optimal outcomes that include technology selection. David...
- 13From:Business Economics (Vol. 46, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedSmall businesses account for half of private GDP, half of the private workforce, and most new jobs. This paper documents that small businesses have fared unusually poorly in the current recovery, dragging down output...
- 14From:Appraisal Journal (Vol. 80, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedCommentary There are a number of positive signs that suggest the economic recovery has begun to gain some traction and should be able to overcome some of the headwinds it will face during this election year. This...
- 15From:World Affairs (Vol. 175, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe notion of American decline, although now pervasive, is not entirely new. Current concerns need to be seen against a history of pessimistic assessments, as for example during the Great Depression, the post-Vietnam...
- 16From:The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vol. 58, Issue 19)Byline: Audrey Williams June The academic job market, by some measures, is showing signs of turning around after a multiyear slump. Job-outlook data released by professional associations in recent months show an...
- 17From:First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life (Issue 193)The Connecticut state legislature recently considered a bill to wrest property away from the Catholic--and only the Catholic--Church, giving ownership of Catholic parishes to boards of local parishioners. The bill never...
- 18From:The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vol. 55, Issue 22)Byline: GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK College endowments earned an average return of minus-3 percent for the 2008 fiscal year and an estimated minus-22.5 percent in the five months after that, two new reports show. The...
- 19From:The Cato Journal (Vol. 30, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedIt is popular around the world to blame the financial crisis on the United States. But before we identify this as the usual anti-Americanism, we should perhaps look more seriously at our country's housing policies....
- 20From:Journal of Financial Management & Analysis (Vol. 21, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedAbstract In full recognition that exchange rate fluctuations have no impact on account balances translated at historical rates and that such balances are not subject in the accounting sense, to exchange rate risk,...