The marathon effort to forge a world pact on climate change now hinges on what happens outside the UN arena in the coming months, analysts said after another faltering negotiation round.
Environment
Jun 12, 2015
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In the early 1960s, the United States had 350,000 military troops in West Germany. At a glance, this fact might not seem relevant to international monetary policy. But as Francis Gavin pointed out in a 2004 book on the subject, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 2014
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Consumer confidence eased in August after reaching its highest level in six years in the prior month, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson Reuters/U-M Surveys of Consumers.
Economics & Business
Sep 2, 2013
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While the price of oil has risen in recent years, it has not affected the price of goods as much as in the past, according to research by two Kansas State University economists.
Economics & Business
Nov 21, 2011
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Online consumers thought to be motivated primarily by savings are, in fact, often willing to pay a premium for purchases from online vendors with clear, protective privacy policies, according to a new study in the current ...
Internet
Jul 11, 2011
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The economic and fiscal woes of Greece remain at the center of European politics. In recent months, a variety of economists and commentators have asked if Greece should consider the unprecedented move of leaving the European ...
Economics & Business
Jun 22, 2011
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A University of Illinois economist says consumers and investors concerned about the specter of deflation looming over an already bleak economic landscape should relax - for the time being, at least.
Economics & Business
Sep 8, 2010
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The recent financial crisis and resulting global economic downturn has been the most defining global economic event since the Great Depression. Now research which appears in the November issue of Strategic Organization, published ...
Economics & Business
Nov 24, 2009
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