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| discretionary spending economics definition: Easy Economics Leonard Wolfe, 2011-11-03 Let's face it, economics can be boring...but we all need a decent understanding of the basics if we want to survive in these difficult and uncertain times. Let's make it more interesting. Easy Economics isn't packed with reams of text or stacks of numbers, this book is visual and engaging. The book aims to bring you up to speed, in a way that entertains while it informs, through a collection of many of the most frequently asked questions--plus some you probably haven't thought of--on the subject of economics. The topics range from: The difference between Debt and Deficit Causes and cures of recessions The Financial Crisis of 2007-2009 explained Is globalization good or bad? How fiscal and monetary policies differ Bubbles and Busts Unlike so many other books on the subject, it explains through a Q & A format with entertaining and informative illustration, providing material that many people ordinarily find uninviting and even intimidating in an easy-to-digest, appealing way. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Me? an Economic Expert? Glenn L. Johnson, 2012-02-13 If you could change the world-would you do it? It boggles the mind just to imagine the possibilities, doesnt it? The idea is laced with questions about your goals, ambitions, beliefs and moral values. Economics is like that too. Everything you do or dont do has an economic consequence that impacts you personally. And everything the Government does impacts you as well. In fact, our economic system is structured so the government benefits at your expense without doing anything at all. I know economics sounds boring. The way it was taught to me was boring. I have discovered that it isnt about what we are taught and it isnt very difficult to understand. Understanding some basic truths about economics will empower you to live a more enjoyable life. These truths dont care how old or young you are. They dont care whether you believe in God or not. And they dont care who you voted for the last time or who you might vote for the next time. Even if you cant change the world today, you do have the power to change your life and you can start right now. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Taxation, Government Spending and Economic Growth Philip Booth, Ryan Bourne, Rory Meakin, Lucy Minford, Patrick Minford, David B. Smith, 2016-11-01 Amidst the debates about ‘austerity’ a number of vital debates in public finance have been sidelined. Because the reductions in government spending – small though they have been so far- have been designed to reduce the government’s borrowing requirement, there has been little discussion of whether the size of the state should be reduced in order to facilitate long-run reductions in the burden of taxation. This book traces the history of the growth of the size of the state over the last 100 years whilst also making international comparisons. There is a particular focus on recent and projected future developments which shows that, though the total level of government spending has not decreased significantly in recent years, there has been a big redirection of spending from some areas to others. The authors then examine the evidence on the relationship between taxation and economic growth. As well as reviewing recent literature, they also undertake new modelling that higher taxes are detrimental for growth. In the final part of the book, the whole UK tax system is reconsidered in a proper economic framework. The UK has one of the world’s most complex tax systems and its incoherence has increased over the last five years. Sweeping reforms are proposed to the system which wold involve abolishing around 20 taxes and the development of a simple, predictable tax system based on principles that should gain wide acceptance. |
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| discretionary spending economics definition: Finance & Development, September 2014 International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept., 2014-08-25 This chapter discusses various past and future aspects of the global economy. There has been a huge transformation of the global economy in the last several years. Articles on the future of energy in the global economy by Jeffrey Ball and on measuring inequality by Jonathan Ostry and Andrew Berg are also illustrated. Since the 2008 global crisis, global economists must change the way they look at the world. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: The Social Meaning of Money Viviana A. Zelizer, 2021-09-14 A dollar is a dollar—or so most of us believe. Indeed, it is part of the ideology of our time that money is a single, impersonal instrument that impoverishes social life by reducing relations to cold, hard cash. After all, it's just money. Or is it? Distinguished social scientist and prize-winning author Viviana Zelizer argues against this conventional wisdom. She shows how people have invented their own forms of currency, earmarking money in ways that baffle market theorists, incorporating funds into webs of friendship and family relations, and otherwise varying the process by which spending and saving takes place. Zelizer concentrates on domestic transactions, bestowals of gifts and charitable donations in order to show how individuals, families, governments, and businesses have all prescribed social meaning to money in ways previously unimagined. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Guidelines for Public Expenditure Management Mr.Jack Diamond, Mr.Barry H. Potter, 1999-07-01 Traditionally, economics training in public finances has focused more on tax than public expenditure issues, and within expenditure, more on policy considerations than the more mundane matters of public expenditure management. For many years, the IMF's Public Expenditure Management Division has answered specific questions raised by fiscal economists on such missions. Based on this experience, these guidelines arose from the need to provide a general overview of the principles and practices observed in three key aspects of public expenditure management: budget preparation, budget execution, and cash planning. For each aspect of public expenditure management, the guidelines identify separately the differing practices in four groups of countries - the francophone systems, the Commonwealth systems, Latin America, and those in the transition economies. Edited by Barry H. Potter and Jack Diamond, this publication is intended for a general fiscal, or a general budget, advisor interested in the macroeconomic dimension of public expenditure management. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: All Your Worth Elizabeth Warren, Amelia Warren Tyagi, 2006-01-09 The bestselling mother/daughter coauthors of The Two-Income Trap now pen an essential guide to the five simple keys to lasting financial peace. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Boomernomics William Paul Sterling, Stephen R. Waite, 1998 In this powerful, prescient book, economists and financial wizards William Sterling and Stephen Waite take an in-depth look at how America's baby boomers have transformed the nation's - and the world's - economy and how that transformation must inevitably - and radically - alter its course as the boomers age. But the economic big chill won't freeze you if you're prepared for it. As Sterling and Waite show, there are strategies we can use, both as private individuals and collectively as a nation, to prosper during the age wave. Privatizing social security, applying market principles to the health care system, rethinking the concept of retirement, tapping creatively into the potential gold mine on the Internet, using demographics to pinpoint growth industries: these are among the prescriptive suggestions that the authors, who successfully manage over $30 billion, show will work just as successfully for you.--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Managing Public Expenditure A Reference Book for Transition Countries OECD, 2001-03-20 Managing Public Expenditure presents a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of all aspects of public expenditure management from the preparation of the budget to the execution, control and audit stages. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Essentials of Economics in Context Neva Goodwin, Jonathan M. Harris, Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar, Brian Roach, Tim B. Thornton, 2020-07-19 Essentials of Economics in Context is specifically designed to meet the requirements of a one-semester introductory economics course that provides coverage of both microeconomic and macroeconomic foundations. It addresses current economic challenges, paying specific attention to issues of inequality, globalization, unpaid work, technology, financialization, and the environment, making the text a genuinely twenty-first century introduction to economics. Aspects of history, institutions, gender, ethics, and ecology are integrated throughout the text, and economic analysis is presented within broader themes of human well-being, and social and environmental sustainability. Theoretical expositions in the text are kept close to reality by integrating numerous real-world examples and by presenting the material in the recognized accessible and engaging style of this experienced author team. Key features of Essentials of Economics in Context include: • an inclusive approach to economics, where the economy is analyzed within its social and environmental context • an innovative chapter examining data on various economic indicators • focus on goals of human well-being, stability, and sustainability, and inclusion of core and public purpose spheres, instead of solely focusing on market activities a wealth of online materials such as slides, test banks, and answers to exercises in the book This text is the ideal resource for one-semester introductory economics courses globally. The book's companion website is available at: http://www.bu.edu/eci/education-materials/textbooks/essentials-of-economics-in-context/ |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Economic Security: Neglected Dimension of National Security ? National Defense University (U S ), National Defense University (U.S.), Institute for National Strategic Studies (U S, Sheila R. Ronis, 2011-12-27 On August 24-25, 2010, the National Defense University held a conference titled “Economic Security: Neglected Dimension of National Security?” to explore the economic element of national power. This special collection of selected papers from the conference represents the view of several keynote speakers and participants in six panel discussions. It explores the complexity surrounding this subject and examines the major elements that, interacting as a system, define the economic component of national security. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: At the Origins of Mathematical Economics Richard Van Den Berg, 2005-12-19 This pioneering new book examines the life and work of Achille Nicolas Isnard. It illuminates his major contributions to political economy and contains substantial extracts from a number of his publications in French and English. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Expenditure Ceilings - A Survey Gösta Ljungman, 2008-12 This paper looks at the factors that have to be considered when designing an aggregate expenditure ceiling. It is argued that expenditure ceilings are effective in promoting fiscal discipline and sustainability, but that a number of trade-offs have to be made when setting up a fiscal framework that will survive in a politically charged environment. The paper illustrates the discussion with a case study of medium-term aggregate expenditure ceilings in three countries: Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden. |
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| discretionary spending economics definition: Economics Patrick J. Welch, Gerry F. Welch, 2016-02-29 Economics: Theory & Practice, 11th Edition by Patrick J. Welch and Gerry F. Welch connects theory to the practice of economics and the everyday world through examples and applications, debates, and critical thinking cases—some that are classics in the field and others that are fresh and up-to-date. Its balanced coverage of microeconomics and macroeconomics, flexibility in topic coverage order, and the use of appendices and chapter sections to shorten or deepen course material offer a choice of levels and sequences for a course. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Expansionary Austerity New International Evidence Mr.Daniel Leigh, Mr.Andrea Pescatori, Mr.Jaime Guajardo, 2011-07-01 This paper investigates the short-term effects of fiscal consolidation on economic activity in OECD economies. We examine the historical record, including Budget Speeches and IMFdocuments, to identify changes in fiscal policy motivated by a desire to reduce the budget deficit and not by responding to prospective economic conditions. Using this new dataset, our estimates suggest fiscal consolidation has contractionary effects on private domestic demand and GDP. By contrast, estimates based on conventional measures of the fiscal policy stance used in the literature support the expansionary fiscal contractions hypothesis but appear to be biased toward overstating expansionary effects. |
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| discretionary spending economics definition: Social Policy for Effective Practice Rosemary Kennedy Chapin, Melinda Lewis, 2023-03-31 Social Policy for Effective Practice: A Strengths Approach sharpens students' awareness of social welfare policy and offers a considerable array of resources and knowledge foundations to both understand and thrive within a continually evolving policy landscape. Throughout the text, the authors tell the stories of social workers who impact policy, incorporate frameworks for policy analysis, center social work values and strengths principles, and integrate the series' interactive and downloadable cases to demonstrate policy's relevance and application to practice settings and situations in concrete ways. Students may use the text as an introduction to social policy, a tool for deeper examination of policy topics, and as a lifelong companion for their policy-relevant practice. Now in its sixth edition, the textbook is fully updated to reflect substantial changes in policy arenas such as health care, family economic support, immigration and asylum, criminal justice, housing, reproductive rights, substance use disorder, mental health treatment, and childcare, as well as the implications of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. With additional support and extensions available at www.routledgesw.com, Social Policy for Effective Practice makes policy relevant, accessible, and meaningful for social work students and is a perfect complement to undergraduate and graduate courses on social policy and practice. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Consumer Economics Pearce Clement Kelley, 1953 |
| discretionary spending economics definition: A People's Guide to the Federal Budget Mattea Kramer et al /National Priorities Project, 2012-08-17 From history of the budget process to detail about the ongoing conflict in Washington, from charts explaining where every federal dollar goes to simple explanations of budget terminology, this book covers it all. A People’s Guide to the Federal Budget is for every American who wants to understand and participate in a process that affects all of us. It serves as a foundation for the novice reader, a reference tool for a more advanced audience, and is perfect for high school and college classroom use. Released to coincide with the fiscal year 2013 budget process and the 2012 presidential election, this guide includes up-to-the-minute numbers and explanation of President Obama’s 2013 budget request. |
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| discretionary spending economics definition: General Theory Of Employment , Interest And Money John Maynard Keynes, 2016-04 John Maynard Keynes is the great British economist of the twentieth century whose hugely influential work The General Theory of Employment, Interest and * is undoubtedly the century's most important book on economics--strongly influencing economic theory and practice, particularly with regard to the role of government in stimulating and regulating a nation's economic life. Keynes's work has undergone significant revaluation in recent years, and Keynesian views which have been widely defended for so long are now perceived as at odds with Keynes's own thinking. Recent scholarship and research has demonstrated considerable rivalry and controversy concerning the proper interpretation of Keynes's works, such that recourse to the original text is all the more important. Although considered by a few critics that the sentence structures of the book are quite incomprehensible and almost unbearable to read, the book is an essential reading for all those who desire a basic education in economics. The key to understanding Keynes is the notion that at particular times in the business cycle, an economy can become over-productive (or under-consumptive) and thus, a vicious spiral is begun that results in massive layoffs and cuts in production as businesses attempt to equilibrate aggregate supply and demand. Thus, full employment is only one of many or multiple macro equilibria. If an economy reaches an underemployment equilibrium, something is necessary to boost or stimulate demand to produce full employment. This something could be business investment but because of the logic and individualist nature of investment decisions, it is unlikely to rapidly restore full employment. Keynes logically seizes upon the public budget and government expenditures as the quickest way to restore full employment. Borrowing the * to finance the deficit from private households and businesses is a quick, direct way to restore full employment while at the same time, redirecting or siphoning |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Macroeconomics in Context Goodwin, Designed for a single-semester undergraduate course, this introductory economics textbook updates traditional macroeconomics to encompass twenty-first century concerns. In contrast to standard texts, the book starts with the question of human well-being, and then examines how economic activities can contribute to or detract from it.Macroeconomics in Context covers standard macroeconomic concepts and models, and shows how they apply to such critical issues as ecological sustainability, distributional equity, the quality of employment, and the adequacy of living standards. In language that is clear and compelling, the book's discussions of historical, institutional, political, and social factors encourage students to engage with the subject matter. An Instructor's Resource Manual, a Test Bank, and a Student Study Guide are available online to instructors who adopt the text. |
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| discretionary spending economics definition: The Shadow Economy Friedrich Schneider, Dominik H. Enste, 2013-02-14 This book presents new data to give an overview of shadow economies from OECD countries and propose solutions to prevent illicit work. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Understanding Our Economy William Peter Mortenson, Donald T. Krider, Roy J. Sampson, 1967 |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Principles of Economics in Context Neva Goodwin, Jonathan Harris, Julie Nelson, Brian Roach, Mariano Torras, 2019-08-01 The study of economics should not be highly abstract, but closely related to real-world events. Principles of Economics in Context addresses this challenge, laying out the principles of micro-and macroeconomics in a manner that is thorough, up to date and relevant to students, keeping theoretical exposition close to experience. Emphasizing writing that is compelling, clear, and attractive to students, it addresses such critical concerns as ecological sustainability, distributional equity, the quality of employment, and the adequacy of living standards. Key features include: Clear explanation of basic concepts and analytical tools, with Discussion Questions at the end of each section, encouraging immediate review of what has been read and relating the material to the students’ own experience; Full complement of instructor and student support materials online, including test banks and grading through Canvas; Key terms highlighted in boldface throughout the text, and important ideas and definitions set off from the main text; A glossary at the end of the book containing all key terms, their definitions, and the number of the chapter(s) in which each was first used and defined. Updates for the second edition include: Expanded coverage of topics including inequality, financialization and debt issues, the changing nature of jobs, and sustainable development; New material on wage discrimination by race and gender; an expanded section on labor markets and immigration; Updated discussion of fiscal policy to include more recent developments such as the Trump tax cuts; New material on behavioral economics, public goods, and climate change policy; a new section on “The Economics of Renewable Energy.” This new, affordable edition combines the just-released new editions of Microeconomics in Context and Macroeconomics in Context to provide an integrated full-year text covering all aspects of both micro-and macro-analysis and application, with many up-to-date examples and extensive supporting Web resources for instructors and students. The companion website can be found at: http://www.bu.edu/eci/education-materials/textbooks/principles-of-economics-in-context/ |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Contemporary Economics Robert Carbaugh, 2016-07-22 The 8th Edition of Contemporary Economics continues to offer a clear, concise presentation of basic micro- and macroeconomic theory. Emphasising how the discipline of economics connects to the world, the book takes a friendly and accessible tone, illustrating theory with applications. This new edition comes with updated applications and data to reflect the changing world events since the previous edition was published. With a vast range of updated applications, the handbook uses real world, globally relevant examples that make the subject easy to understand. New and updated topics include: Energy and oil Economic sanctions on Russia and Iran The Eurozone Crisis The Trans-Pacific Partnership China and the world currency market Including a Companion Website complete with instructor’s manual, lecture slides and test bank, as well as an online study guide and multiple choice questions for students, Contemporary Economics is suitable for both economics students and non-majors studying economics and economic issues at the introductory level. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: The Ricardian Approach to Budget Deficits Robert J. Barro, 1988 Persistent budget deficits have increased economists' interest in theories and evidence about fiscal policy. This paper develops the Ricardian approach and contrasts it with standard models. The discussion considers from major theoretical objections to Ricardian equivalence-finite lifetimes, imperfect capital markets, uncertainty about future taxes and incomes, and the distorting effects of taxation Then the paper considers empirical evidence on interest rates, consumption and saving, and current-account deficits. The conclusion is that the Ricardian approach is a useful first-order approximation, and that this approach will probably become the benchwork model for assessing fiscal policy. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Economics For Gce A Level: The Complete Guide Benjamin Gui Hong Thong, 2019-09-05 The complete study guide to your A Level Economics Exam:This study guide is based on the latest H2 and H1 Economics syllabus of the Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A Level) examination.Economics students will find every chapter, complete with diagrams and topical discussions, useful for their learning. It draws extensively on real-world examples, especially those relating to Singapore.Also recommended for pre-tertiary economics assessment, including Cambridge International AS & A Level Economics. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Adam Smith, 1822 |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Economics and National Security Dick K. Nanto, 2011-03 Contents: (1) National Security (NS) and the Congressional Interest; 21st Century Challenges to NS; (2) The Role of the Economy in U.S. NS; Macroecon. and Microecon. Issues in NS; (3) Economic Growth and Broad Conceptions of NS: Human Capital; Research, Innovation, Energy, and Space; (4) Globalization, Trade, Finance, and the G-20; Instability in the Global Economy; Savings and Exports; Boosting Domestic Demand Abroad; Open Foreign Markets to U.S. Products and Services; Build Cooperation with International Partners; Deterring Threats to the International Financial System; (5) Democracy, Human Rights, and Development Aid; Sustainable Development. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand publication. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: First Concurrent Resolution on the Budget--fiscal Year 1986: Economics United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget, 1985 |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Structuralism and Individualism in Economic Analysis S. Charusheela, 2013-09-13 This book argues that the debates about the appropriate economic policies to follow in the developing world within the field of development economics are at heart debates about the appropriate ontology to ascribe to agents within the developing world. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: Longman's Economics E. L. Schwartz, 1994 |
| discretionary spending economics definition: CTH - Introduction to Tourism Economics BPP Learning Media, 2011-07-01 BPP Learning Media is proud to be the official publisher for CTH. Our CTH Study Guides provide the perfect tailor-made learning resource for the CTH examinations and are also a useful source of reference and information for those planning a career in the hospitality and tourism industries. |
| discretionary spending economics definition: The Deficit Myth Stephanie Kelton, 2020-06-09 THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Kelton has succeeded in instigating a round of heretical questioning, essential for a post-Covid-19 world, where the pantheon of economic gods will have to be reconfigured' Guardian 'Stephanie Kelton is an indispensable source of moral clarity ... the truths that she teaches about money, debt, and deficits give us the tools we desperately need to build a safe future for all' Naomi Klein 'Game-changing ... Read it!' Mariana Mazzucato 'A rock star in her field' The Times 'This book is going to be influential' Financial Times 'Convincingly overturns conventional wisdom' New York Times Supporting the economy, paying for healthcare, creating new jobs, preventing a climate apocalypse: how can we pay for it all? Leading economic thinker Stephanie Kelton, shows how misguided that question is, and how a radical new approach can maximise our potential as a society. Everything that we've been led to believe about deficits and the role of money and government spending is wrong. Rather than asking the self-defeating question of how to pay for the crucial improvements our society needs, Kelton guides us to ask: which deficits actually matter? |
| discretionary spending economics definition: The Secrets of Economic Indicators Bernard Baumohl, 2007-07-24 “This is the real deal. Baumohl miraculously breathes life into economic indicators and statistics.” –The Wall Street Journal “This is the most up-to-date guide to economic indicators and their importance to financial markets in print. The coverage of less-reported indicators, especially those from nongovernment sources, is hard to find elsewhere. The inclusion of the actual published tables helps the newer student of the markets find the data in the public release. For anyone trying to follow the economic data, this should be next to your computer so that you can understand and find the data on the Internet.” –David Wyss, Chief Economist, Standard and Poor’s “I find Baumohl’s writing fascinating. In addition to the famous indicators, he includes many that I hadn’t heard of. I really appreciate that he tells you exactly where to find each indicator on the Web. Just about anyone who’s serious about understanding which way the economy is headed will want to read this book. It could be a classic.” –Harry Domash, Columnist for MSN Money and Publisher, Winning Investing Newsletter “Bernie Baumohl has accomplished something of real value in The Secrets of Economic Indicators. He has successfully demystified the world of financial and economic news that bombards us in our daily lives. Both professional investors and casual observers of the world of finance and economics will be grateful for what he has done. The constant stream of heretofore bewildering news from the world of business and finance can now be easily understood. Every businessperson or investor should keep a copy of Baumohl’s book close at hand as he or she catches up on the business, stock market, and economic events of the day. It is great, at long last, to have someone who has eliminated what may have been so perplexing to so many and to have done so with such remarkable clarity.” –Hugh Johnson, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Johnson Illington Advisors “Bernie Baumohl has written a must-read educational and reference book that every individual investor will find indispensable for watching, monitoring, and interpreting the markets. The daily flow of high frequency economic indicators is the stuff that makes financial markets move and that can signal the big trends that make or break investor portfolios. Most important, Bernie’s long experience in reporting economics for Time Magazine helps make the ‘dismal science’ lively and interesting.” –Allen Sinai, President and Chief Global Economist, Decision Economics, Inc. “Baumohl has a gift for taking a complicated subject and allowing it to read like a fast-moving novel. My confidence in reading and understanding economic indicators as portrayed in this book made me realize the possibilities this information holds for improving my personal net worth as well as navigating my business toward higher profits. I recommend this book if you care about your future finances.” –Morris E. Lasky, CEO, Lodging Unlimited, Inc.; Manager and consultant for $6 billion in hotel assets; Chairman, Lodging Conference; Chairman, International Hotel Conference “I think this is an excellent book. It’s well written, accessible to a variety of readers, deals with an interesting and important subject, and covers the topic well. It deserves to get a lot of notice and use.” –D. Quinn Mills, Alfred J. Weatherhead, Jr., Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School “Economic statistics, employment data, Federal Reserve surveys. Think they are boring? Think again! They can drive markets into a frenzy, causing billions of dollars to be made or lost in an instant. Bernie Baumohl brilliantly, clearly, and, yes, entertainingly describes what every investor and business manager should know about economic indicators: which ones move markets, how to interpret them, and how to use them to spot and capitalize on future economic trends. The Secrets of Economic Indicators is an extraordinary and insightful work–an enormously important contribution to the body of financial literature. Read it and then keep it on your desk. Consult it the next time you are deluged with a flurry of economic statistics. Your understanding certainly will be enhanced, and your portfolio will likely be as well.” –Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs (International) “If you want to make money investing, this is an essential trend-tracking tool that will help get you to the bank. This book is the real deal. Bernard Baumohl miraculously breathes life into deadly economic indicators and boring statistics . . . he knows what he’s talking about, and his expertise proves it.” –Gerald Celente, Director, The Trends Research Institute COMPLETELY UPDATED! THE PLAIN-ENGLISH, UP-TO-THE-MINUTE GUIDE TO ECONOMIC INDICATORS: WHAT THEY MEAN, AND HOW TO USE THEM! Every day, investments bounce wildly in response to new economic indicators: statistics that provide crucial clues about the future of the economy and the markets. Now, you can use these indicators to make smarter investment decisions, just like the professionals. You don’t need an economics degree, or a CPA–just The Secrets of Economic Indicators, Second Edition! Using up-to-the-minute examples and real-world stories, former TIME Magazine senior economics reporter Bernard Baumohl illuminates every U.S. and foreign indicator that matters right now. You’ll learn where to find them, what their track records are, how to interpret them, and how to use that information to make better decisions. Baumohl has thoroughly updated this best-seller with new data, new examples, new indicators, and revised analyses–including a new assessment of the value of yield curves in predicting business cycles. Thousands of investors and business planners swore by the First Edition: these updates make it even more valuable. • New! Today’s 10 most crucial leading indicators Better ways to predict economic turning points in time to profit • Get ahead of the curve with the latest U.S. indicators New insights into U.S. employment, monetary policy, inflation, capital flows, and more • Emerging foreign indicators you need to track From China to India, Europe to Brazil...and beyond • Making sense of indicators in conflict What to do when the numbers disagree • Finding the data Free Web resources for the latest economic data • Which economic indicators really matter right now? • What do they mean for stocks, bonds, interest rates, currencies...your portfolio? • How can you use them to make faster, smarter investment decisions? • Simple, clear, non-technical, friendly, usable...the only book of its kind! • By Bernard Baumohl, renowned economic analyst and former award-winning TIME Magazine financial journalist New edition, with extensive new coverage: • Many new U.S. and global indicators, from new employment reports to box office receipts • New examples and up-to-the-minute data • Updated analyses of yield curves and other key metrics • More international coverage • New rankings of leading economic indicators, and much more About the Author xiii What’s New in the Second Edition? xv Preface xvii Acknowledgments xxiii Chapter 1 The Lock-Up 1 Chapter 2 A Beginner’s Guide: Understanding the Lingo 17 Chapter 3 The Most Influential U.S. Economic Indicators 25 Chapter 4 International Economic Indicators: Why Are They So Important? 325 Chapter 5 Best Web Sites for U.S. Economic Indicators 373 Chapter 6 Best Web Sites for International Economic Indicators 381 Index 387 |
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stabilise the economy after negative and positive shocks without any discretionary policy intervention. Countries with larger and more effective automatic fiscal stabilisers need less …
Mandatory Spending, Political Polarization, and …
between mandatory and discretionary public spending in a political model of optimal fiscal policy. Mandatory spending, which is more rigid than discretionary spending, restricts the …
Economic Growth and Job Creation: The Road Forward
Jan 26, 2011 · spending and stop the exploding debt. The plan should start immediately by bringing fiscal year 2011 levels of discretionary spending to 2008 levels; if spending can then …
New York State Discretionary Purchasing Guidelines
discretionary purchase shall not be permitted if the change or renewal would bring the reasonably expected aggregate amount for all purchases of the same commodity, services or technology …
PUBLIC ECONOMICS - Doon University
Public economics is the study of government policy through the lens of economic efficiency and equity. At its most basic level, public economics provides a framework for thinking about …
Non-Defense Discretionary Programs - CBPP
Dec 19, 2024 · spending. The term “discretionary” does not mean that these programs are less important than mandatory programs. Funding this part of the government requires the …
DISCRETIONARY SPEND CONTROLS - One NHS
implementation of non-pay discretionary controls. Discretionary spend refers to an expense that is not necessary and can be reduced, stopped, or postponed by the Trust without undermining …
Measuring the Impact of Inflation on U.S. Consumer Spending
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Leisure: Definitions, Trends, and Policy Implications - Springer
also been labeled as discretionary time, as opposed to the other time uses mentioned above, which are considered unavoidable or obligatory activities (Becker, 1965; Goodin et al., 2005). …
Activist Fiscal Policy - JSTOR
Alan J. Auerbach is the Robert D. Burch Professor of Economics and Law, University of California, Berkeley, California. ... introduced to discretionary fiscal policy through a cautionary …
Special Interest Groups and the Allocation of Public Funds
spending arising from a dollar grant ranging from 25 cents to one dollar (Hines and Thaler 1995).1 I propose a new, rational model of government spending decisions that focuses on the …
The Basic Theory of Human Capital - London School of …
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The role of automatic stabilizers in the U.S. business cycle
sions, tax revenues fall and transfer spending rises. The Congressional Budget O ce (2011) estimates that the built-in responses of scal policy account for $363 of the $1294 billion ... but …
AUTOMATIC FISCAL STABILIZERS VS. DISCRETIONARY …
measures of fiscal balance into the discretionary policy process. The objectives of the study are the identification of the general features of the concept of automatic fiscal stabilizers and the …
Discretionary fiscal policies, automatic stabilisation and …
A discretionary scal policy attempting to fi fi ne tune the economy can have stabilising effects, ... there is a clear risk that tax cuts or spending increases that are intended to be temporary will, …
Themilitary-industrialcomplexasa …
spending exceeded non-military discretionary spending for every year from 1980 to 2015, except for 2009. That year saw the passage of the 2009 Recovery Act which enacted large-scale …
What Is Keynesian Economics? - IMF
spending, especially on discretionary purchases like a house or a car. This reduction in spending by consumers can result in less investment spending by businesses, as firms respond ...
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Budget Surplus: Revenue > Spending . 1. AUTOMATIC STABILIZERS Definition: Automatic stabilizers are factors that automatically, without any action by government authorities, work …
Fiscal Policy - University of California, Berkeley
Nov 2, 2017 · the Peterson Institute of International Economics, October 12-13, 2017. I am grateful to Olivier Blanchard, Bill Gale, and conference participants for comments on an earlier …
A Distributional Approach to U.S. Personal Consumption …
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Fiscal Policy over the Real Business Cycle: A Positive Theory
if government spending rises in recessions and tax rates fall.Adopting a neoclassical perspective, Alesina, Campante, and Tabellini (2008) define as counter-cyclical “a policy that follows the …
Economics Chapter 14: Taxes and Government Spending
Discretionary Spending Entitlement Medicaid Operating Budget Capital Budget Balanced Budget Tax Exempt . Economics Chapter 14: Taxes and Government Spending 14-1 Summary: Fill in …
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One reason for the decline of discretionary _____ policies is the _____ that occurs when the political parties oppose each other’s budgets. 3. Differences in _____ on the budget and the …
Wildfire Suppression Spending: Background, Issues, and …
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EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES AND THEIR ECONOMIC …
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within consumer spending. The share of consumer spend on travel has typically fallen during prior economic downturns or periods of uncertainty with a greater prioritisation of more essential …
Discretionary vs nondiscretionary in fiscal mechanism – non …
topic of discretionary vs nondiscretionary characteristic of fiscal stabilisers (SF). In this context, the scope of the research undertaking is to launch a scientific debate over the definitions of the …
BASIC CONCEPTS IN BUDGETING
Total resource budgeting is a concept adopted by the present budgeting system which requires the preparation of the national government within the
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Discretionary Authority, Discretionary Basis, or …
any discretionary authority to withdraw or transfer beneficial ownership of such assets). The term “discretionary authority” is being obfuscated and used inconsistently, leading to unrealistic …
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federal discretionary component is estimated relying primarily on the detailed collection of legislative budgetary scoring by organizations such as the Congressional Budget Office …
L1 – Macroeconomic and Financial Implications of Fiscal …
an increase in spending today (G) requires that the government lower future spending (G’), or raise future taxes (T’) Ricardian equivalence proposition: • rational agents anticipate that a tax …
Perspectives Fiscal Policy as a Stabilization Tool: …
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, BNC, University of Delhi, India Corresponding author: swatiyaadav@gmail.com ... consumption and investment spending. 2. Non …
Tracking down discretionary income - Statistics Canada
Even economists are dissatisfied with the term "discretionary income". But theirs is a conceptual concern: what is discretionary income and how can it be measured? Nevertheless, it is …
