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... review Section assesses the performance of the system in delivering the expected benefits Section discusses how well it coped with exogenous shocks - a supposed weakness of currency board systems Section ... abandon sterling for political reasons was resisted and the consequences must overall be considered a success The currency system which, with self-conscious conservatism, the founders of the Irish State ... remainder of the fall in the net foreign assets of the banking system was associated with a sharp increase in imports and a decline in meat exports Although previous studies have stressed the role...
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... is striking The states where home prices fell most were generally among those that suffered the worst job losses during the recession In states where prices fell less, employment declined less.3 ... funds financial institutions and nonfinancial businesses depend on for their day-to-day operations Many financial institutions that had placed big bets on housing posted massive losses Some of them ... back the recovery Businesses, investors, and households remain skittish, even in the face of better economic news Many of my business contacts say they remain cautious about expanding because they’re...
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... are unusually sensitive to this disconnect Genuinely spirited startups are this way But these sensibilities not come packaged in best practices, nor found in the quality assurance manuals None ... graduates aspiring to secure employment in this sector, of how it is organized is the same across nearly all the chip companies All these companies project more or less the same view of how they ... This opportunity cost is distinctly characterized in the way that it is notthe same as the traditional definition of the cost This is where the fault-line lies This fault-line separates the...