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Jan. 20, 2012

Nathan Och answered this question

How will income inequality weigh on Brazil's economic growth?

As any nation trying to move up the economic ladder, income inequality can either hinder this process or even make a nation fall back. The main problem with income inequality is providing income that can be used to buy goods. Most of this disposable income ... more

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Sept. 30, 2011

Scott Albro asked a question

Why is the Irish economy recovering?

Sept. 16, 2011

Scott Albro asked a question

Why is Argentina's economy growing so fast?

Sept. 7, 2011

shiva reddy and 1 other person answered this question

I would like to know the simple meaning of globalization? And the current GDP rate?

how to meet organizational effectively,
it is a topic, please explain me about it

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Aug. 25, 2011

Nathan Och and 6 other people answered this question

Should the U.S. make reducing the deficit its top priority even over jobs and GDP growth?

The current deficit worries are simply media generated coupled with political posturing. Is there merit to reducing the deficit? Absolutely. Should we worry about it during a recession? Absolutely not. Right now, the best thing the US could do is focus on getting people back ... more

Aug. 24, 2011

E. James (Jim) Brennan and 1 other person answered this question

How does income inequality negatively affect the economy?

Income inequality can negatively affect the economy by concentrating purchasing power in relatively few people. The low-end outliers (the statistical definition of "poor" changes every year) have different spending patterns from the norm and are extremely limited in their purchasing choices and options. Poor people ... more

July 14, 2011

Courtney Sato asked a question

Is expansion into high-end manufacturing essential to growing China's economy?

July 5, 2011

Andrew McKillop and 1 other person answered this question

What are impediments to Chinese innovation? How can China overcome them?

AFAIK the Deng Economic Miracle only really started in the 1990s, but that isnt the main point. Criticising China for "lack of innovation" invites a firm reply from China, and other creditor nations of the USA bailing out its sick and failing economy. Does the ... more

June 29, 2011

Andrew McKillop answered this question

Why is Tokyo still so important to the global economy?

We can be humorous about this one.
Tokyo and Osaka are cities in a country called Japan.
Japan is the most fantastically debt strangled country in the world. It has been in semi-permanent economic recession since about 1991. Following the tsunami and Fukushima its economy is contracting ... more

June 24, 2011

Ted Meredith and 3 other people answered this question

Do you believe the deficit the main driver of unemployment?

I agree with the others that the deficit contributes to the overall uncertainty in the economy, and is effecting a Carter-era-like "malaise." Add on top of that uncertainties created by recent legislative measures, the full impacts of which have yet to be realized. What is ... more

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June 14, 2011

Yu Yu Din and 4 other people answered this question

Which countries will become the next BRIC type economies?

For the APAC region, I would keep an eye on Vietnam, Philippines, and Indonesia. It's where rapid development is happening and where governments are also opening up their policies. Qatar in the Middle East has potential, so does Paraguay and Argentina in South America. more

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