BLS SPOTLIGHT ON STATISTICSTHE RECESSION OF 2007–2009
U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. 1. The Recession of 2007–2009. February 2012. A general slowdown in economic activity a downturn in the business cycle
Was unofficial dollarisation/euroisation an amplifier of the Great
The rapidly growing body of literature analysing the cross-country incidence of the global financial and economic crisis of 2007-09 or “Great Recession”
Monthly Labor Review: Employment loss and the 2007–09
Apr 4 2011 and length. Prelude to the recession. The 2007–09 recession was preceded by a period of steady economic growth. Al-.
The Financial Crisis of 2007–2009: Why Did It Happen and What
May 28 2014 The crisis threatened the global financial system with total collapse
Household Leverage and the Recession of 2007 to 2009; Tenth
Instead it was increased difficulty in repayment of household debt that precipitated the downturn. Figure 4 shows that household financial stress immediately
Monetary policy during the global financial crisis of 2007-09: the
could lead to a financial crisis and thus
Staff Papers
Jul 21 2013 The 2007n09 financial crisis was associated with a huge loss of ... have followed or even if the financial crisis caused the drop in output.
The Nations underemployed in the “Great Recession” of 2007–09
Monthly Labor Review • November 2010 3. Underemployment in the “Great Recession”. The Nation's underemployed in the “Great Recession” of 2007–09. Andrew Sum.
Precautionary Savings in the Great Recession - Ashoka Mody
two-fifths of the sharp increase in household saving rates between 2007 and 2009 can be attributed to the precautionary savings motive.
Economic Brief - The Service Sector and the “Great Recession”– A
since the Great Depression. Indeed until the onset of the 2007–09 recession
The Recession of 2007–2009 - US Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Overview
The Great Recession that began in 2008 led to some of the highest recorded rates of unemployment and home foreclosures in the U.S. since the Great Depression. Catalyzed by the crisis in subprime mortgage-backed securities, the crisis spread to mutual funds, pensions, and the corporations that owned these securities, with widespread national and glo...
What Caused The Banking Crisis?
Fligstein and Adam Goldstein (Assistant Professor at Princeton University)1examine the history of bank action leading up to the market collapse, paying particular attention to why banks created and purchased risky mortgage-backed securities (MBSs) and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) in the first place, and why they ignored early warnings of ...
What Caused Predatory Lending and Securities Fraud?
In a 2015 working paper, Fligstein and co-author Alexander Roehrkasse (doctoral candidate at UC Berkeley)3 examine the causes of fraud in the mortgage securitization industry during the financial crisis. Fraudulent activity leading up to the market crash was widespread: mortgage originators commonly deceived borrowers about loan terms and eligibili...
Why Didn’T The Federal Reserve Anticipate The Oncoming Crisis?
In a 2014 IRLE working paper by Fligstein with Jonah Stuart Brundage and Michael Schultz (both doctoral candidates at UC Berkeley),5the authors analyze 72 meeting transcripts from the Federal Reserve’s decision-making body, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), from 2000 until the 2008 market crash. FOMC members set monetary policy and have par...
When was the last recession in USA?
There have been 12 recessions since World War II that lasted 10.3 months on average. But there's a wide range. The most recent recession was the shortest ever– lasting just two months, from February to April 2020. The prior recession, also referred to as the Great Recession, lasted 18 months.
What was the impact of the Great Recession?
The Great Recession led to significant and persistent drops in both wages and employment. Median real household cash income fell from $57,357 in 2007 to $52,690 in 2011. 1 15.6 million people were unemployed at the peak of the recession. Poverty increased from 12.5% in 2007 to 15.1% in 2010. How did this affect people already in poverty?
How was the Great Recession impacted American workers?
While the recession officially ended in 2009, the impact of the reduced economic activity, job loss, falling wages, foreclosure and diminished wealth had lasting effects for many American workers and their families.
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