The Economic Outlook.

The economic outlook.

NOTES Unless otherwise indicated, all years referred to in this report are calendar years. Unemployment rates throughout the report are calculated on the basis of the civilian labor force. Details in the text and tables of this report may not add to totals because of rounding.

Oecd Economic Outlook N.65 June 1999

High and persistent unemployment remains a major problem... High and persistent unemployment remains a major economic and social problem for many OECD countries. Currently, some 35 million persons, or about 7 per cent of the labour force, are unemployed in the area as a whole (Figure IV.1). Many, particularly in Europe, have been without a job for a prolonged period. These people, and their dep...

Reindeer Markets in the Circumpolar North: An Economic Outlook

Hermann Remsperger: The Bundesbank’s view of the economic outlook and economic policy challenges

I was very glad to accept your invitation to attend Swedbank’s Economic Outlook Conference. To a German central banker comparing the economic developments in Germany and Sweden since the 1990s is interesting for a number of reasons. This also holds true for the question of how we in Germany should tackle the current economic policy challenges. Just an example: Last Wednesday I read an article i...

CSUF Economic Outlook and Forecasts MidYear Update - April 2013

"We have deep depth" -Yogi Berra famously remarked decades ago about the New York Yankees. Much like the Yankees of Yogi Berra's years, the U.S. economy has been remarkably resilient over the past year in spite of enormous challenges, policy setbacks, and a number of ominous external shocks. As we expected, the more gloomy scenarios were averted, but the close-calls were too many and, at times,...