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Economic Indicators for Professionals

Putting the Statistics into Perspective

By: Charles Steindel

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Economic Indicators for Professionals

Putting the Statistics into Perspective

By: Charles Steindel

We are bombarded with economic numbers: unemployment, retail sales, inflation, GDP—the list goes on and on. Some analyst or another is constantly telling us about an obscure statistic that is the key to our future, or is apparently the indicator that the "Fed" will be using to key off its decisions. With economic numbers playing such a central role in the national and world dialogue on policy and markets, and spilling over into the political arena, a broad review of what they are all about is timely. This book reviews the critical US economic data, and how one may put the numbers into an intellectual structure that will depict evolving economic reality. The work is aimed at those who want and need to get some understanding about how the data contributes to a big picture of the economy and guides policy. The objective is for the reader to grasp the overall logic of the data—how each piece of the puzzle contributes to our understanding of the overall economy. This is the way the Fed looks at the numbers. There are other books that go through the economic numbers, but they do so in a "bottom-up" fashion, describing a series in some detail and adding something about how financial markets may respond to it. This book naturally has considerable discussion of series, but views them as part of the overall mosaic, not items of fundamental interest in themselves.

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Routledge

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1351363905

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9781351363907

An Appraisal of the Status of Chagas Disease in the United States

By: Rodrigo Zeledon,Charles B. Beard,J.C. Pinto Dias,David A Leiby,Patricia Dorn,Jose Rodrigues Coura

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An Appraisal of the Status of Chagas Disease in the United States

By: Rodrigo Zeledon,Charles B. Beard,J.C. Pinto Dias,David A Leiby,Patricia Dorn,Jose Rodrigues Coura

This title critically reviews old and new literature, help to create greater awareness of the disease in the US and helps in the evaluation of certain epidemiological and public health issues. During the first half of the 20th century, Chagas disease was assumed to be absent from the U.S. and considered an exotic disease, until the first two indigenous cases were discovered, almost simultaneously, in Texas, 1955. Since that time four indigenous cases have been documented in several places in the country. Although the disease is still considered uncommon in the US, this disease is not longer an exclusive Latin American illness. Physicians in the US are often unaware of the characteristics of the diseases, and are likely overlooking locally acquired cases. The influx of an estimated 300,000 Latin American immigrants with the Chagas parasite means that there is an urgent need for physicians and public health officials to become aware. Helps to create greater awareness of Chagas disease in the USA Helps to evaluate epidemiological and public health issues Facilitates accurate and necessary future public health interventions

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113

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Elsevier

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012397268X

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9780123972682

Keynesianism Vs. Monetarism, and Other Essays in Financial History

By: Charles P. Kindleberger

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Keynesianism Vs. Monetarism, and Other Essays in Financial History

By: Charles P. Kindleberger

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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348

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Taylor & Francis

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0415382122

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9780415382120

That Toddlin' Town

Chicago's White Dance Bands and Orchestras, 1900-1950

By: Charles A. Sengstock

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Chicago's White Dance Bands and Orchestras, 1900-1950

By: Charles A. Sengstock

As a center for jazz and blues, vaudeville, and a budding recording industry, Chicago and its environs probably spawned more nationally recognized dance bands than any other city in the United States in the 1920s and 30s. While ample attention has been paid to their black counterparts, That Toddlin' Town looks at the history of the white dance bands, theater orchestras, radio studio ensembles and night club bands. Sengstock examines these bands not only in terms of the music they played but also in the context of the venues in which they played and Chicago's volatile economic and social climate. Viewing the bands as an economic system, he analyzes them as businesses with all the usual pressures brought on by ambition, personality clashes, and the overriding need to serve clients. More than a mere popular phenomenon, these dance bands--along with their charismatic leaders, powerful booking agencies, and the Chicago Federation of Musicians--had a major impact on the music industry at large and influence over other entertainment media.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252029542

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9780252029547

House Prices and the Macroeconomy

Implications for Banking and Price Stability

By: Charles Goodhart,Boris Hofmann

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House Prices and the Macroeconomy

Implications for Banking and Price Stability

By: Charles Goodhart,Boris Hofmann

House price bubbles, and their aftermath, have become a focus of macro-economic policy concern in most developed countries. This book elucidates the two-way relationship between house-price fluctuations and economic fundamentals. Housing has many features which make it distinct from other assets, like equity. Real estate is not only an asset but also a durable consumption good for households, providing shelter and other housing services. As a result, a house is often the largest and most important asset of households and therefore accounts for a major share of household wealth. Similarly a large share of bank assets is tied to housing values. House price fluctuations may, therefore, have a major effect on economic activity and the soundness of the financial system. Following an introductory chapter, the book is structured into three parts. The first demonstrates the importance of house prices as determinants or indicators of inflation and economic activity. The second focuses on the inter-relationships between bank credit extension and housing prices, and how bubbles can lead to financial crises. The third discusses resultant public policy issues, such as whether, and how, to include housing prices in a general inflation index, and how to restrain the housing/bank credit cycle.

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Oxford University Press

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0199204594

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9780199204595

Book's by Charles Steindel

Economic Indicators for Professionals

Economic Indicators for Professionals

An Appraisal of the Status of Chagas Disease in the United States

An Appraisal of the Status of Chagas Disease in the United States

Keynesianism Vs. Monetarism, and Other Essays in Financial History

Keynesianism Vs. Monetarism, and Other Essays in Financial History

That Toddlin' Town

That Toddlin' Town

House Prices and the Macroeconomy

House Prices and the Macroeconomy

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