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From bad to worse: Economy affects Mexican immigration
by Rocio Zamora Arzola WHAT’S HAPPENING Mexican immigration to the U.S. is decreasing, down from 653,000 in 2005 to 175,000 in 2008, according to a Pew Hispanic Center study (WSJ.com 7.23.09). The...
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THE BEGINNING OF THE END?
by Hans Eisenbeis To read the newspaper and watch TV news these days, you might think the Great Recession is over. There’s certainly been a lot of encouraging news — mostly on the order of “things are...
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Podcast: Sprains, Trains, and Automobiles
Derek Stubbs, Gregg Archibald and Hans Eisenbeis discuss signs of recovery, failing banks and striped toothpaste. Download this week’s economic podcast here: Sprains, Trains, and Automobiles: Bottoms...
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Podcast: Gold Diggers
Derek Stubbs, Reed Robinson and Hans Eisenbeis discuss the health insurance debate, depreciating homes, and the Cash 4 Gold phenomenon. Download this week’s economic podcast here: Gold Diggers: Bottoms...
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Podcast: Mad as Heck
Derek Stubbs and Hans Eisenbeis discuss Tea Party protests, 9/11 economics, and Ben Bernanke’s recovery. Download this week’s economic podcast here: Mad as Heck: Bottoms Up Week 29 24 min., 5 sec.
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Podcast: Financial Innovation
Derek Stubbs, Gregg Archibald, Reed Robinson and Hans Eisenbeis review Finovate 09, a September 2009 conference featuring major and noteworthy developments in the financial services industry. Download...
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It’s official: Millennials are moving back home to duck the recession
by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING Anecdotally, we’ve known times are tough for Millennials. If they’ve been to college, they carry mountains of debt, and they’ve been hit harder than any other...
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More consumers are remodeling not to sell, but to stay put longer
by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING Realtors keep tabs on the sorts of upgrades that will improve a home’s resale value. Kitchens and bathrooms, for example, are often thought to be valuable...
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MAD WORLD
by Hans Eisenbeis I’ve been catching up on Mad Men, the hit TV series that launches its fourth season this week. As you undoubtedly know, it follows the triumphs and failures of an advertising agency...
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AT DEBT’S DOOR
by Hans Eisenbeis For a decade now — since the rise of the global economy — political pundits from Mumbai to Madrid, Hamburg to Honolulu have argued about “American exceptionalism”: the idea that the...
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