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Peter Boren

Little Change in Opinions about Global Warming | Pew Research Center for the People and... - 0 views

  • There has been a modest decline since 2008 in support for requiring better fuel efficiency for vehicles, increasing federal funding for research on alternative energy and spending more on mass transit. A majority of Republicans continue to support these policies, but fewer do so now than in 2008 or 2006. In the current survey, 73% of Republicans favor requiring better fuel efficiency for cars, trucks and SUVs, down from 86% two years ago and 85% in February 2006. Similarly, 64% of Republicans favor increasing federal funding for research on wind, solar and hydrogen technology, down 21 points from two years ago. Republican support for spending more on subway, rail and bus systems has also declined — from 65% in 2008 to 55% now. Opinion among independents also has shifted. About three-fourths (76%) of independents favor higher fuel efficiency standards, down from 87% in 2008 and 2006. Similarly, 72% of independents support increased funding for alternative energy, down 13 points since 2006. And somewhat fewer favor spending more on mass transit (61% now, 74% in 2008). By contrast, support among Democrats for increased spending on alternative energy and mass transit and better fuel efficiency requirements has remained steady or increased slightly over the past few years. In 2006 and even 2008, the partisan differences in opinion about these policies were quite small, but now the gaps between Republicans and Democrats are 16 points or more. There has been little change in views about nuclear power over this time; 45% favor promoting the increased use of nuclear power now, virtually unchanged from 2006 when 44% supported this. Far more Republicans (57%) than Democrats (36%) or independents (45%) support the increased use of nuclear power.
Jeremy Schaefer

2008 Great Recession Causes - The Real Cause of the Crash of 2008 - Esquire - 0 views

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    This resource introduces a different theory of how income inequality in the country contributed to the recession. Another strong factor is the stimulus further strengthening the problem.
Jeremy Schaefer

2008-2009 Financial Crisis Causes and Effects - 0 views

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    While this article identifies how credit is a major cause of the economic crisis, it goes one step further to describe the cause of the credit crisis, which is greed. This brings up an argument that many Americans played a part in causing the crisis because their greed was overwhelming to the market.
Jeremy Schaefer

It's official: U.S. in a recession since December 2007 - Dec. 1, 2008 - 0 views

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    Like many other resources, this articles identifies the poor housing market as one of the main contributors to the economic crisis. However, the focus is that this recession is the longest since the Great Depression. I need to continue to research what factors are making this particular recession worse than so many of the others in the 1900s.
Jeremy Schaefer

Economist's View: What Caused the Financial Crisis? - 0 views

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    This author rephrases the question of what caused the economic crisis to be: what caused the housing bubble? This perspective is an interesting one because it confirms one of my suspicions that the state of the housing market was a huge contributor to the crisis.
Jeremy Schaefer

Causes of Economic Recession - 0 views

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    This resource is the first I've found that also identifies causes of a recession from another era. Comparing and contrasting the current economic crisis to that of other time periods may allow me to pinpoint the differences and learn why the 2008 recession was so severe.
Jeremy Schaefer

http://today.uci.edu/pdf/subprime_lending_08.pdf - 0 views

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    This paper talks about the methodology and models used to help predict future home prices. It also talks about the Case-Shiller home pricing index. Case-Shiller is very respected in the real estate market.
Jeremy Schaefer

Understanding the Subprime Mortgage Crisis by Yuliya Demyanyk, Otto Van Hemert :: SSRN - 0 views

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    This working paper talks in great detail about subprime morgages. It also talks about loan performance.
Jeremy Schaefer

Who Caused the Economic Crisis? | FactCheck.org - 0 views

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    This article is interesting because it identifies individuals and groups of people as the main cause of the economic crisis. The list provided of those at fault shows how irresponsible many groups of people were and how that all contributed to the economic crisis.
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