Sentences with phrase «during the economic downturn of»

Hyundai and Kia both increased their shares of the U.S. new - vehicle market in the past decade, particularly during the economic downturn of 2008 to 2010 when consumers sought out fuel - efficient and relatively low - priced vehicles.

Review of A Small Section of the World by Associate Editor Brigid K. Presecky Set in a poor, green mountain region of Costa Rica during the economic downturn of the 1990s, Lesley Chilcott's documentary follows of a group of coffee manufactures and their journey of entrepreneurial success.

During the economic downturn of 2007 - 2009, when a number of commodities saw their values plummet, the general wine index fell just 17 %.

As an example — while many companies were laying off employees during the economic downturn of 2008 - 09, Canada's biggest 5 banks all maintained their dividend payments.

All of the big banks pay a dividend and during the economic downturn of 2008 - 09, the dividend payments were maintained by all big banks.

During the economic downturn of the past few years, card offers aimed at low - and middle - income consumers had slowed.

Robert Martie, executive vice president of the New Jersey Region for Colliers International, says that despite the economic unknowns, what's happening in New Jersey today versus during the economic downturn of 2009 is profoundly different.

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As the economic environment continues to soften, many young professionals are contemplating returning to graduate school so they can «take shelter» during the downturn and be set to reenter the workforce as the job market turns around a couple of years from now.

While Clinton didn't have to deal with any significant economic downturn during his presidency, Reagan saw a recession in the early part of his first term.

The so - called paradox of thrift, popularized by famed Depression - era economist John Maynard Keynes, holds that during serious economic downturns it may be in each individual's interests to save money and repair his personal balance sheet.

During an economic downturn, your volume of sales is likely to decline — so don't make matters worse by lowering prices at the same time.

He realized that as credit markets dried up during the economic downturn, individuals and businesses were in need of new avenues to access cash.

Jobs» advice came in handy again as Parker built his company's portfolio during the economic downturn and during the career meltdown of Nike spokesman Tiger Woods.

During an actual or perceived economic downturn, fewer customers may shop with us and those who do shop may limit the amounts of their purchases.

Like those in the rest of the country, Virginia's small businesses struggled during the economic downturn.

Indeed, shorter - duration, tax - free munis have a history of delivering positive returns even during economic downturns and in environments of rising and lowering interest rates.

International capital flows can be a form of risk - taking, and we know that risk - taking increases during good economic times and is cut back during downturns.

The problem with all this is that when large banks are funded by so much debt (and so little equity) they're in much greater danger of insolvency during an economic downturn.

The efficient frontier calculation, based on the recent five years, takes into the account the poor performance of European assets during the economic downturn.

But if the main reason you're investing in gold is for protection of your financial assets during an economic downturn or «Black Swan» type event, it hardly makes sense to place your trust in the banking system.

Phillips is one of the government's smartest cabinet ministers, and has done a good job promoting the flagship Climate Leadership Plan, but the NDP have fallen short when it comes to easing Albertans worries about the cost of implementing the carbon tax during an economic downturn.

Default rates tend to rise during economic downturns, since investors and businesses see a decline in income and sales while still required to pay off the same amount of debt.

The country's economic downturn has diminished the Word of Faith prosperity gospel boom that took off during the 1990s and 2000s, and he sees a shift away from efforts to «bribe» God into blessings and toward a greater understanding of a God of grace who extends blessings freely.

Thus, during times of instability from economic downturns or other environmental strains, schisms are likely to become producers of further schisms, causing more turbulence in religious organizations than might be predicted otherwise.

Milkwaukee Public Radio, April 6, 2009 Betting on the Diaper Business by Marge Pitrof «Thousands of Wisconsin workers have lost their jobs during the continuing economic downturn.

During the economic downturn, people became more acutely aware of just how big their tax had become for all that government spending, and how much that hit family budgets.

The state also faces the loss of $ 5 billion of federal stimulus aid, and its problems are compounded by reduced tax revenue during the economic downturn.

When he had the chance to increase disability benefits three years ago, as part of his 2012 legislation to create a new pension tier called «Tier VI,» he instead maintained cuts that were put in place during the economic downturn in 2009 by his predecessor, David Paterson.

This budget allows the Library to continue to offer 2011 levels of open hours and services our patrons need and are using now more than ever as they struggle to manage household budgets during what is clearly the most serious economic downturn since the great depression.

During the presentation, panel chairman Richard Halverson, a former assistant deputy director of the New York City Financial Control Board, said the main cause of the county's deficit is the economic downturn, which created slumping sales tax revenue.

Based on an article Henwood, K. Shirani, F. and Coltart, C. (2010) «Fathers and financial risk - taking during the economic downturn: Insights from a QLL study of men's identities - in - the - making.

Japan today has one of the smallest governmental sectors in the developed world, because a lot of the tasks of the welfare state, from providing economic support during business downturns to building affordable housing for low wage workers, were assumed by large private employers.

«As the 111th Congress completes its work on behalf of the American people, I'd like to thank New York's delegation for its service during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression,» Governor Paterson said.

The finding that Mr Blair would close the gap will give Labour a ray of hope that the Tories» lead is «soft», showing hostility to the Government during the economic downturn rather than positive support for Mr Cameron's party.

He says that's not any worse than what members of the public have had to live with during the economic downturn.

Kann, who challenged Vallone in 2001 and 2005 on the Green Party line but ran as a Populist this year, focused much of his third campaign on a proposal to raise income taxes on city residents earning more than $ 500,000 per year to pay for city services that have been neglected during the economic downturn.

During this economic downturn, the state's citizens are more dependent on these vital services than ever, in the wake of the flooding earlier this year.

«During the economic downturn some buyers used ILSA to rescind otherwise valid condominium contracts for economic reasons — an entirely unintended consequence of the law and its intent,» Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D - N.Y., who sponsored the bill along with Michael Grimm, R - N.Y., Patrick T. McHenry, R. - N.C., and Jerrold Nadler, D. - N.Y., said in a statement.

Even during the economic downturn over the last couple of years, solar installation has been going up, while the cost has been going down.

In fact, a Monash University study found that Australia's policy of encouraging skilled immigration during an economic downturn has «had a harmful impact on the level of employment, participation in the labour market and the working conditions of other Australians, particularly young people.»

Critics of government spending who think that expenditure cuts help to reduce waste should recognize that state spending reductions during economic downturns are cutting programs that are highly beneficial.»

«We became interested in studying the effects of economic downturns on public spending during the Great Recession of the late 2000s, when media outlets were filled with stories about states cutting optional Medicaid benefits, increasing school class sizes and reducing course offerings,» said Ho, who is also a professor of economics at Rice and a professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.

During economic downturns, consumers with falling budgets may be tempted to move their money into a smaller number of investments, creating a more risky portfolio.

A range of interventions, from return to work programmes through to antidepressant prescriptions, may reduce the risk of suicide during future economic downturns.»

Other studies have also suggested that health improves during economic downturns, says Stephen Bezruchka, a physician and public health expert at the University of Washington, Seattle, but this is by far the most all - encompassing study to look at the Great Depression.

According to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 37 % of its members said they see a decrease divorce cases during national economic downturns.

According to a recent article in Yahoo! Finance, 37 % of matrimonial lawyers report seeing a decrease in divorcing couples during economic downturns.

PerfectMatch.com CEO, Duane Dahl also noted that they experienced a similar trend in the rise of memberships for their dating site during the last economic downturn in 2001, after the internet economic bubble burst.

For the first time in history, the federal government has assumed a dramatic new school - funding role, that of banker of last resort, providing stopgap revenues to the nation's schools during economic downturns.

«Although it's well - documented that teachers had their pay frozen at the beginning of the Coalition Government, education was actually dealt a better hand during the economic downturn than many other professions.