Topic: Rajeev Dhawan

Atlanta's economy: 'Quasi-growth' ahead

Unemployment may rise and home sales may fall, but Atlanta's economy is poised for "quasi-growth" the next two years, the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University predicted Wednesday. Fears of a double-dip recession and deflation are unfounded "provided we don ...
Georgia State Univ. forecaster: State economic slump continues, recovery could be in 2011Georgia's recession continues.That's the word from the director of Georgia State University's Economic Forecasting Center. Rajeev Dhawan said job losses continue to plague the Peach State ...
Latest wage hike arrives at tough time for businesses, could prolong recessionA federal minimum wage increase that takes effect Friday could prolong the recession, some economists say, by forcing small businesses to lay off the same workers that the pay hike passed ...

Is the Great Moderation in Danger?

the central banks' central bank, thinks so: For Cecchetti, it's this last one that's been most important: And he thinks that with the growing movement to increase regulation on investment banks, there's a chance that innovation will be squashed ...