Friday, October 10, 2008

random points

  • recommendations by world's economists on how to stem the current financial tsunami =
    cut interest rates, recapitalize the banks and insure deposits; get governments to step in and guarantee short-term interbank lending (Time magazine)
  • G-7 = meeting of financial ministers of 7 highly industrial nations namely France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, USA and Canada
  • G-8 = annual meeting of the heads of the governments of G-7 nations, including Russia
  • BSP = lender of last resort (Philippines)
  • IMF = world's lender of last resort
  • net satisfaction rating = satisfaction rating - dissatisfaction rating
  • net trust rating = trust rating - distrust rating

DS 121 reviewer for the recitation (matching type with justification of your answer)

1. gendered manifestation of intergenerational poverty 2. bridges theory and practice 3. my DS 121 professor 4. common misconception about p...