... several other factors have contributed to the 2001-2002 recession. Factors such as the erosion of consumer confidence, rising energy prices, and stock market instability, as well as the effects of the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, and technological change and productivity can also be viewed when discussing the causes that led to the recession. With talks of a recession prevalent in the air ... four-day close due to the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks, the stocks were sharply lower in the first hour of trading. This delicate state of the stock market added to the erosion...

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... several other factors have contributed to the 2001-2002 recession. Factors such as the erosion of consumer confidence, rising energy prices, and stock market instability, as well as the effects of the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, and technological change and productivity can also be viewed when discussing the causes that led to the recession. With talks of a recession prevalent in the air ... four-day close due to the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks, the stocks were sharply lower in the first hour of trading. This delicate state of the stock market added to the erosion...

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• Grade Level: High School

... . While taking this Economics course it has brought so many things to my attention, especially since I see inflation, gas prices, and interest rates on the rise. It has given me a better understanding of the affect of the Government on the economy, the stock market, the interest rates, etc. Since the Federal Government has such a control over our Economy, I decided to tackle the subject ... three instruments of control explained above have been conceded to be more effective in preventing inflation in times of high economic activity than in bring about revival from a period of depression....

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate