The economic and financial crisis has hit Spain harder than practically any other country in Europe. Even if there are occasional reports that the Spanish economy is improving slightly, the unemployment rate remains at 25 per cent and is as high as 54 per cent among Spain's young people. The...

This paper addresses an aspect of the financial crisis in South Korea that has not been dealt with in depth. The question that will be analyzed is: how does the general population perceive the crisis? In attempting to answer this question we rely on new representative survey data, covering the...

We use detailed survey data to document stark differences between West and East Ukraine when it comes to household attitudes toward market-based economies and democratic institutions. Along both of these dimensions, Eastern Ukrainians are decidedly less supportive of liberal systems. However, we...

Three interconnected crises - of the global financial system, food security and global warming - potentially threaten peace and stability. Multilateral action must be combined with a clearer understanding of how they affect each other and their regional and country level impacts.The world is...

Introduction : a media crisis. Excessiveness ; The research ; The role of the media : dramatisation of the Crisis -- Assets in Jeopardy. An egalitarian, progressive and peaceful country : an independent utopia ; The impact of the crisis abroad : a general dislike of Iceland ; A casualty of the...

The financial crisis that erupted in September 2008 was one of the worst since The Great Depression preceding World War II. It immediately sent both economic and political shockwaves around the world, and rose to the top of political as well as media and public agendas. How the financial crisis...

The report finds that almost 80 percent of American households believe that now is a good time to buy a home, despite high unemployment, slow economic growth and problems plaguing the economy. This positive attitude is attributable to low house prices and low mortgage interest rates. The data...

This study attempts to assess the extent to which the financial crisis has damaged citizens' trust in public institutions, especially the confidence that European citizens invest in the European institutions. The results of major public opinion surveys show a severe decrease in citizens' trust...

The financial crisis had a significant impact on the levels of trust that citizens place in the system and its institutions. Recent data from Eurobarometer show a significant fall in confidence on the part of European citizens in the EU's institutions. For the first time since its creation, a...

The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is at once one of the most hated, misunderstood, and effective policies in modern economic history. Explaining the contrast between TARP's performance and public and political opposition is a challenge of political economy. In concert with other policies...