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Who is the current chairman of the Fed?
Who is Ben Bernake
100
What is the current (Sept.) unemployment rate in Oregon?
9.1%
100
True or False? When writing about economic issues you should always use lots of numbers, the more numbers per sentence the better.
False
200
Who is Oregon's state economist?
Who is Mark McMullen
200
What is the current (sept.) unemployment rate in the U.S.?
What is 9.6%
200
Should you take everything an economist says as fact?
No.
300
How would you contact the state economist? (Be specific)
503-378-3455 mark.mcmullen@state.or.us
300
What is the definition of a recession?
What is a period of two consecutive quarterly declines in real GDP. OR, "A significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, normally visible in real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale–retail sales."
300
What do you want Rebecca to be for Halloween?
...
400
Which Federal Reserve District are we included in?
What is the 12th/San Francisco
400
Brad DeLong says there is something you should never write as a journalist, what is that?
What is economists disagree
400
Is the Fed a government agency?
No.
500
What city is the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis located in?
What is Salem.
500
What is the acceptable form of The Federal Reserve on first reference according to AP style?
What is Federal Reserve System or Federal Reserve Board
500
Quick grab your AP stylebook--how many decimal places should you use when you're talking about millions of dollars?
What is two.