"The fact that unemployment has remained so high does suggest that the stimulus has not had as large an impact as the administration claims."

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

"And,high food prices and fuel prices, as well as drought have had a severe impact on the most vulnerable groups in Afghanistan, many of whom are also living in very poor and inadequate housing.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

Nicholas Lardy, an economist and senior fellow at the Washington-based Peterson Institute, says China's unwillingness to adopt derivative loans and other high-risk financial products helped to shield it from the impact of the world economic downturn.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10