# Economic impact of the 9/11?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-impact-of-the-9-11/255795
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [July 19, 2004, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-impact-of-the-9-11/255795 "2004-07-19T12:22:47Z")
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### Author: ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2004, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-impact-of-the-9-11/255795/1 "2004-07-19T12:22:47Z")

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Some of the world’s largest corporations were housed in the WTC. What was the impact of 9/11 to a) the economy of these corporations, b) the economy of the US? Any of them forced to go out of business because of 9/11? Are there any studies on the subject?

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### Author: ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-impact-of-the-9-11/255795/2 "2004-07-19T15:42:12Z")

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I am no economic theorist but I’ll tell you something from my limited point of view: charities and not-for-profits.

2001-2002 were our worst years ever. People did not want to open their pockets. As a matter of fact, this is the first year we’ve made budget since. (We came close last year). Since 9/11, we’ve been cutting services like crazy to try and keep up with the downward spiral. It’s been hurting us badly.

The Not For Profit Times ran a series of articles on this phenomenon. (Ok, which one is plural, and which one is singular: phenomena? I better go join those intellectually inferior Dopers!)

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### Author: ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-impact-of-the-9-11/255795/3 "2004-07-19T15:44:10Z")

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“Phenomenon” is the one you want. “Phenomena” is plural. Now if only I could be sure that I spelled them correctly. 🆒

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### Author: ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2004, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-impact-of-the-9-11/255795/4 "2004-07-19T16:09:34Z")

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Doot doooo dah doo doo!

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### Author: ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-impact-of-the-9-11/255795/5 "2004-07-19T20:37:58Z")

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Lots of good info here: [http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02700r.pdf](http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02700r.pdf)