despite these grave figures presented by Bank of Korea and economic think tanks,the government refuses to admit the approach of recession.这个句子中 economic think

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despite these grave figures presented by Bank of Korea and economic think tanks,
the government refuses to admit the approach of recession.这个句子中 economic think

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think tanks 智库,智囊团
（智库,Think Tank,也称思想库,智囊机构,智囊团,是指由专家组成的多学科的,为决策者在处理社会、经济、科技、等各方面问题出谋划策,提供最佳理论、策略、思想等的公共研究机构.）
economic think tanks 就是指关于经济学方面的诸多智囊机构.