…a bad effect not just no evidence that 90% is a critical level at which additional debt becomes extremely bad for growth but no evidence of any effect on growth…

The un(der)employment rate leads wage growth: 2023 update  – by New Deal democrat I had already planned on taking an updated look at wage growth today, but there was a…

…number of people age 65 or older rises, and growth of it outpaces growth of younger age groups. Components of Population Growth Three aspects of population growth are births, deaths, and…

…the rest of manufacturing was actually about 6 percent lower in 2010 than at the start of the decade. With that kind of growth, many multiples of GDP growth, we…

…subject are Determinants of Economic Growth (1998), “Recent Developments in Endogenous Growth Theory” (chapter, 2000), Economic Growth in a Cross Section of Countries (2001), and Economic Growth (2003). Cross-posted at…

…also contribute to growth of individual benefits beyond cost of living adjustments. In other words, Social Security expenditures in real terms (after inflation) increase faster than growth of the retired…

…good leading indicator of real GDP growth lagged two quarters. Productivity is also highly cyclical and the first year of a recovery typically experiences the strongest productivity growth. Compensation jumped…

…in rural areas, and cut China’s growth rate. The result likely would be slower Chinese growth and lower incomes, which would cut the demand for U.S. exports – precisely the…

…just as Bush took office; (2) that potential GDP growth has increased since Bush took office; and (3) changes in the growth rate of potential GDP are primarily from changes…

…the state of the economy but its current direction saying recent real GDP growth has been strong. Never mind that Bush himself has said he’s for sustained growth. Will knows…