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Monthly Archives: February 2012
US Output Gap: Still negative
John Taylor recently showed how the United States is currently much farther away from returning to “potential output” compared with the recession of the early 1980s, where above-average output growth during the recovery secured a return to the potential output … Continue reading
That strange feeling of Déjà Vu: EU’s New Fiscal Compact
The new “Fiscal Compact” of the European Union is now ready to be signed. The purpose of the compact is to strengthen fiscal discipline among member countries (at least those who sign). The desire for enhancing discipline is obviously triggered … Continue reading
