Economic stagnation in the United States: underlying causes and global consequences
This paper analyzes the causes of the slow recovery of the US economy since the financial crisis and Great Recession of 2008-9. Fallen house values and excessive household debts continue to depress consumer spending, while corporations are failing to invest in spite of record profits. The increasing...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Editora 34
2014-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Political Economy |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-31572014000400011&lng=en&tlng=en |