Understanding the New Normal

GDP growth in the United States continues to slog forward at a pace far below its long-run historical average of about 3% annually in the years following World War II. Particularly troubling is the anemic recovery following the Great Recession. Despite the Federal Reserve’s attempts to boost the economy, strong GDP growth remains elusive. Economists Etienne Gagnon, Benjamin K. Johannsen and David Lopez-Salido contend that constrained US growth is the result of an entirely predictable outcome based on demographic patterns. getAbstract recommends their scholarly report to executives and investors interested in understanding this “new normal.”