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Economic erowth and monetary policy: Is there a new normal?

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The George Washington University and Princeton University's Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies Philadelphia, PA President Charles Plosser gives his views on the debate about a new normal for economic growth in the U.S. economy. He will also discuss the question of future productivity growth and highlight research in this area.

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  • Charles I. Plosser, 2014. "Economic erowth and monetary policy: Is there a new normal?," Speech 107, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
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    2. Lawrence H Summers, 2014. "U.S. Economic Prospects: Secular Stagnation, Hysteresis, and the Zero Lower Bound," Business Economics, Palgrave Macmillan;National Association for Business Economics, vol. 49(2), pages 65-73, April.
    3. Robert J. Gordon, 2014. "The Demise of U.S. Economic Growth: Restatement, Rebuttal, and Reflections," NBER Working Papers 19895, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    2. Fritz, Marlon & Gries, Thomas & Feng, Yuanhua, 2019. "Secular stagnation? Is there statistical evidence of an unprecedented, systematic decline in growth?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 181(C), pages 47-50.

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