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The Relative Price of Housing and Subsequent GDP Growth in the USA

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In the USA a high relative price of housing is associated with log GDP growth over the following 5 years. It is possible to forecast the great recession using this pattern and a trend both estimated with 20th century data. The forecast recession is even more severe than the actual recession.

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  • Robert J. Waldmann, 2019. "The Relative Price of Housing and Subsequent GDP Growth in the USA," CEIS Research Paper 475, Tor Vergata University, CEIS, revised 29 Nov 2019.
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