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What explains the sharp decline in U.S. employment from 2007 to 2009? Why has employment remained stubbornly low? Survey data from the National Federation of Independent Businesses show that the ...

This paper explores the relative role of aggregate demand and supply shocks in affecting the output level and inflation rate in a low-income country vulnerable to various economic shocks. The study ...

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This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract An increase in the wage share has contradictory effects on the subaggregates of aggregate demand. Private consumption expenditures ought to ...

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Get the latest news and market analysis from our in-house experts. Real GDP shows the value of an economy’s output, adjusted for any changes in inflation, interest rates or other factors which could ...