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John Fernald (2014): Productivity and Potential Output Before, During, and After the Great Recession
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Jeffrey Frankel: Trump Jr.’s Pants-on-Fire Allegation of Manipulated Jobs Numbers

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Comment of the Day: Phil Koop: Avik Roy’s Damascene Conversion

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U.S. economic mobility trends and outcomes

U.S. income and wealth inequality are no longer increasing, but a return to the equitable levels of the mid-20th century isn’t likely anytime soon