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• Select Introduction to U.S. Economy: The Business Cycle and Growth.

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  Introduction to U.S. Economy: The Business Cycle and Growth.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20231,499 words Article 1370LUpdated January 3, 2023 On July 19, 2021, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), an independent, nonprofit research group, announced that economic activity in the United States reached a post-COVID-19...
• Select Introduction to U.S. Economy: Consumer Spending.

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  Introduction to U.S. Economy: Consumer Spending.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20221,466 words Article 1470LConsumer spending is a key driver of short-run economic growth in the U.S. economy. This In Focus provides an overview of consumer spending, summarizes recent trends, describes its relationship with the business cycle,...
• Select Introduction to U.S. Economy: The Business Cycle and Growth.

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  Introduction to U.S. Economy: The Business Cycle and Growth.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20211,533 words Article 1420LUpdated January 4, 2021 On June 8, 2020, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), an independent, nonprofit, research group, determined that economic activity in the U.S. peaked in February 2020 and that the...
• Select Policies to help the working class in the aftermath of COVID-19: Lessons from the Great Recession.

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  Policies to help the working class in the aftermath of COVID-19: Lessons from the Great Recession.

  Authors:Richard V. Burkhauser, Kevin C. Corinth, and Douglas Holtz-EakinFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20216,452 words Article 1620LAbstract The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated government mandated shutdowns caused a historic shock to the U.S. economy and a disproportionate job loss concentrated among the working class. While an unprecedented...
• Select Introduction to U.S. Economy: Consumer Spending.

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  Introduction to U.S. Economy: Consumer Spending.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20201,483 words Article 1470LConsumer spending is a key driver of short-run economic growth in the U.S. economy. During the initial months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, consumer spending dropped at a rapid and historic rate....
• Select Introduction to U.S. Economy: Business Investment.

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  Introduction to U.S. Economy: Business Investment.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20221,434 words Article 1300LUpdated December 29, 2022 What Is Business Investment? Business investment is spending by private businesses and nonprofits on physical capital--long-lasting assets used to produce goods and services. Physical...
• Select Will the Strong Dollar Trigger a Global Recession?.

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  Will the Strong Dollar Trigger a Global Recession?.

  Author:Steven B. KaminFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20222,855 words Article 1510LSteven B. Kamin American Enterprise Institute AEI Economics Working Paper 2022-13 October 2022 Will the Strong Dollar Trigger a Global Recession? (1) Steve Kamin October 31, 2022 In recent months, as...
• Select Is the U.S. Economy in a Recession?

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  Is the U.S. Economy in a Recession?

  Authors:Lida R. Weinstock and Marc LabonteFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  2022998 words Article 1420LAugust 3, 2022 On July 28, 2022, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) published its advanced estimate for second quarter gross domestic product (GDP), which showed that real GDP fell by 0.9% after a 1.6% drop in the...
• Select Introduction to U.S. Economy: The Business Cycle and Growth.

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  Introduction to U.S. Economy: The Business Cycle and Growth.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20221,490 words Article 1390LUpdated January 13, 2022 On July 19, 2021, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), an independent, nonprofit research group, announced that economic activity in the United States reached a post-COVID-19...
• Select Introduction to U.S. Economy: GDP and Economic Growth.

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  Introduction to U.S. Economy: GDP and Economic Growth.

  Authors:Mark P. Keightley and Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20231,431 words Article 1310LUpdated January 5, 2023 Economic activity and longer-term growth are of concern to policymakers due to the connection between the economy's performance and the overall well-being of Americans. This In Focus provides an...
• Select Introduction to U.S. Economy: Productivity.

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  Introduction to U.S. Economy: Productivity.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20231,498 words Article 1460LWhat Is Productivity? Productivity is broadly defined as the ratio of output to inputs. With respect to the economy, productivity measures how efficiently goods and services can be produced by comparing the amount of...
• Select Global Research and Development Expenditures: Fact Sheet.

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  Global Research and Development Expenditures: Fact Sheet.

  Author:John F. Sargent, Jr.From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  2022713 words Article 1610LUpdated September 14, 2022 Research and development (R&D) plays a central role in advanced economies in areas such as economic growth and job creation, industrial competitiveness, national security, energy,...
• Select COVID-19 Global Pandemic

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  COVID-19 Global Pandemic

  Authors:K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth LernerFrom:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 2. 6^th ed.)

  20212,596 words Topic overview 1420LBeginning in December 2019, a small cluster of cases of a pneumonia of unknown origin was reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Genetic sequencing of samples taken from the respiratory tract secretions of those...
• Select Small Business: Access to Capital and Job Creation.

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  Small Business: Access to Capital and Job Creation.

  Authors:Robert Jay Dilger and Anthony A. CilluffoFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20229,828 words Report 1930LThe U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) administers several programs to support small businesses, including loan guaranty and venture capital programs to enhance small business access to capital; contracting...
• Select Forced Labor and the Clean Energy Transition: Finding A Responsible Way Forward.

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  Forced Labor and the Clean Energy Transition: Finding A Responsible Way Forward.

  From:Trafficking in Persons

  20221,262 words Article 1770LForced labor in supply chains is a pervasive and pernicious element of the global marketplace, affecting individuals, businesses, and governments across a variety of industries and regions of the world. Although progress...
• Select Introduction to U.S. Economy: Business Investment.

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  Introduction to U.S. Economy: Business Investment.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20211,438 words Article 1300LWhat Is Business Investment? Business investment is spending by private businesses and nonprofits on physical capital--long-lasting assets used to produce goods and services. Physical capital is generally grouped into...
• Select Where Is the U.S. Economy Headed: Soft Landing, Hard Landing, or Stagflation?

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  Where Is the U.S. Economy Headed: Soft Landing, Hard Landing, or Stagflation?

  Authors:Marc Labonte and Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20221,001 words Article 1350LJune 28, 2022 The Economic Recovery So Far The recovery from the 2020 recession was rapid through the first half of 2021, but the transition to moderate, sustainable economic growth has been choppy, with negative...
• Select The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Global GDP Growth.

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  The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Global GDP Growth.

  Authors:Joseph Gagnon, Steve Kamin, and John KearnsFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20228,234 words Report 1500LThis paper describes one of the first attempts to gauge the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global trajectory of real GDP over the course of 2020 and 2021. It is also among the first efforts to distinguish between...
• Select How Climate Change May Affect the U.S. Economy.

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  How Climate Change May Affect the U.S. Economy.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20229,889 words Report 1740LThere is general consensus within the scientific community that human activities have increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere and that the increased concentrations have contributed to a rise in global...
• Select Financial crises: characteristics and indicators of vulnerability

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  Financial crises: characteristics and indicators of vulnerability

  From:World Economic Outlook

  199816,963 words Article The financial crises that erupted in east Asia in the second half of 1997 are the latest in a series of such episodes that have been experienced by economies in various regions of the world in recent years. In the...