The New Economy Goes Bust: What the Record Shows


 

Publication Date: October 2001

Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research

Author(s): Dean Baker

Research Area: Economics

Keywords: Net domestic product (NDP); Corporate income; Unemployment rate

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This paper examines the record of the economy in the last business cycle (late 1995 through 2000). It compares the economy's performance in this cycle with prior business cycles and also examines the impact of the major policy initiatives of the last decade.