Spring, Frances (contributor) - 2002
economic performance as
“a mild recession.” Looking back over 2001, GDP was flat in the first half of last year, fell in the … telecommunications caused a precipitous downturn in the performance of
former high flyers. When the economy decelerated, general business … sustained a good record of forecasting the short-term performance
of the U.S. economy. What does this mean for policy making …