The Great Recession In Charts
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The Great RecessionIn Charts
September, 2013
Professor Robert KaulfussProf. of EconomicsMiddlesex Community College
BeyondEconomics.org
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Employment
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Housing
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Evolution of Too Big to Fail
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Bailouts and Stimulus
• Congress:• $700 Billion: TARP (Bush)• $787 Billion: Stimulus (Obama)
• Fed• Trillions: Direct Support to Financial Industry• Trillions: QE 1, 2, 3 (money printing)
• CNN Bailout Tracker
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The Obama Fiscal Stimulus(Keynesian Economics)
GDP = C + I + G + (X – M)
Math for Obama Stimulus• MPC: 1/3 spent, 2/3 saved, Multiplier of 1.5• $14T + 6% over two years = $14.8• $14T – 6% over two years = $13.1• Need: $1.7T• $1.13T X 1.5 = $1.7T (-> $900B -> $787B)
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Fed Response: Fed Funds Rate
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Fed Response: Quantitative Easing
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Fed Response: Quantitative Easing
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CBO Federal Deficit Projections
Concord Coalition, 2012
Extended Baseline Assumptions: 1) End Bush tax cuts;2) GDP growth of 4%; 3) Cut defense/other spending by 1/3
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Federal Government Debt
Peter G. Peterson Foundation - http://www.pgpf.org/archive/charts
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State & Local Government Debt
http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0113_state_local_debt
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Aging Baby Boomers
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Growth in Federal Spending
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Energy Prices & Economic Growth
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The U.S. Economy
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2008-2009: A Sinking Ship
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2013: Barely Afloat