Author Archives: Menzie Chinn

The Year in Review, 2023: Deep State @ BLS, Russia’s Expanded Invasion No Big Deal (to the World Economy), and Wisconsin’s Senator Theoden

Slightly behind schedule, my year reviewed. Last year’s recap was entitled “Year in Review, 2022: Vast Data Conspiracy by BEA, “Drill, baby, drill!”, and the Ills of Diversity”  This year, with rational policymaking returning, it’s time to keep on trying to erase stupidity.

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NBER BCDC Indicators, Some Alternative Indicators, and Weekly Measures Through Mid-December

As of mid-December, it’s hard to see the recession (even with this morning’s downward revision of GDP growth to 4.9%) so there’s a lot of triumphalism about how the oft-predicted recession of 2023. We only have monthly data through November at best, so perhaps it’s still a little premature to declare victory for 2023 — but only a little. For 2024, these concurrent indicators are of little help.

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