Popular Economic Narratives Advancing the Longest U.S. Economic Expansion 2009-2019

Robert J. Shiller ()
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Robert J. Shiller: Cowles Foundation, Yale University, https://economics.yale.edu/people/faculty/robert-shiller

No 2223, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers from Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University

Abstract: The U.S. economic expansion since 2009 is the longest on record since 1854, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research Business Cycle Dating Committee. This paper seeks to understand this phenomenon better by looking at the time paths of popular narratives over this interval, of stories that people have been telling that offer clues into their economic behavior. Six constellations of narratives are studied, identified by keywords "Great Depression," "secular stagnation," "sustainability," "housing bubble," "strong economy," and "save more."

Keywords: Economic fluctuations; Narratives; Stories; Great Depression; Secular stagnation; Sustainability; Housing bubble; Strong economy; Save more (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 2020-03
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