My Analysis On “The Weekend Interview With Jeff Bell: Social Issues and the Santorum Surge”
Sunday, March 4th, 2012David,
There are a number of problems with your comment. First, from about late 2004 thru 2006, the economy hit what most economist would call full employment law advice, roughly 4.5% unemployment, with few underemployed or discouraged workers. It also hit full employment in the late ’90s and again in the late ’80s. Recessions followed all three boom periods as asset bubbles burst, real estate bubbles in the late ’80s and mid ’00s, and the dotcom bubble of the late ’90s. These bubble were createds with extended periods of easy money by the FED which looked at inflation as the signal to end the easy money policy. The more I think about this the more I am convenced that the FED needs to add overvaluation of assets to it triggers to ease back on easy money policy.
Second, if you are taking Krugman seriously, its time to visit you mental health professional.