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The Recession Discussion Is Incredibly Dumb

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The Recession Obsession Is Bizarre

The economy is what it is. Inflation is weigh too high. The labor market in the first half grew quite rapidly. Real wage growth is negative. There are signs of cooling. What additional info is revealed by designati it a recession or not? Obsession with labels tends to be distracting from good policy responses.

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