Economic fluctuations and growth

The National Bureau of Economic research project on economic fluctuations and growth is handled by small groups under the leadership of Princeton University's Ben S. Bernanke and Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Julio J. Rotemberg. Research focused on human capital development, capital market inequality and how income distribution influences growth and macroeconomic activity. Studies were also conducted on the sources and consequences of economic fluctuations, labor markets, monetary demand and government policy.
The U.S. economy has enjoyed uninterrupted growth since the trough of the last recession in the spring of 1991. As unemployment has declined to just over 5 percent, attention has [...]