What has happened to potential GDP over time? What has happened to the potential GDP growth rate over time? How are the answers to these two questions different? Explain.

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10. What has happened to potential GDP over time? What has happened to the potential GDP growth rate over time? How are the answers to these two questions different? Explain.

 

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FRED
28,000
Percent Change from Preceding Period, Billions of Dollars
24,000
20,000
16,000
12,000
8,000
4,000
0
-4,000
2000
Real Gross Domestic Product
Gross Domestic Product
2005
2010
2015
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
2020
Transcribed Image Text:FRED 28,000 Percent Change from Preceding Period, Billions of Dollars 24,000 20,000 16,000 12,000 8,000 4,000 0 -4,000 2000 Real Gross Domestic Product Gross Domestic Product 2005 2010 2015 Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis 2020
FRED
Continuously Compounded Annual Rate of Change of (Percent
Change from Preceding Period), Continuously Compounded
Annual Rate of Change of (Billions of Dollars)
Real Gross Domestic Product
Gross Domestic Product
1,200
800
400
-400
-800
-1,200
2000
2005
2010
2015
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Pyr
2020
Transcribed Image Text:FRED Continuously Compounded Annual Rate of Change of (Percent Change from Preceding Period), Continuously Compounded Annual Rate of Change of (Billions of Dollars) Real Gross Domestic Product Gross Domestic Product 1,200 800 400 -400 -800 -1,200 2000 2005 2010 2015 Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Pyr 2020
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