期刊名称:Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Regional Economist
出版年度:2016
出版社:Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
摘要:T he U.S. economic expansion is into its eighth year, having registered its seven-year anniversar y in June 2016. From a historical perspect ive, the current expansion is long in the tooth. However, expansions do not ty pically die of old age. Instead, they end because of some u nforeseen disturbance t hat causes firms and ind ividuals to alter their planned expend itures and expectations of future incomes.