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The output gap: a “potentially” unreliable measure of economic health?


Abstract: The output gap is one (of many) economic indicators used by economists to measure the strength of the economy. What exactly is the output gap, and how accurately does it predict the state of the economy? Read this month's Page One Economics Newsletter, \\"The Output Gap: A ?Potentially? Unreliable Measure of Economic Health,\\" for an explanation of the output gap and answers to these questions.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Part of Series: Page One Economics Newsletter

Publication Date: 2012-11

Pages: 1-3