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The Global Growth Slump: Causes and Consequences

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Demographic factors like slowing population and labor force growth, along with a global productivity slowdown, are fundamentally redefining achievable economic growth. These global shifts suggest the disappointing growth in recent years is a harbinger of the future. While the causes of the growth slump are well defined, the consequences will be shaped by choices that policymakers are grappling with around the globe. The following is adapted from a presentation by the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, on June 27.

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  • John C. Williams, 2017. "The Global Growth Slump: Causes and Consequences," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
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