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  1. The taming of the business cycle

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The taming of the business cycle

Fewer recessions but weaker recoveries

In recent decades, the U.S. economy has become more stable. Notwithstanding the global financial crisis, recessions are milder and less frequent, while recoveries are weaker. The business cycle has certainly not been eliminated, but perhaps it has been tamed.

Several factors explain this increased economic stability, including better inventory management and diminished volatility in the housing sector, government spending and the services sector. In addition, some of the ultimate causes of recessions – the deeper imbalances that build up over time – have faded in their relevance.

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The infographic below uses illustrations to convey the main talking points and areas of interest covered in the article.


1. Over the postwar decades, U.S. economic growth has gradually slowed and stabilized.

Taming of the business cycle infographic 1

2. In general, the key factors driving past recessions are unlikely to play the same role over our 10- to 15-year time horizon.

Taming of the business cycle infographic 2

3. What will future recessions look like?

Taming of the business cycle infographic 3

4. We believe these shifts in the anatomy of recession are global.

Taming of the business cycle infographic 4

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