Understanding Today’s Puzzling U.S. Economy
Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
Encouraging news in the housing sector and gains in the stock market offer glimmers of hope that the longest economic slump since the Depression might be coming to an end. The outlook for the U.S. economy.
Guests
- Mark Zandi Chief economist of Moody's Analytics and author of "Financial Shock" and the forthcoming book, "Paying the Price."
- Dean Baker Co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research and author of "Plunder & Blunder the Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy" (PoliPointPress)
- Douglas Holtz-Eakin Chief economist, director, Congressional Budget Office from 2003 to 2006, and senior domestic policy adviser to the McCain Campaign and a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.
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