This Is Why They Called It 'The Great Moderation'

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Thursday, March 22, 2012 This Is Why They Called It 'The Great Moderation' Ben Bernanke is giving a lecture right now on the history of the Fed, specifically on the period between WWII and the financial crisis. Anyway, there are two slides from the lecture that are really great, as they speak to the "great moderation", from the mid-80s to the onset of the financial crisis. This chart of GDP during this period, compared to the periods before really shows why this period was a) a moderation and b) convinced economists that they had figured everything out. Whoops! Read » Also On Money Game Today: Etch A Sketch's Stock Tripled Overnight After The Romney Gaffe In More And More Cities It's Now Cheaper To Buy A Home Than To Rent One One Of Our Worst Fears About Rising Interest Rates Is Already Coming True The Clusterstock 50: Who Are The Kings And Queens Of Wall Street? Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: This Is Going To Be A Peak Decade For Global Growth CHART OF THE DAY: China: It's Just Getting Started CHART OF THE DAY: America's Freakishly Inefficient Healthcare System Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Money Game RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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