21 Quotes by Laurence Meyer

The balance of aggregate demand and sustainable supply today and the distinct possibility that labor and product markets will tighten further suggest an unacceptable risk of overheating and, therefore, higher inflation in the future,

They could reduce tumors 88 percent overall and they could reduce 100 percent of cancerous tumors.

This is a very big story. It makes the challenge for the Fed a little greater.

So far it's been an easy roll, with interest rates rising at a steady gradual pace.

The Broader interpretation that often seems to underlie the new economy label is that we are witnessing a more fundamental change in the paradigm. The old rules no longer apply. Throw out the NAIRU. Heck, throw out supply and demand. No limits, no business cycles.

There are broader and narrower definitions of the new economy. The narrow version defines the new economy in terms of two principal developments: first, an increase in the economy's maximum sustainable growth rate and, second, the spread and increasing importance of information and communications technology.

So, is there a "new economy?" The answer is: It depends. It depends on how you define new economy, and it depends on where you live.

I accept the proposition that there has been a significant improvement in underlying productivity growth in the United States, that it is very closely tied to improvements in information and communications technology, and that it is likely to spread around the world. But I resist the new economy label because it seems to encourage a disrespect for the old rules that could seriously undermine our success in taking advantage of the new opportunities.

The difference with this disaster is that we have an energy shock.