美国经济现状解剖

Jun 29, 2011 Martin Feldstein

坎布里奇——

最近，美国经济显著减速了，最新数据显示，陷入新一轮经济收缩的可能性在增加。从去年年底以来，经济状况急转直下，回到了2009年夏复苏伊始时的疲软状态。

2010年前三季度，美国不但出现了经济增长率下降，而且增长的主要动力来自存货积累，而不是消费或其他形式的最终销售。2010年第四季度，经济形势曾出现过可喜的变化，消费支出的增长达到了4%（年率），从而将该季度GDP环比增长率拉升到3.1%。美国经济似乎摆脱了对存货积累的依赖。

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Martin Feldstein

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Martin Feldstein, Professor of Economics at Harvard University and President Emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research, chaired President Ronald Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers from 1982 to 1984. In 2006, he was appointed to President Bush's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, and, in 2009, was appointed to President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Currently, he is on the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, and the Group of 30, a non-profit, international body that seeks greater understanding of global economic issues.