The output gap is a measure of how far away an economy is from a targeted level of output. But does it matter? The concept of an output gap forms a key part of the argument put forth by “saltwater” ...

During economic downturns an economy’s output of goods and services declines. When times are good, by contrast, that output—usually measured as GDP—increases (see “Gross Domestic Product: An Economy’s ...

The link between changes in U.S. inflation and the output gap has weakened in recent decades. Over the same time, a positive link between the level of inflation and the output gap has emerged, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “Potential GDP” is the size of the American economy if it’s running at full steam.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's output gap in the April-June quarter was upgraded to 0.3%, its largest since July-September 2019, after reflecting a revised gross domestic product (GDP) data, the Cabinet ...

MY COLLEAGUE makes many excellent points in this morning's post on potential output. We are, for the most part, singing from the same hymnal. For the most part, but not entirely. I must take issue ...

The output gap is the difference between an economy's actual output, otherwise known as gross domestic product (GDP), and what it would be if that country's industries were working flat out. The ...

The output gap measures how far the economy is from its full employment or “potential” level that depends on supply-side factors of the economy: the supply of workers and their productivity. During a ...

Investors might start hearing a lot more about the output gap, an obscure metric Wall Street professionals historically have used to predict changes in Federal Reserve monetary policy and the ...