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Secular Stagnation: A Long-Run Phenomenon, Short-Run Policies. The Case of the U.S. Economy

Studies in Business and Economics
Volume 20 (2025): Issue 3 (December 2025)
By: Val Vlad and  Cristina Elena Popa  
Open Access
|Jan 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2025-0058 | Journal eISSN: 2344-5416 | Journal ISSN: 1842-4120
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Language: English
Page range: 345 - 365
Published on: Jan 18, 2026
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year
Keywords:
Slowdown in Economic Growth, Secular Stagnation, Long-Run Growth Potential, Tinbergen Rule, Monetary Policy Limitations
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Management accounting, financial controlling, cost calculation, investment,
Management, organization, corporate governance,
Business development, change management, cooperation,
Entrepreneurship

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