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Basic Effective Demand Limit, L = labor share index * 0.76

Effective demand on real GDP = rGDPeT/L (1 -(1 - 1/e)T/L)

Effective Demand Monetary rule with NGDP targeting = z(T² + L²) - (1 - z)(T + L) + (1+a)current core inflation + acore inflation average - 2acore inflation target

z = (2L + Natural real rate)/(2L² + 2L) ............................ T = capacity utilization*(1 - unemployment rate)
UT index = L - T ... (UT index goes to zero at limit of business cycle.)

New economic thinking... effective demand limit upon the utilization of labor and capital

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03/22/2013

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Capacity utilization rates lowered for 2012 and earlier years strongly adjusted downward.

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/fed-revisions-note-slower-2012-output-than-previously-expected-20130322-00455#.UU1A3FdEVbU

These adjusments will change my calculations. There is more effective demand than I previously calculated. This means the economy has more room to increase utilization rates of labor and capital than I previously thought.

I will adjust the sidebar data.

Posted by Edward Lambert on 03/22/2013 | Permalink

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Synopsis of Effective Demand

Data as of 3rdQ-2018
Effective Demand = $18.433 trillion
Real GDP = $18.671 trillion
Productive Capacity = $24.872 trillion
UT index is at effective demand limit = -0.92%
Effective demand limit = 74.1%
TFUR = 75.1%
ED Fed rate rule = 4.0%
Estimated Natural Real Interest rate = 2.3%
Short-term real interest rate = 2.8%

There is no recession for 3rdQ-2018. Chance of recession is growing as economy has now reached 2nd effective demand limit in this business cycle. I am forecasting that economic conditions will begin to contract in the second half of 2018.

Click on Graphs below to see updated data at FRED.

UT Index (measure of slack):