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    C O N T E N T S

    ECONOMIC REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT .............................................

    ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS* ...

    CHAPTER . THE YEAR IN REVIEW AND THE YEARS AHEAD ...........

    CHAPTER . HOUSING AND FINANCIAL MARETS .............................

    CHAPTER . ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ................................

    CHAPTER . THE BENEFITS OF OPEN TRADE ANDINVESTMENT POLICIES ..............................................................................

    CHAPTER . TA POLICY ...........................................................................

    CHAPTER . THE LONG-RUN CHALLENGES OF ENTITLEMENTSPENDING ......................................................................................................

    CHAPTER . BALANCING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ROLES INHEALTH CARE ...............................................................................................

    CHAPTER 8. EDUCATION AND LABOR ..................................................

    CHAPTER 9. ECONOMIC REGULATION .................................................

    APPENDI A. REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT ON THE ACTIVITIESOF THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS DURING 008 .............

    APPENDI B. STATISTICAL TABLES RELATING TO INCOME,EMPLOYMENT, AND PRODUCTION ........................................................

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    ECONOMIC REPORT

    OF THE PRESIDENT

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    ECONOMIC REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

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    THE ANNUAL REPORT

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    LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

    Council of Economic Advisers Washington, D.C., January 16, 2009Mr. President:

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    overview ............................................................................................ 9

    chapter 1. the year in review and the years ahead ..................... D 008 NT O ......................

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    chapter 2. housing and financial markets ................................... O C ........................................................................

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    chapter 5. tax policy ....................................................................... I I T R .......................................................

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    appendixesA. R P A C

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    Box 1-1: The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008

    Policymakers moved quickly to address the slowing economy early

    in the year. The Federal Reserve cut the target Federal funds rate by

    1 percentage points in January (following 1 percentage point of earlier

    cuts from August through December of 2007). The economic effects of

    monetary policy emerge more gradually then those of tax rebates, and so

    some fiscal stimulus from rebates was judged to be useful in supporting

    the economy in the short term. The Congress passed and the President

    signed the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 in early February, only a few

    weeks after the President proposed it. The Act was designed to placemoney in the hands of those individuals and households who were most

    likely to spend it. The amount to be dispensed was about $113 billion, or

    about 0.8 percent of GDP. Most of the money was dispensed between

    late April and early July, with the bulk of the disbursements ($78 billion)

    in the second quarter.

    Under this Act, the Treasury mailed checks ranging between $300 and

    $600 to taxpayers filing as individuals. Individuals who earned $3,000

    (the minimum amount under this Act) received a $300 check; those who

    earned between $3,000 and $75,000 received a check for up to $600.The formula phased out the payments at a rate of $50 for every $1000

    of income in excess of $75,000. (The figures for those filing as married

    couples were doubled.) Social Security and veterans payments were

    counted as earned income. The Act also included an allowance of $300

    for each child (under the age of 17 as of the end of 2007). Those who did

    not qualify for payments based on their 2007 income could qualify based

    on their 2008 income, with the benefit to be paid in early 2009.

    Some academic studies, however, suggest that individuals would

    realize that these checks were a one-time event and that they would

    choose to spend this windfall over many years. Other studies suggest

    that individuals, especially those who were credit-constrained, would

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    spend most of the money as it came in. A macroeconomic model

    simulated the expected boost to the profile of real GDP on the estimate

    that about 70 percent of the funds would be considered temporaryincome (to be spent over a long time) and the remaining funds would be

    regarded as immediately spendable. The profile from that simulation,

    which also showed the boost from bonus depreciation (discussed below),

    is shown in chart 1-1. The model simulation suggests a 2 percentage

    point boost to the annual rate of real GDP growth in the second quarter.

    Because many of the rebate checks were delivered late in the second

    quarter, however, some of the second-quarter stimulus shown in the

    chart was considered likely to spill over into the third quarter.

    The Act also authorized businesses to deduct 50 percent of the cost

    of investment equipment installed during 2008 from their 2008 taxes,

    a policy that is often referred to as bonus depreciation. The Act also

    expanded the limits for small business expensing, a policy that was

    expected to boost real GDP growth by about 0.2 percentage point during

    2008. Bonus depreciation is valuable only to firms with positive profits,

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    however, and so the fourth-quarter plunge in output will likely reduce

    the ability of firms to take advantage of this program.

    Whether or not the fiscal stimulus produced the intended effect cannotbe determined from observed macroeconomic data alone because the

    path that GDP would have taken without the stimulus remains unknown.

    However, a recent study that examined the nondurable purchases of a

    large sample of consumers found that the spending of individuals rose

    at the time rebate checks were received. The study concluded that the

    stimulus checks had a significant effect on purchases and that these

    effects were more pronounced among low-income consumers.

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    Box 1-2: Different Measures of House Prices

    Both the FHFA purchase-only index and the S&P/Case-Shiller index

    have merit and use similar methods, but they cover different types

    of mortgages and have different regional coverage. As a result, each

    may have advantages in different contexts. Both are based on a meth-

    odology of observing pairs of sales of the same house over a span of

    years. The FHFA index is limited to homes purchased with conforming

    mortgages (that is, mortgages that conform to the maximum size and

    minimum downpayment standards set by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac).

    In contrast, the S&P/Case-Shiller index collects data from a sample of

    homes that includes nonconforming as well as conforming mortgages.

    Each house gets an equal weight in the FHFA index, while more expen-

    sive houses are assigned larger weights in the S&P/Case-Shiller index.

    Of the two indexes, the FHFA index has the broadest national geographic

    distribution, while the Case-Shiller index has no data for 13 States and

    incomplete data for another 29 States.

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    The contrasting path of house prices as measured by these two indexes

    during the past decade is informative. By relying on conforming mort-

    gages only, the FHFA index may provide a more stable picture of houseprices during a period when the mix of mortgages changed toward the

    nonconforming types (subprime and jumbo, for example) and then back

    again. (This may be relevant if the type of mortgage is correlated with

    the price of the house.) On the other hand, the S&P/Case-Shiller index

    better illustrates the price path of all houses regardless of mortgage type

    and mortgage size. The contrast between the two indexes suggests that

    the runup in housing prices may have been larger for homes purchased

    with nonconforming mortgages and perhaps with jumbo mortgages.

    As the share of nonconforming mortgages fell sharply over the past2 years, the two indexes are likely relying on more similar samples

    in 2008, and as a result, the recent larger decline in the S&P/Case-

    Shiller index may partly reflect a falling back to earth after having been

    temporarily elevated by higher prices for homes purchased with noncon-

    forming mortgages. One study suggests that the inclusion of subprime

    mortgages in the S&P/Case-Shiller index accounts for a substantial share

    of the indexs deeper decline. The larger increase and subsequently

    larger decline in the S&P/Case-Shiller index may also reflect larger price

    movements among more expensive homes.

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    Box 1-3: Alternate Measures of Productivity Growth

    Productivity growth can be projected by extrapolating its behavior

    over the recent past. But using which measure? According to the official

    index, which measures output from the product-side (spending) compo-nents of GDP, productivity growth picked up slightly from the 19952001

    period (2.4 percent) to the 200108 period (2.6 percent at an annual rate),

    as shown in the following table. In contrast, an alternative measure of

    nonfarm output, derived from the income side of the national income

    and product accounts, shows a deceleration in productivity between

    the two periods to a 2.1 percent annual rate of increase over the period

    200108. The income- and product-side measures of GDP differ by

    measurement error only, and the truth is likely to be somewhere in

    between. Both measures show a 2.5 percent annual average growth rateover the entire 19952008 interval.

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    Productivity Growth in the Nonfarm Busines Sector:

    Income- and Supply-Side Measures

    IntervalAverage Annual Percent Change

    Product-Side (oicial) Income-Side

    1995:Q2 to 2001:Q1 .............................................. 2.4% 3.1%

    2001:Q1 to 2008:Q3 .............................................. 2.6% 2.1%

    1995:Q2 to 2008:Q3 .............................................. 2.5% 2.5%

    Sources: Department o Commerce (Bureau o Economic Analysis), Department o Labor (Bureau o Labor Statistics),income-side calculations by the Council o Economic Advisers.

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    Table .Administration Economic Forecast1

    Year NominalGDP

    Real GDP

    (chain-type)

    GDP price

    index(chain-type)

    Consumer

    priceindex(CPI-U)

    Uemploy-

    mentrate(percent)

    Interestrate,

    91-dayTreasurybills2

    (percent)

    Interestrate,

    10-yearTreasurynotes

    (percent)

    Nonarmpayrollemploy-

    ment

    (averagemonthlychange,

    Q4-to-Q4,thou-

    sands3

    Percent change, Q4-to-Q4 Level, calendar year

    2007 (actual)........... 4.9 2.3 2.6 4.0 4.6 4.4 4.6 104

    2008........................ 2.4 -0.2 2.5 2.8 5.7 1.4 3.8 -114

    2009........................ 2.2 0.6 1.7 1.7 7.7 0.7 4.2 -235

    2010........................ 6.6 5.0 1.5 1.7 6.9 2.0 4.6 222

    2011........................ 6.5 5.0 1.5 1.8 5.8 3.5 4.9 269

    2012........................ 5.1 3.4 1.6 1.9 5.0 3.9 5.1 2612013........................ 4.5 2.7 1.7 2.0 5.0 3.9 5.1 121

    2014........................ 4.5 2.7 1.8 2.1 5.0 3.9 5.1 115

    1 Based on data available as o November 10, 2008.2 Secondary market discount basis.3 The gures do not refect the upcoming BLS benchmark which is expected to reduce 2007 and 2008 job growth by a

    cumulative 21,000 jobs.

    Sources: Council o Economic Advisers, Department o Commerce (Bureau o Economic Analysis and Economics andStatistics Administration), Department o Labor (Bureau o Labor Statistics), Department o the Treasury, and Oce oManagement and Budget.

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    Item

    1953 Q2to

    1973 Q4

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    1995 Q2

    1995 Q2to

    2001 Q1

    2001 Q1to

    2008 Q3

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    2014 Q4

    1) Civilian noninstitutional population aged 16+1..................... 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.02) PLUS: Civilian labor orce participation rate............................ 0.2 0.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.3

    3) EQUALS: Civilian labor orce2 ............................................ 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.84) PLUS: Civilian employment rate .............................................. -0.1 0.0 0.3 -0.2 0.2

    5) EQUALS: Civilian employment2 .......................................... 1.7 1.8 1.6 0.7 0.96) PLUS: Nonarm business employment as

    a share o civilian employment2,3............................. -0.1 0.1 0.4 -0.6 -0.1

    7) EQUALS: Nonarm business employment4........................... 1.6 1.9 2.0 0.1 0.88) PLUS: average weekly hours (nonarm business) .................... -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 0.1

    9) EQUALS: Hours o all persons (nonarm business)4............... 1.3 1.6 1.9 -0.1 0.910) PLUS: Output per hour (productivity, nonarm business)4....... 2.5 1.5 2.4 2.6 2.4

    11) EQUALS: Nonarm business output4 ................................... 3.8 3.1 4.3 2.5 3.312) PLUS: Ratio o real GDP to nonarm business output5........... -0.2 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.4

    13) EQUALS: Real GDP ................................................................... 3.6 2.8 3.8 2.3 2.9

    1Adjusted by CEA to smooth discontinuities in the population series since 1990.2BLS research series adjusted to smooth irregularities in the population series since 1990.3Line 6 translates the civilian employment growth rate into the nonarm business employment growth rate.4Nonarm employment, workweek, productivity, and output sourced rom the BLS productivity and cost database.5Line 12 translates nonarm business output back into output or all sectors (GDP), which includes the output

    o arms and general government.

    Note: 1953 Q2, 1973 Q4, and 2001 Q1 are NBER business-cycle peaks.

    Detail may not add to total because o rounding.

    Sources: Council o Economic Advisers, Department o Commerce (Bureau o Economic Analysis)

    and Department o Labor (Bureau o Labor Statistics).

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    Box 2-1: Definitions of Select Financial Terms

    Asset-backed security (ABS): A security whose cash flows are backed

    by the principal and interest payments of a collection of loans, such as

    credit cards, automobile loans, and student loans.Auction rate security (ARS): A long-term debt instrument whose

    interest rate is reset periodically (typically every 7, 28, or 35 days)

    through an auction process.

    Collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO): A complex mortgage-backed

    security in which cash flows from the mortgage payments are split into

    tranches (slices), and each tranche is sold as a separate security.

    Commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS): A mortgage-backed

    security backed by mortgages on commercial property.

    Commercial paper (CP): Short-term loans issued by corporations.

    CP terms range from 1 day (overnight) to 270 days. Asset-backed

    commercial paper (ABCP) is commercial paper that is secured by assets.

    Commercial paper can be issued by financial institutions as well as non-

    financial institutions.

    Government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed security (GSE

    MBS): A mortgage-backed security that includes a credit guarantee from

    a government-sponsored enterprise (Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac).

    London interbank offered rate (LIBOR): The interest rate at whichbanks offer to lend unsecured funds to other banks. The 3-month LIBOR,

    the rate at which banks offer to lend for a 3-month term, is a key refer-

    ence rate used for many financial contracts.

    Mortgage-backed security (MBS): security whose cash flows are

    backed by the principal and interest payments of a collection of mort-

    gage loans.

    Mortgage-related asset: Any original mortgage loan or MBS.

    Non-agency mortgage-backed security (non-agency MBS): A mort-gage-backed security that does not include a credit guarantee from a

    government agency or government-sponsored enterprise. Also known

    as private-label MBS.

    Residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS): A mortgage-backed

    security backed by mortgages on residential property.

    Secured debt: A loan that is backed by collateral. If the borrower

    defaults on repayment, the lender can seize the collateral, sell it, and use

    the proceeds to repay the debt.

    TED spread: The difference between the 3-month LIBOR and the3-month Treasury Bill rate, a commonly used indicator of financial

    market distress.

    Unsecured debt: A loan that is not backed by collateral. The loan is

    supported only by the borrowers creditworthiness.

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    A short sale involves the sale of a stock by an investor who doesnot own it. To deliver the stock to the purchaser, the short seller must

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    market. Short sales are profitable if the stock price declines, because the

    short seller can buy the stock at the lower price. But if the price rises,

    the short seller will need to buy the stock at a higher price and, therefore,

    incur a loss.

    Short sales are a part of many useful investment and trading strate-

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    is used in the same way that an investor who believes that a security

    is currently undervalued will buy the stock. Short sales can be used

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    and selling interests.

    Although short selling serves useful market purposes, in some rare

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    heavy short selling in an attempt to drive down prices in the hope of trig-

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    empirical evidence based on research conducted by the SEC and inde-

    pendent academic economists that shows that the purported benefits

    of the rules no longer justify the costs. Also, the SEC has enacted rulesthat govern short sales immediately before stock offerings in an effort to

    maintain the integrity of the capital-raising process.

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