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- From: pablo@eye1.cognet.ucla.edu (Pablo Lapuerta)
- Subject: Re: DATOS sueltos
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.185938.13261@cognet.ucla.edu>
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- Organization: UCLA Cognitive Science Research Program
- References: <92322.183327ALIAGA@EVALUN11.BITNET>
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 18:59:38 GMT
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- In article <92322.183327ALIAGA@EVALUN11.BITNET> <ALIAGA@EVALUN11.BITNET>
- writes:
-
- > * Si las cifras de crecimiento economico de los tres ultimos a~os de
- > mantuvieran, en unos 12 a~os la renta percapita de los espa~oles
- > superaria a la de los britanicos (nosotros avanzamos y ellos
- retroceden).
-
- Unfortunately I don't think the Spanish per capita income will catch up
- with the UK's in 12 years. Spain's period of growth will end in a
- recession, whereas the UK's economic recovery will begin soon.
-
- I was in Spain last summer and I saw high real interst rates, large budget
- deficits, a tax structure that favors inefficient investments, a real
- estate boom that was ending, and a foreign investment boom that was also
- coming to an end. It all looked so familiar-- the USA was in the same
- situation before its recession. Spain isn't in a recession yet (growth is
- near 0), but I expect the GDP will contract soon.
-
- > * Segun el ultimo informe del Banco de Espa~a (de ayer mismo) la tasa de
- > crecimiento del ultimo esta apenas por encima del cero (osea, que la
- > crisis va en serio, pero aun no estamos en recesion, como en USA o
- UK).
- >
-
- The USA's recession, as measured by changes in GDP, ended in 1991. Growth
- predictions for 1992 range from 2 to 3 percent, which is close to the
- economy's average growth throughout this century, although disappointingly
- small for a post-recession year. The American economy still has many
- problems, but gloomy reports by the media have perpetuated incorrect ideas
- about our economy. We are not in a recession.
-
- Pablo Lapuerta (UCLA)
-