What Andrew Batson thinks about fiscal policy

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China economy researcher based in Beijing who writes on his personal blog about Chinese political economy, history, books and music.

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1. 13 Aug 2025

   Our readingWhen assessing an economy's trajectory, current performance signals are more useful than forecasts of potential GDP growth.

   Their wordsBut for a variety of reasons I think it makes more sense to stay agnostic about forecasts of potential GDP growth, and focus more on the signals the current performance of the economy is sending.

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