How big is the population of prime working-age people, and how many of them would be expected to seek work? Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn other words, the manufacturing sector would seem to have room to produce more stuff even without expanding factory floors or adding equipment. The biggest factor that will determine how much room the United States economy has to grow is the supply of workers. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyHere’s a weighty fact: In 2007, the Congressional Budget Office published long-term projections of potential G.D.P. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyTrying it carries risks of its own — of inflation, and perhaps new financial bubbles.

Source: New York Times February 24, 2017 10:00 UTC