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On October 13, 2008, Dr. Don Schunk, a research economist from the BB&T Center for Economic and Community Development at Coastal Carolina University, presented an economic outlook to the Government Finance Officers Association of South Carolina. The presentation outlined key economic conditions during the financial crisis, including causes, potential bailouts, and projections for U.S. and South Carolina economies. Key issues discussed included housing market corrections, credit market dynamics, and the implications of financial instability on job growth and unemployment.
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Economic Outlook Presented to the Government Finance Officers Association of South Carolina October 13, 2008 Dr. Don SchunkResearch EconomistBB&T Center for Economic & Community DevelopmentCoastal Carolina University
Overview of Economic Conditions • The current financial crisis: • How did we get here, and where are we? • Thoughts on the ‘Bailout’ • Recent and Projected U.S. Conditions • Recent and Projected S.C. Conditions
The Storm Surge: 2000 - 2006 • The push for ever-increasing homeownership rates • Ongoing financial innovation • Record low interest rates • NINJA loans • The spread of mortgage-backed assets and mortgage derivatives
The Surge Recedes: 2006 - ? • Homeowners default • Mortgage-backed assets lose value • Balance sheets weaken • Abrupt shift in the appetite for risk • Mark-to-market accounting without a market • Credit market stops functioning • Stock markets slide
Savers Borrowers The Financial Infrastructure Financial Markets
The TED Spread Sept 17
Where are we now? • Banks are unwilling to lend • Households and businesses are shifting out of deposits • These decisions are causing the money multiplier to move in the wrong direction – we are witnessing deposit contraction rather than deposit creation
The impacts • The credit freeze is preventing individuals and businesses from borrowing to finance productive economic activities • The economy was already precarious – frozen credit markets have made a recession unavoidable
The intentions of the “bailout” • Remove uncertain assets from the banking system – increase the willingness to lend to households and businesses by increasing the willingness of banks to lend to each other • Keep more funds in the form of bank deposits
U.S. Real GDP Growth2000Q1 – 2009Q4 2000 3.7% 2001 0.8% 2002 1.6% 2003 2.5% 2004 3.6% 2005 2.9% 2006 2.8% 2007 2.0% 2008 1.4% 2009 0.4% 2010 2.0%
S.C. Employment Growth2000Q1 – 2009Q4 2000 1.6% 2001 -1.9% 2002 -1.0% 2003 0.2% 2004 1.4% 2005 1.8% 2006 2.2% 2007 2.3% 2008 0.3% 2009 -0.3% 2010 0.8%