espite the unusual length of the current expansion, few economists are ready to repudiate the business cycle. In particular, imbalances in the U.S. economy may develop rather quickly and result in either a slowdown or actual contraction in economic activity. The pattern of recurrent transitions between periods of economic expansion and contraction is of practical interest to consumers, business...

In order to better define the trends and patterns of growth for children of Asian refugee families residing in the USA, we studied the anthropometric data from 12 states collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) from 1979 to 1993. The Asian refugee children under 5 years of age showed a progressive and significant decline ...