This model focuses on the American Economy and the reasons behind its stagnant recovery. My inspiration for this model came from an article I found in "Time" magazine titled "What U.S. Economic Recovery? Five Destructive Myths", by Rana Foroohar. Foroohar uses a series of five "myths" about the U.S. economy to prove her point that the U.S. economic recovery will very likely not be a quick one. I compiled factors from this article that Foroohar mentioned and included some others I thought were also important. Below is a link to the article.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article ... 68,00.htmlI hope you enjoy the model. I know its not perfect so suggestions and comments are welcome.
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File comment: Insight Matrix: Long Term

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File comment: This is the actual file for my qualitative model on the American Economy.
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File comment: This image simply shows my model of the American Economy without any loops.

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File comment: This image highlights the "Debt Cycle" loop. The blue arrow connecting the factors "Stagnant American Economy" and "Government Subsidies" points out a smaller loop within the larger cycle.

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File comment: This image highlights the "Housing Cycle" loop. The blue arrow connecting the factors "Weak Real Estate Economy" and "Foreclosures" points out a smaller loop within the larger cycle that also includes the factor "Difficult Loan and Credit System".

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