Josh Bivens at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) zeroes in on a new EPI report that shows the economy performs much better during Democratic Presidential Administrations than during Republican ones.  Since 1949, there has been a Democratic advantage in the average performance of key macro-economic indicators measuring economic health, including: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth; Job growth; the Unemployment rate; Growth in inflation-adjusted wages; Growth of market-based incomes per capita; Inflation; and Interest rates.  This Democratic advantage is across the board in all variables the EPI measured, but strongest in Private Sector outcomes - notably, business investment, job growth and the growth of market-based incomes.  Household income growth (which was adjusted for inflation) was faster on average and far more equal during Democratic Administrations, and the Democratic advantage shows up for every group. 

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