# Professor Paul Wachtel argues that the US economy can thrive despite weak global demand

1 Faculty News February 3, 2016 ![Inc. logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_032187.jpg?itok=TSGPgNt6)>

Excerpt from [Inc.](http://www.inc.com/jeremy-quittner/united-states-could-withstand-weak-global-growth-and-generate-demand-for-domestic-companies.html) -- "'The sheer size and self-contained aspect of much of the U.S. economy gives us a great deal of momentum even in the face of slow growth elsewhere,' says [Paul Wachtel](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/paul-wachtel), a professor of economics at New York University's Stern School."

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