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That is one of the reasons regulation is rarely countercyclical: regulators can be swept away, as well.

They are already examining "countercyclical" regimes, which would force banks to save more capital in years of plenty.

Countercyclical policy primarily consists of raising any type of spending; all is equally valuable in terms of countering a recession.

But periphery countries without large export surpluses are not in a position to employ countercyclical policies.

Nor does it matter for countercyclical purposes whether the spending originates in the private sector or the public sector.

In that sense, unemployment is countercyclical, meaning that it rises when economic growth is low and vice versa.

But the best thing America could do for both short- and long-term growth is get current countercyclical policy right.

Of course, the previous underuse of countercyclical policy suggests that it's more important than ever to get policy right now.

These are relatively stable sources of inflow and are even likely to be neutral or slightly countercyclical.

Some people actually call that countercyclical credit policy a positive.

'There are just too many powerful countercyclical policies in place that will prevent the worst-case scenario, ' he says.

Third, Ramin Toloui, the economist who helped devise the index, says the benchmark has a mild countercyclical element.

Both higher capital levels and more countercyclical capital rules are important.

Of course, firms with countercyclical activities, such as bankruptcy work, have fared better.

That includes a minimum common-equity standard of 4. 5% plus a countercyclical buffer of another 2. 5%.

'There are some companies that are countercyclical, ' says Mr. Seidel.

Recessions and the Social Safety Net: The Alternative Minimum Tax as a Countercyclical Fiscal Stabilizer Brian Galle & Jonathan Klick

designing and implementing regulations such as higher and countercyclical capital requirements for systemically important institutions;