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Finance & Development June 2009 Kose et al.	Out of the Ballpark By any measure, the ongoing global recession is the deepest and the most synchronized of the postwar period
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The Motley Fool September 20, 2010 Morgan Housel	So Long, Recession The organization tasked with dating the start and end of recessions -- the National Bureau of Economic Research -- has officially laid our recent one to rest. Actually, it says the recession ended over a year ago, in June 2009.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2006 Selena Maranjian	What Causes a Recession? Learn the key factors behind an economic slowdown.
FDIC FYI March 23, 2006	Scenarios for the Next U.S. Recession. A string of positive reports on the U.S. economy and banking industry has led some analysts to ask -- How long can these good times last?
Finance & Development December 2009 Baldacci & Gupta	Fiscal Expansions: What Works There is a firm link between the composition of fiscal policy and the length of a financial crisis.
BusinessWeek October 1, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: The Recovery: It's the Herd vs. History A growing consensus predicts a weak rebound from the recession, but that would go against both the latest data and a trend dating back nine business cycles.
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The Motley Fool April 5, 2008 Amanda B. Kish	3 Reasons to Welcome a Recession A recession is not all bad news, despite what the media would have you believe.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2008 Dan Caplinger	What Past Recessions Can Teach You History suggests smart ways to protect your investments.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Anthony Downs	Dissecting the Housing Bubble Question The most widely discussed real estate issue in the United States today boils down to a two-part question: Does a housing bubble in America exist? And if so, will it burst?
The Motley Fool March 24, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Finding the Bottom of a Recession Bad times sometimes bring the best investment opportunities.
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HBS Working Knowledge October 17, 2005 Joseph H. Ellis	Redefining Economic Downturns Not all economic events are unpredictable, says this former Goldman Sachs partner in a new book, Ahead of the Curve: A Commonsense Guide to Forecasting Business and Market Cycles. Here is an excerpt.
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Stephen Savage	Anatomy of a Recovery Let's look at performance history to analyze how past market downturns have played out and, more specifically, the ultimate impacts of different levels of decline.
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Robert J. Barro	The Stubborn Jobless Rate: Puzzling, but Far from Scary The Dems say the labor market is the worst since the Depression. But the drop in jobs has been milder than in many other recessions.
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BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Gary S. Becker	The Productivity Boom Is Just Warming Up In the past, productivity almost always fell during recessions because both labor and capital were underutilized as output sagged. But the apparent paradox of the past few years is that labor productivity has grown even more rapidly since 2000 than in the '90s.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2010 Morgan Housel	GDP Growth Revised Way Down: What Should You Make of It? Second-quarter GDP growth was revised down to 1.6%, from the initially reported 2.4%. This sounds god-awful, like we're on the brink of a double-dip recession. And maybe we are. But this revision isn't as bad as it might seem.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2008 Sham Gad	Don't Believe Everything You Hear Contrary to popular media opinion, not every single recession is bad for the investor.
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Job Journal September 5, 2010 John Challenger	Career Pros: Job Market Recovery is Stronger Than Many Think Compared to previous recessions, the job market is recovering quickly.
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The Motley Fool February 14, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Could These 3 Stocks Beat the Recession, Again? Let's look at three large-cap stocks that beat the 2001 recession: Proctor & Gamble... Archer Daniels Midland... Johnson & Johnson...
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Inc. June 2009 Carl Schramm	The Silver Lining for Small Business in a Recession The Kauffman Foundation president talks about why great companies tend to get launched during recessions.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2011 Morgan Housel	It's the Debt, Stupid What's really slowing the economy. The recession that started in 2007 was different. It was caused by an inherently unsound economy driven by debt.
CIO May 7, 2009 Gary Beach	Now is the Best Time to Start a Business Many of today's biggest companies opened their doors when other businesses were closing theirs.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2008 Kristin Graham	4 Key Recession Indicators Learn to spot a recession before it hits your portfolio.
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BusinessWeek January 7, 2009 Maria Bartiromo	Columbia's Amar Bhide and NYU's Nouriel Roubini NYU's Nouriel Roubini and Columbia's Amar Bhide predict a trying year ahead for the U.S. economy.
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The Motley Fool July 11, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Bring On the Recession! If you're at a point in your life where you're regularly generating new money to invest, a slumping stock market simply means that more stocks are on sale. What could be better?