The sluggish recovery from the Great Recession: why there is no ‘V’ rebound this time

The Great Recession of 2008–09 was by far the most severe United States economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Real gross domestic product (GDP), the most comprehensive measure of U.S. economic activity, topped out in fourth quarter 2007 and has yet to approach that peak. Employment totaled just below 138 million jobs in January 2008 and, as of July 2011, was still nearly 5 percent below its precrisis level.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Wynne, Mark A.
Published in:	Economic Letter. - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. - Vol. 6.2011, 9
Publisher:	Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Subject:	Recessions \| Business cycles \| Gross national product

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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