Bradbury, Katharine L.; Kodrzycki, Yolanda K. - In: New England Economic Review (1992) Sep, pp. 15-32
New England lagged behind the national recovery in the mid 1970s but did better than average coming out of the 1982 recession. The region’s strong recovery after 1982 was the result of increased defense contracts, a high-tech export orientation, and the waning of the 1970s energy price shock....
