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National Bureau of Economic Research in charge of determining recession, a 6 mth consec. decline in real GDP?

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

The National Bureau of Economic Research is in charge about determining the recession, which is defined a six -month (2 quarters) consecutive decline in real GDP. Now, everybody agrees that we are in recession. Some call it the Great Recession.

Based on your beliefs and ideologies about public policies, would you favor a “hand off approach” or “hand on approach” to combat the Great recessionof 2008?