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In response to "Bernanke: Recession probably over, job market still in the sh!tter. -- (link)" by znufrii

I realize recovery will take a while, but I expected this recession to last a lot longer.

Posted by ty97 Sep 15 '09, 09:59

I'm pleased

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I like that there's a pretty hard and fast definition of a recession, but I wish there were less of a disconnect between the academic definition and - znufrii Sep 15, 10:01 3
- Word. While the Fed pumps in funny money (using the investment banks as conduits) into the stock market to give a semblance that the economy is - Loyola Sep 15, 10:06 2
  - but that happens in every recession, the job market is historically a lagging indicator, and the last part of the economy to recover. -- nm - znufrii Sep 15, 10:07 1
    - (not that I think your concerns are entirely misplaced, they're just not relevant to the specific point at hand) -- nm - znufrii Sep 15, 10:08

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