Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Harvard University economist: recession could be the worst since World War II

2008-03-31 Thread S. K.
According to economists, since 1854, the U.S.A. has encountered 32 cycles of expansions and contractions, with an average of 17 months of contraction and 38 months of expansion. However, they have been shorter and much less common in recent years. Since 1980, there have been only four r

Bismillah [IslamCity] Harvard University economist: recession could be the worst since World War II

2008-03-26 Thread Shahid
Harvard Expert Says US Economy In Recession's Grip By Bloomberg 03/16/08 "Gulf News" -- - Atlanta: Harvard University economist Martin Feldstein, a member of the group that dates business cycles in the US, said the nation has entered a recession that could be the worst since World War II. "I b