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Damon Carr

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» The Carr Report...Are we on the brink of a microeconomic explosion?
By Damon Carr | Published 05/8/2008 | Business | Rating:  printer version
There’s a saying among economists: “The definition of recession is when your neighbor loses his or her job. The definition of depression is when you or your spouse loses his or her job.” The true economic definition of a recession is a significant decline in general economic activity extending over a period of time. The true economic definition of depression is essentially a longer than expected recession.