Contradictory Economic Rules Make Recession Hard to Predict. /
George Hager.
- Gannett News Service (Syndicate), 2001.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 13. Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Contradictory Economic Rules Make Recession Hard to Predict, May 28, 2001; pp. n.p..
"In trying to figure out whether the economy will go into a recession--or might already be in one--there are two helpful rules. Unfortunately, they completely contradict each other." (USA TODAY) This article reveals the two rules, one based on the housing market and the other based on unemployment statistics.