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Old 03-05-09, 12:30 PM   #15
Aramike
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Wrong, wrong, wrong...

A recession is NOT 2 quarters of negative GDP. The official arbiters of recessions, the NBER define it as
Actually, he's not wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recession

While there is no "official" definition of a recession, 2 quarters of negative GDP is typically considered the main indicator.
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