ABSTRACT

This book analyzes the performance of the economy and the economic policy actions of the Federal Reserve, the president, and the Congress in the twelve months preceding each of the eleven recession the United States has endured since the end of World War II. Incoroporating extensive real-time data, the book offers policy recommendations for preventing future recessions or at least limiting their impact.

part |360 pages

Recession Prevention Handbook

chapter 1|49 pages

Characteristics of Recessions

chapter 2|37 pages

The Recession of 1948–49

chapter 3|22 pages

The Recession of 1953–54

chapter 4|18 pages

The Recession of 1957–58

chapter 5|17 pages

The Recession of 1960–61

chapter 6|24 pages

The Recession of 1969–70

chapter 7|26 pages

The Recession of 1973–75

chapter 8|26 pages

The Recession of 1980

chapter 9|21 pages

The Recession of 1981–82

chapter 10|29 pages

The Recession of 1990–91

chapter 11|31 pages

The Recession of 2001

chapter 12|34 pages

The Recession of 2007–9

chapter 13|24 pages

Findings and Recommendations