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How Uncertain Is the Estimated Probability of a Future Recession?
Since World War II, the U.S. economy has experienced twelve recessions—one every sixty-four months, on average. Though infrequent, these contractions can cause considerable pain and disruption, with the unemployment rate rising by at least 2.5 percentage points in each of the past four recessions. Given the consequences of an economic downturn, businesses and households are perennially interested in the near-term probability of a recession. In this post, we describe our research on a related issue: how much uncertainty is there around recession probability estimates from economic models?
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Now is the time for banking culture reform: remarks at Governance and Culture Reform Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York City
Remarks at Governance and Culture Reform Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York City.