October 2022

In the second part of our recession series, we meander through the Great Recession…from trough to peak and back to trough again. We focus on the “slow burn” – how long it took for the whole episode to unfold, how difficult it was to know when to start worrying, and how long it took after …

The Great Recession and Mo Co Read More »

Probably! In this edition of Mo Co Economy Watch, we’ll touch on what a recession is, how economists determine whether the U.S. economy is in a recession, think about how to apply that logic to a local economy, and identify the factors that could buttress the local economy in the event of a national and/or …

IS MO CO IN RECESSION? Read More »