Many Americans are facing significant economic headwinds. The job market is tight, and prices are stubbornly high, with little relief in sight. For many people, this may remind them of the Great ...

We examine how contractions in local labor demand during the Great Recession affected children's academic achievement. We combine county-level test scores for grades 3–8 from the Stanford Education ...

The Great Recession from 2007-09 saw GDP fall 4.3%, the biggest drop since the Great Depression. Deregulation in the 2000s and excessive risk by banks were major causes of the financial crisis.

Economic uncertainty often forces a shift in how we spend and save. During the Great Recession of the late 2000s — when unemployment hit 10% and home values dropped by 30% — many tightened their ...

When the subprime crisis broke in the 2008 presidential election year, there was little chance for a serious discussion of its root causes. Candidate Barack Obama weaponized the crisis by blaming ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Gen Zers are starting their careers in a tough job market. Millennials and Gen Xers can relate.

Getting a handle on great recession lessons living frugally is one of the most practical steps you can take for your ...

Keynesian theory says that the way to end a recession in which the economy is in a “liquidity trap” is for government to ramp ...

The flow of U.S. credit-card balances into serious 90+ day delinquency stood at 6.97% in Q2 2026, marking the 10th ...

There have been two recessions over the past 20 years, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and this Vanguard exchange-traded fund (ETF) has outperformed ...

The next Great Recession may not start with housing, it could start with something far dumber. Americans taking out massive, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christian Weller is an economist focused on retirement inequality. The last two recessions before the pandemic show that the ...