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Recessions, Recoveries, and Leverage

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  • Sui Luo
  • Yu‐Fan Huang
  • Richard Startz

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When leverage is low, recoveries from recessions are likely to eventually return the economy to its pre‐recession growth path. When leverage is high, recoveries are likely to leave the economy below its pre‐recession growth path. In other words, low‐leverage recessions are likely to be U‐shaped, whereas high‐leverage recessions are likely to be L‐shaped. The increase in leverage over the postwar period indicates that recent recessions are much more likely to be L‐shaped. In particular, there is strong evidence that the Great Recession in the U.S. was L‐shaped. We also find similar effects of leverage for several other countries, but not all.

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  • Sui Luo & Yu‐Fan Huang & Richard Startz, 2025. "Recessions, Recoveries, and Leverage," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 87(5), pages 991-1002, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:obuest:v:87:y:2025:i:5:p:991-1002
    DOI: 10.1111/obes.12669
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