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The Evaluation of Economic Recession Magnitude: Introduction and Application

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  • Jiří Mazurek
  • Elena Mielcová

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We propose a new quantitative recession magnitude scale for measuring recessions' magnitudes ('strength') derived from GDP growth rates during a recession and its duration. Furthermore, we introduce a qualitative scale with four recession categories: minor, major, severe and ultra, where the categories are defined by the magnitude scale. We use both scales to evaluate several well known economic recessions of the 20th and the 21st centuries. We have found that the Great Depression in 1929-1933 and recessions in Russia and Ukraine in the 1990s belong to ultra recessions, while the recent 2007-2009 financial crisis falls mainly into major (EU and Japan) and severe (USA) category.

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  • Jiří Mazurek & Elena Mielcová, 2013. "The Evaluation of Economic Recession Magnitude: Introduction and Application," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2013(2), pages 182-205.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpep:v:2013:y:2013:i:2:id:447:p:182-205
    DOI: 10.18267/j.pep.447
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    3. Mazurek Jiří, 2016. "The Evaluation of Recession Magnitudes in EU Countries during the Great Recession 2008–2010," Review of Economic Perspectives, Sciendo, vol. 16(3), pages 231-244, September.
    4. Mazurek, Jiří, 2014. "The evaluation of recession magnitudes in EU countries during the global financial crisis 2008-2010," MPRA Paper 56451, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Di Shang & Chang Yu & Gang Diao, 2021. "Study on Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic Recession Based on Monte Carlo Simulation," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2021(6), pages 724-747.
    6. Mazurek, Jiri, 2013. "A Comparison of GDP growth of European countries during 2008-2012 period from regional and other perspectives," MPRA Paper 51178, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    7. Mazurek Jiří, 2015. "A Comparison Of GDP Growth Of European Countries During 2008-2012 From The Regional And Other Perspectives / Porównanie Wzrostu Pkb W Okresie 2008-2012 W Krajach Europejskich Z Regionalnej I Innej Per," Comparative Economic Research, Sciendo, vol. 18(3), pages 5-18, August.
    8. Mazurek, Jiří, 2013. "The Great Recession: a comparison of recession magnitudes in Europe, USA and Japan," MPRA Paper 51428, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Keywords

    recession; business cycle; financial crisis; recession classification; recession magnitude;
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    • B49 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Other
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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