Fiscal policy Quote by Joseph Stiglitz

The Great Recession is not imaginary, and the effects loom large. There was an article in the NYT about the galloping death rate among…

— Rick Moody

To qualify as a recession, economic activity must decline in an absolute sense; a mere slowdown in real growth is not enough.

— Edgar Fiedler

During normal times or boom times, there are some parts of the business that are going to so well, that that can cover for…

— Reid Hoffman

What happens during recessions, is you have less windfalls just helping you cover mistakes. You have to be more careful about not making mistakes.

— Reid Hoffman

It's not just about the current economic environment. History shows that slashing budgets always leads to recession.

— Ha-Joon Chang

There are different flavors of recession. You can get into some pretty dark scenarios pretty quickly.

— Mark Zandi

If you listen to the news, read the news, you'd think we were still in a recession. Well, we're not in a recession. We've…

— Dan Quayle

A recession is predominantly for the middle class. Where I come from, the majority of people have always lived in a recession.

— Curtis Jackson

The fears of recession in the aftermath of Black Monday have turned to fears of the economy racing ahead too fast, with inflation edging…

— Nigel Lawson

I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American capitalism.

— Warren Buffett

In an economic recession, I'd rather that in order to get out of this recession, that the people be spending their money, not the…

— George W Bush

At times of recession, running a budget deficit is highly desirable. Once the economy begins to recover, you have to balance the budget. But…

— George Soros