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Comparing the COVID-19 Recession with the Great Depression

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The 2020 contraction looks to be deep but short.

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  • David C. Wheelock, 2020. "Comparing the COVID-19 Recession with the Great Depression," Economic Synopses, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue 39, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedles:89130
    DOI: 10.20955/es.2020.39
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