Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Recession might have changed U.S. economic-growth patterns

The recession might have brought about a long-term shift in the parts of the U.S. that enjoy economic growth and those that lag far behind, according to a growing body of research. Areas with the most debt at the peak of the boom in 2006 suffered the severest decline in economic activity when the recession hit and are making a slow comeback, studies found.smartbrief.com