# Professor Laura Veldkamp is interviewed about the Great Recession

1 Faculty News June 2, 2017 ![TheStreet logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/thestreet.jpg?itok=2XiyrQ8_)>

Excerpt from [TheStreet.com](https://www.thestreet.com/story/14159553/1/economists-don-t-see-another-great-recession-coming-just-stagflation-and-a-market-correction.html) -- "And although June 2009 technically marked the Great Recession's end, only some believed at the time that the 2007-09 global financial crisis was actually coming to a close. Part of the reason for that was that generally speaking, there's a sharp economic rebound following a recession. 'The rebound is missing' from the Great Recession, said Stern School Professor Veldkamp. But given that the U.S. economy has been expanding at a slow and steady pace, she believes there's a good chance the current expansion will become the longest one on record."

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