# In a video interview, Professor Nouriel Roubini explains why he believes markets don't accurately reflect the economic risks associated with COVID-19

1 Faculty News August 21, 2020 ![Bloomberg logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/bloomberg192x144.jpg?itok=yV529lwz)>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2020-08-21/roubini-says-markets-don-t-reflect-the-economic-risks-video?sref=hrNdYzGt) -- "The global economy faces a risk of a slow recovery or even another slump along the way unless a vaccine is found, according to [Nouriel Roubini](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/nouriel-roubini). Speaking on Bloomberg Television on Friday, Roubini predicted that the shape of the recovery, which some predicted to be V, 'is becoming a U and the U could become a W if we don’t find a vaccine and don’t have enough stimulus.'”

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