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Definition of Downturns
1. downturn [n] - See also: downturn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Downturns
Literary usage of Downturns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Oecd Economic Surveys by OECD Economic Surveys (1975)
"In the Latin American context, international liquidity conditions, which affect
investors' appetite for risky assets, tend to deteriorate in downturns, ..."
2. Federal Nutrition Programs: Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture (1998)
"The Food Stamp Program functions as what economists call an "automatic stabilizer"—a
Federal program that helps moderate economic downturns by infusing more ..."
3. Innovative People: Mobility of Skilled Personnel in National Innovation Systems edited by Organisation for Economic Co-ope (2001)
"Hence, the mobility of the less educated decreases most during economic downturns
and recovers more slowly in upturn periods. PhDs in Norway demonstrate an ..."
4. Mortgage Financing: FHA's Fund Has Grown, But Options for Drawing on the by Thomas J. McCool, Mathew Scire (2001)
"We tested the adequacy of the capital ratio using economic scenarios that were
based on three recent regional economic downturns—one in the west south ..."