{"id":18924,"date":"2019-09-18T01:38:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T01:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=18924"},"modified":"2019-09-18T01:38:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T01:38:27","slug":"sahm-rule-sweden-tips-into-recession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/18\/sahm-rule-sweden-tips-into-recession\/","title":{"rendered":"Sahm Rule: Sweden tips into recession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-09-17-sweden.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sweden: Sahm rule\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What is the Sahm Recession Rule?<\/h2>\n<p>Recessions are notoriously difficult to measure (even the NBER occasionally gets it wrong) and an official declaration of a recession may be lagged by more than 6 months. 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Recessions are notoriously difficult to measure (even the NBER occasionally gets it wrong) and an official declaration of a recession may be lagged by more than 6 months. 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