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Economic lookahead: As we ring in 2024, can the US economy continue to avoid a recession?

  • Written by D. Brian Blank, Associate Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
imageGood things are in store in 2024.Sakorn Sukkasemsakorn/iStock/Getty Images Plus

With economic forecasters rewriting their 2024 outlooksfollowing recent movesfrom the Federal Reserve, The Conversation turned to two financial economists to share their thoughts on the upcoming year.

D. Brian Blank and Brandy Hadley are professors who study finance,...

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