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The US economy is reliant on consumer spending – can it survive a pandemic?

  • Written by Halina Szejnwald Brown, Professor Emerita, Clark University
imageThe U.S. spends the most money on advertising in the world. Marketing and advertising spending in 2020 is projected to reach nearly $390 billion. Dan Mewing/Moment via Getty Images

The COVID-19 pandemic has radically affected the American economy, reducing spending by American households on materials goods, air travel, leisure activities as well as...

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