It is similar to a V-shaped recovery, except that the economy spends a longer time slogging along the bottom of the recession rather than immediately rebounding. Examples of U-shaped recoveries ...

Cases of an L-shaped recovery provide examples of economic policy responses that may have worked during the initial phases of a downturn but ultimately prevented the economy from recovering ...

There is never a comfortable time to start conversations about recovery. Conversations initiated soon after a disaster may be criticized as a distraction from critical response efforts. Conversations ...