Home Guides & Resources chevron_right Economy and the Markets What Makes a Recession? Published January 10, 2023 Elizabeth Laprade, CFASenior Research Analyst In our latest Today’s Adviser Takeaways video, Senior Research Analyst Liz Laprade picks up where she left off in last week’s video, where she discussed the likelihood of a recession, to explain how one is defined. Most analysts point to two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth as the most common definition of a recession—but there’s more to it. Liz details how the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the organization in charge of assessing the health of the economy, defines a recession and what it tells us about today. If you have questions for Liz, please send them to info@adviserinvestments.com. Tags: recessionvideo