HKS Affiliated Authors
Frank and Denie Weil Director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
Charles W. Eliot University Professor
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Ability to Fight Recession a Matter of Serious Concern. Lawrence Summers, October 10, 2016, Video, "The concern about low interest rates and the ability to fight off a recession should be keeping central banks up at night, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers told CNBC on Monday. That's because interest rates typically come down 500 basis points to contain a recession, and according to market pricing, there's not going to be 500 basis points of room anytime soon, he said in an interview with "Closing Bell."" Link