V-shaped Recovery

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, V-shaped Recovery has been mentioned in one podcast episode on GLOBAL NEWS PODCAST (Sep 2020). The host criticizes the idea that the economy is rapidly rebounding, arguing the rebound is artificial and incompatible with Fed exit constraints.

Recession shapes or recovery shapes are used by economists to describe different types of recessions and their subsequent recoveries. There is no specific academic theory or classification system for recession shapes; rather the terminology is used as an informal shorthand to characterize recessions and their recoveries. The most commonly used terms are V-shaped, U-shaped, W-shaped, and L-shaped recessions, with the COVID-19 pandemic leading to the K-shaped recession. The names derive from the s