downturnsoften
Downturnsoften is a neologism used in economic discourse to describe the observed tendency that downturns occur in clusters and that a downturn can be followed by additional declines within a relatively short time frame. The term blends downturn and often and is used chiefly in analytical discussions of cycle persistence and risk clustering rather than as a formal statistical measure.
Origin and usage: The term appears in informal finance and economics writing in the early 2020s and
Concept and interpretation: In practical terms, downturnsoften refers to the pattern where the likelihood of further
Limitations: The term is informal and can overlap with established ideas about business cycle persistence and
See also: Downturn, recession, business cycle, autocorrelation, economic persistence.