Should we be on guard for the so called "Per Capita Ression"?

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Counting money Source: AAP Image/Alan Porritt

A survey suggests consumer confidence crumbled last week after GDP figures pointed to a reduction in living standards for two consecutive quarters, as the GDP results showed the Australian economy had entered a so-called per-capita recession, ANZ analysts say. Ivan invited Dr. Wei Li from Sydney University Business School to help us to understand what is "per-capita recession", and whether or not we should be alarmed of the future economic prospective?



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