[lbo-talk] Other social indicators for economic collapse

[alex lantsberg]

i imagine there would be some changes in residential spatial trends and
related housing indicators like people per bedroom for example.  then
there's the issue of crime in general.  wasn't the drop in the crime rate
during the 90s attributed at least in part to better economic times?  a
corollary could be the size of the underground economy and informality in
general, perhaps even bartering.

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I'm curious about what the current research says about social indicators
relating to economic downturns. We've all seen the stats on layoffs and
unemployment, but what kind of other social and economic measures are
there that indicate how people are reacting to bad economic times? How
about the news about increases in drug use? Gang activity? Coffee sales
at Starbucks?

Chuck0

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