Paul Krugman

A recession will begin in late 2019 or in 2020.

Unresolvable ●●●●●
“quite a good chance that we will have a recession late this year or next year”
Said on
10 February 2019 · Remarks at the World Government Summit in Dubai (Fortune dates the remarks Sunday Feb 10; Arab News says Monday Feb 11)
Source
Looming world recession likely to hit by next year, Nobel Prize Laureate warns · Arab News
Should come true
2020
How sure they sounded
quite a good chance
Categories
Economy
Importance
4 of 5 · A recession call for the US and world economy.

Outcome

Unresolvable

Krugman said there was "quite a good chance" of a recession, which is a possibility framing rather than a forecast, so the hedge rule makes it unresolvable. A recession did begin in February 2020 (NBER), but it was caused by COVID-19, not the headwinds he cited.

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