But the economy did indeed grow in the interim – just barely enough to consider them distinct recessions. And, since they were separated by a transition from President Jimmy Carter to President Ronald Reagan, it was politically consequential that two recessions were identified.
Pero la economía sí que creció entre medias... lo justo para considerarlas dos recesiones distintas y, como estuvieron separadas por una transición del Presidente Jimmy Carter al Presidente Ronald Reagan, la consecuencia política es que se reconocieran dos recesiones.