Economists Utter the `R' Word.

Analyzes the reasons some economists are concerned about a United States recession. Disappointing corporate profits; Interest rates; Vague remedies for the problem; Expected US economic growth in 1999; Use of mathematical models for economic forecasting; Views of the Economic Strategy Institute, Washington, D.C.; Role of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan; Impact of the stock market decline; Specific reasons for concern.