In other words, are there investments that will do well if the economy deteriorates?

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"The strongest finding in this whole body of research is that traffic fatalities fall when the economy deteriorates, " says Christopher Ruhm, Ph.

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If the economy deteriorates again, investors' appetite for buying shares will evaporate.

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Yet if the economy deteriorates, that will no longer be enough.

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To be sure, some observers warn that subprime bonds abruptly plunged last year and could again, particularly if the outlook for the U.S. economy deteriorates or the European debt crisis intensifies.

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But it is improbable until the economy deteriorates further.

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His faith is derived from the belief that even if the US economy deteriorates and fails to raise markets through organic growth, the Fed will certainly step in with enough liquidity to push up stock and bond prices.

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Dimon also provided a sober outlook, saying that if the economy deteriorates further, which is certainly possible, it's reasonable to expect additional negative impact on the company's market-related businesses, continued higher loan losses and increases to credit reserves.

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If the economy of a region, a country, a city, etc. deteriorates, what happens among the poorest?

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