ACS: The idea behind a K-shaped economy is that growth is unequal. BISAHA: The K shape is useful because it helps explain these clashing economic stories, like how people feel lousy about this economy ...

In 2025, one of the biggest business buzzwords has been the idea of a "K-shaped" economy, in which there is a growing disparity between the rich and the poor.

We look at why the unequal "K-shaped" pandemic recovery persists half a decade later, according to professor Peter Atwater. According to its proponents, that’s led to a rise in inequality, with many ...

SALT LAKE CITY — To borrow a phrase made famous by Sesame Street, today's economy is brought to you by the letter K and the number 175,000. Adopting letters as stand-in descriptors for economic ...