The recession renewed interest in Keynesian economic ideas on how to combat recessionary conditions. The recession renewed interest in Keynesian' economic ideas on how to combat recessionary conditions. However, the recessionary environment and the company's financial woes continued to stall development. Historical analysis does provide some evidence of better performance than equities in recessionary environments. GM's foreign rivals gained market share especially following U.S. recessionary periods while the company recovered. Recessionary losses necessitated AMD cutting 1,100 jobs in 2009. The resulting recessionary local business climate caused many firms to lay off expatriate staff. If this gap is positive, it is known as recessionary gap. It is one type of output gap, the other being a recessionary gap. Lexington Motor Car Company and United States Automotive Corporation were affected by these recessionary events. Officially, recessionary circumstances lasted from the middle of 1957 to April 1958.