Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Macroeconomics Unit I: Business Cycle

BUSINESS CYCLE



  • Average cycle is six years
  • Recessions last about fourteen months
  • The bulk of a cycle is the growth stage
  • One cycle is from trough to trough

      Expansionary (growth)
  • Real output in the economy is increasing and unemployment rate is declining.
      Contractionary (recession)
  • Real output in the economy is decreasing and unemployment rate is rising.
      Peak
  • Real GDP is at its highest
      Trough
  • Real GDP is at its lowest 


2 comments:

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