Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Unit 2- Business Cycles

Business Cycle- A  fluctuation in economic activity that an economy experiences over a period of time

Four Phases of Business Cycle
1.Expansion Phase: period if economic upturn when output and employment are rising

2. Peak: highest point of real GDP; it's near or at full employment.

3. Contraction/Recession:  where real GDP declines for at least six months

4. Trough: the lowest point of real GDP; it has the least amount of spending and the highest unemployment.

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