Saturday, February 3, 2018

Unit One: Macroeconomic Issues: Business Cycle, Unemployment, Inflation, Growth


Business Cycle

  • It is the fluctuation in economic activity that an economy experiences over a period of time 

Expansion

  • it is a period when you experience high real GDP and high employment 

Peak

  • It is the highest point just before the unemployment rate rises 

Contraction/Recession

  • real GDP decreases, and unemployment is high 

Trough

  • lowest point, and often called a depression



Video: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAZuCXkvU2k

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