Business Cycle Flashcards
What is the business cycle?
A model showing increasing and decreasing in a nations real GDP orver time.
What is an upswing/expantion?
A general increase in economic activity
What is a downswing/contraction?
A general decline in economic activity
What is a trend line?
Shows general direction of the economy
What is a recession?
When there is negative economic growth for over three consecutive quarters.
What is a depression?
A sever prolonged downturn in economic activity lasting more than 3 years.
What is a recovery?
A period of renewed economic activity
What is a trough?
The lowest point of economic activity.
What is a peak?
The highest point in economic activity.
What is the length of the business cycle?
Measured from peak to peak and trough to trough.
What is the Amplitude?
Indicated the difference between peak and trough.
What is extrapolation?
Predicts the future by using past data.
What is the period of Recovery?
It is a period of renewed economic growth with more jobs created and a production increase and consumers spending more.
What is the period of prosperity?
There is optimism in economy and employment rises along with consumer spending as wages.salaries rise as well. It is the peak of activity but it leads to inflation and leads into a recession.
What is the period or recession?
It is negetive economic growth over two quarters with Jobs lost and employment drops from decreases in economic activity.