BUSINESS CYCLES Trend and cycle of the business cycle Phases of the cycle Pro‐cyclical‚ counter‐cyclical‚ and a‐cyclical variables Lead‚ lagged‚ and contemporary variables Stylized facts and cyclical behavior of key macroeconomic variables 2 BUSINESS CYCLES Over time GDP grows but not in a linear way GDP 2006 constant prices (in logs) 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.5 3 BUSINESS CYCLES Time Series Components 1. 2. 3. 4. Trend (long‐run) Cycle (short‐run)
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Phases of Business Cycle Business Cycle (or Trade Cycle) is divided into the following four phases :- Prosperity Phase : Expansion or Boom or Upswing of economy. Recession Phase : from prosperity to recession (upper turning point). Depression Phase : Contraction or Downswing of economy. Recovery Phase : from depression to prosperity (lower turning Point). Diagram of Four Phases of Business Cycle The four phases of business cycles are shown in the following diagram :- The business cycle
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Learning Team Deliverable Michelle Redd and Russell Rood ECO/561 Economics April 6‚ 2015 Week 3 This week we learned that industries consist of all firms making similar or identical products. Their market structure depends on the number of firms in the industry and the ways in which they compete. Our text discussed four basic market structures. The first market structure is perfect competition. Perfect competition occurs when numerous small firms are in competition with each other. Businesses
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.) In the purest sense of capitalism‚ producers and consumers of goods and services are inextricably linked‚ constantly and freely interacting with one another to transact the resources of the economy. Producers charge consumers a price that is instantaneously updated by the perpetual intermingling of supply and demand‚ which in turn is dictated by the instant and unfettered flow of information. Consumer preferences remain stable or‚ at least‚ are easily and accurately predicted by producers. As
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A Presentation on Different phase of Business Cycle Business Cycles √ The term business cycle refers to the recurrent ups and downs in the level of economic activity‚ which extend over several years. √ Individual business cycles may vary greatly in duration and intensity. √ All display a set of phases. THE BUSINESS CYCLE Phases of the Business Cycle RECESSION TROUGH RECOVERY Level of business activity PEAK Time Level of business activity PEAK H T OW D R G N E R T Time √ Peak or prosperity phase:
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ECO 561 Week 5 Quiz ------------------------------------------------- ** Important ** … ECO 561 Week 5 “FREE” Quiz w/ answers I see lots of views ‚ but no one comments ….. : ( PLEASE COMMENT(add notes) at this site or .. go to ROGUEPHOENIX.39 fAcEb**K ‚ and LET ME KNOW THAT THIS IS HELPING you . If no comments are made …. This will be my last post . ------------------------------------------------- Good luck …. 1. The Classical Theory of Asset Prices assumes which
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Chapter 10 (Business Cycles) Business Cycles (business Flucuations) The ups and downs in economy wide economic activities are called business cycles or busyiness fluctuations. When business fluctuations are positive they are called expansion‚ the opposite of expansion is contraction which is slow down in the pace of national economic activities. Phases of the business cycle over a several year period 1. A peak is when business activity reaches a temporary maximum with full employment and near
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ECO561 Week 3 …FREE…Quiz with Answers… ** I see a lot of views ‚ but no comments : ( Roguephoenix FaceB**K PLEASE COMMENT TO LET ME KNOW THAT THIS IS HELPING MY FELLOW PHOENIX. 1. A purely- or perfectly-competitive firm would be characterized by which of the following? Hint : The different types of firms include pure competition‚ pure monopoly‚ monopolistic competition‚ and oligopoly. A. Large number of firms‚ price taker‚ free entry and exit‚ and standardized product
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The Business Cycle: Recession: Characteristics: The economy slows down‚ and the level of sales and production orders start declining. Production facilities become underutilized‚ and companies respond by reducing the work rate. Workers who had been hired basis are laid off‚ and/or this reduces their disposable income. Celebrity Example: Stephen Baldwin Filed for bankruptcy. Personal debt of $2.3 million. Owed more than $1 million in taxes. Victim of the housing market collapse. Trough: Characteristics:
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This document of ECO 561 Week 3 Discussion Question 4 contains: What market structure best characterizes the market in which University of Phoenix competes? How does this structure influence the university’s pricing strategy? How does University of Phoenix differentiate its product from that of its competitors? Has University of Phoenix erected nonprice barriers to entry in this market? Can University of Phoenix do more to create nonprice barriers to entry in this market? Economics -
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