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The Macroeconomy: Business Cycle and
GDPEconomicsMr. Odren
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The Economy moves from periods of growth to periods of contraction.
This is known as the Business Cycle
The Business Cycle is just like a rollercoaster◦Highs, lows, ups, downs, etc…
The Business Cycle
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1. Expansion – period of economic growth- People have jobs, consumers are spending
money2. Peak – the height of an economy’s growth.
Growth has stopped.3. Contraction – also known as a Recession
- Following a Peak, a period of economic decline
- People are losing jobs, consumers stop spending money
4. Trough – the lowest point of an economic contraction
4 Parts to the Business Cycle
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Depression - When a recession lasts longer than 18 months. ◦Unemployment rate greater than 12%
Related Terms
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The total value of ALL goods and services produced within a country’s borders in one year….
In 2011, the GDP of the U.S.A. was….
15,000,000,900,00015.09 Trillion
Gross Domestic Product
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GDP indicates the strength of a country’s economy and standard of living….
Higher GDP means citizens of that country are “doing” well….have jobs, money, in good health, etc….
GDP-What does it indicate?
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1. Non-Market Activities- goods/services that people make/do for themselves- ex. Mowing your lawn
2. Black Market- buying/selling of goods/services illegally – not paying taxes to the government for the purchase of the good/service
- ex. – bootleg movies
What’s not counted in GDP
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1. Mr. Odren paying a student to mow the lawn at his house2. Mr. Odren paying a lawn-care business to mow the lawn
at his house3. Mr. Odren cooking a spaghetti dinner for his girlfriend.4. Mr. Odren taking his girlfriend out to Hotel DuPont for a
fancy dinner5. Mr. Odren paying a student to baby-sit his five kids while
he takes his girlfriends to the movies6. Buying books from Amazon.7. Buying bootleg movies from “Charlie” ‘round the way.8. Selling home-grown vegetables to your neighbor
9. Buying organically grown vegetables from the grocery store10. Buying clothes from Polo Outlet.
Is it counted in GDP?
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