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Title: Economics Notes
Description: Economics notes for senior year of high school Business Cycle Notes
Description: Economics notes for senior year of high school Business Cycle Notes
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Sophia Somarriba
Ms
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It refers to periods of phases of expansion and
contraction (recession)
Expansion: Happens when business are selling more
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Trend: Economic growth over time
Peak: The highest point in a given time period
Trough: The lowest point in a given time period
LongTerm Growth: Only happens when almost the entire
population is unemployed
Unemployment Rate: measures what fraction of the labour force
cannot find jobs
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Whitwill
Economics
2 December 2015
(***Hint: Be ready to label the different parts of the graph!!)
Economic Policy
Fiscal Policy: Governments spends money or decreases
taxes
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government purchases: Spending for goods and services by all
levels of government
ex: the gov’t contracts a construction company to replace a
bridge, pave highways, build office spaces
keynesian economics: Stimulate the economy with government
spending during an economic downturn (when people aren’t
buying)
transfer payments: money that the government gives to individuals
usually through social welfare programs like social security, money
allocated to states to fund social programs
social program: Unemployment benefits
bond: a promise to pay the principal amount along with interest on
a specific date (maturity)
Monetary Policy: Uses the money supply to change interest
Sophia Somarriba
Ms
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★ WHO? The federal reserve
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★ DOES WHAT? lower interest rates make loans for cars,
homes,and investment goods cheaper, which means
consumption spending by households and investment
spending by business increase
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Sophia Somarriba
Ms
Title: Economics Notes
Description: Economics notes for senior year of high school Business Cycle Notes
Description: Economics notes for senior year of high school Business Cycle Notes