the shape of a recession. big questions how are we doing? (yes, again) why do recessions happen? how...
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The Shape of a Recession
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Big Questions
• How are we doing? (Yes, again)
• Why do recessions happen?
• How does the government affect the economy (and you and me)?
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Chapter 14: Economic Instability
• Section 1: The Business Cycle
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The Business Cycle
• Phases:
• Recession, Expansion, Peak, Trough
RG
DP
Time
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The Business Cycle
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The Business Cycle
• Business cycle = systematic ups and downs of real GDP
• 2 phases of biz. cycle:• Recession begins at peak and ends at trough—
peak/trough at least 6 mo’s apart• Expansion is the recovery from a recession• Severe recessions can become depressions.
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Real GDP ‘75-’10
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Directions: Color vertical stripes representing recession years. Color Key- Recession ______ Expansion white
At the top of the graph, label the Peaks (P) and the Troughs (T). P
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16 Recessions Since 1919
That’s an average of one every 6 years.
(They’ve become less frequent since 1919.)
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Causes
• Businesses– By predicting recessions they can
cause and/or prolong recessions!
• Consumers– cause “bubbles” (housing, etc.)– save money when they get scared.
This makes recessions last longer!
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II. Causes
• The tulip-bulb bubble.
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II. Causes
• Federal Reserve
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U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product
Great Depression
World War II
Oil Prices Quadruple/ Vietnam War
Great Recession
dot coms,
9/11
Iranian Revolution
Fed Raises Interest Rates to Fight Inflation
Double Dip
Oil, debt, and bank reg’s
“tight” monetary policy
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Business Cycle Art
• Draw a business cycle and label it appropriately (peaks, troughs, expansions, recessions).
• Along the business cycle, draw pictures/people/symbols showing:– what’s happening in the economy.– how people are feeling at each stage.– what the government may be doing.– what businesses may be doing.
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Real GDP ‘75-’10
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% Change, Consumer Price Index
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Green bars indicate beginning of recessions.
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Green bars indicate beginning of recessions.
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Green bars indicate beginning of recessions.
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Directions: Color vertical stripes representing recession years. Color Key- Recession ______ Expansion white
At the top of the graph, label the Peaks (P) and the Troughs (T). P
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The business cycle, unemployment, and inflation.
An Activity