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RECESSION: The common term used for the contraction phase of the business cycle. A general period of declining economic activity. During a recession, real gross domestic product declines by 10 percent or so and the unemployment rate rises from it's full employment 5 percent level up to the 6 to 10 percent range. Inflation tends to be low or non-existent during a recession. Recession last anywhere from six to eighteen months, with one year being common.
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Lesson 15: Aggregate Market | Unit 3: Doing Curves
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Long Run Disequilibrium: Too Low
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We can see what happens if the price level is not at the long-run equilibrium price level of Pe. If price level is the too low the supply of real production is less than demand. We have shortages in product markets throughout the economy. Market prices increase and so too does the price level. Aggregate expenditures then decrease to reach full employment.
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MARKET-ORIENTED ECONOMY A mixed economy that relies heavily on markets to answer the three questions of allocation, but with a modest amount of government involvement. While it is commonly termed capitalism, the term market-oriented economy is much more descriptive of the structure of the economy. The United States is the primary example of a market-oriented economy.
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