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HARD CURRENCY: Historically money that is in the form of precious metals, especially gold. In modern times, any national currency that is expected to retain its value (and even appreciate in value), and is readily acceptable for most international transactions. The U.S. dollar, German marc, and Swiss franc tend to be near the top of the list of hard currencies (also termed hard money).
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Lesson 9: Macro Basics | Unit 3: Business Cycles
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The macroeconomy is unstable. It has periods of falling production, rising inflation, and/or high unemployment. Business cycles are recurring expansions and contractions of the aggregate economy. - Expansion is a general period of increasing economic activity, or rising production, which is associated with low or falling unemployment and high or rising inflation.
- Contraction is a general period of decreasing economic activity, or falling production, which is associated with high or rising unemployment and low or falling inflation.
Counter-cyclical policies to stabilize the business cycle:- During an expansion, try to cause a contraction.
- During a contraction, try to cause an expansion.
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DEMAND DECREASE A decrease in the willingness and ability of buyers to purchase a good at the existing price, illustrated by a leftward shift of the demand curve. A decrease in demand is caused by a change in a demand determinant and results in a decrease in equilibrium quantity and a decrease in equilibrium price. A demand decrease is one of two demand shocks to the market. The other is a demand increase.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time calling an endless list of 800 numbers looking to buy either a battery-powered, rechargeable vacuum cleaner or a remote controlled World War I bi-plane. Be on the lookout for mail order catalogs with hidden messages.
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A U.S. dime has 118 groves around its edge, one fewer than a U.S. quarter.
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"Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other. " -- Benjamin Franklin
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ARMA
Autoregressive Moving Average
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