a) What generally happens to the major macroeconomic variables such as GDP, unemployment rate, and inflation rate during an economic recession? b) Define economic expansion using the reference terms of actual GDP and potential GDP. c) Explain how investment spending and interest rate related. What is the reason behind such a relationship? d) Find the correlation coefficient between interest rate and Real Investment. Does this (actual) value support the theoretical relationship between the variables? Explain. (e) Explain the importance of investment spending for the economy.

a) What generally happens to the major macroeconomic variables such as GDP, unemployment rate, and inflation rate during an economic recession? b) Define economic expansion using the reference terms of actual GDP and potential GDP. c) Explain how investment spending and interest rate related. What is the reason behind such a relationship? d) Find the correlation coefficient between interest rate and Real Investment. Does this (actual) value support the theoretical relationship between the variables? Explain. (e) Explain the importance of investment spending for the economy.

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