Essentials of Economics
Essentials of Economics
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781464186653
Author: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 1, Problem 13P
To determine

Determine:

(a) Overall spending sometimes gets out of line with the economy’s productive capacity
(b) Government policies can change spending

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Recession: Recession is a condition when the economy declines for at least six months. In a recession, there is a drop in real gross domestic product, income, employment, manufacturing and retail sales. Recession leads to unemployment. As the unemployment rate rises, consumer purchases fall off and businesses go bankrupt. If the recession lasts for a longer period of time, then it becomes a depression.

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