Chapter 6: Q. 5 (page 160)
According to Table 6.7, how often have recessions occurred since the end of World War II (1945)?
Short Answer
A recession is a period of decline in economic performance in an economy lasting several months.
Chapter 6: Q. 5 (page 160)
According to Table 6.7, how often have recessions occurred since the end of World War II (1945)?
A recession is a period of decline in economic performance in an economy lasting several months.
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Get started for freeWithout looking at Table 6.7, return to Figure 6.10. If we define a recession as a significant decline in national
output, can you identify any post-1960 recessions in addition to the 2008-2009 recession? (This requires a judgment
call.)
Fig. 6.10
What are the main components of measuring GDP
with what is produced?
Is it possible for GDP to rise while at the same time per capita GDP is falling? Is it possible for GDP to fall while per capita GDP is rising?
Which of the following are included in GDP, and which are not?
a. The cost of hospital stays
b. The rise in life expectancy over time
c. Child care provided by a licensed day care center
d. Child care provided by a grandmother
e. A used car sale
f. A new car sale
g. The greater variety of cheese available in supermarkets
h. The iron that goes into the steel that goes into a refrigerator bought by a consumer.
List some of the reasons why economists should
not consider GDP an effective measure of the standard of living in a country.
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