Economics Business Cycle
Economics Business Cycle
Economics Business Cycle
By:
Susmit Saha
Uday Dalvi
Contents
Generally measured using the rise and fall in the real gross domestic product
(GDP)
Occur Periodically:
Their duration may vary from anywhere between two to ten or even twelve years
All major sectors of the economy will face the adverse effects of a business cycle
Complex Phenomenon:
1. Expansion
2. Peak
3. Recession
4. Depression
5. Trough
6. Recovery
Phases of Business Cycle
1. Expansion:
When the expansion occurs, there is an increase in employment, incomes, production, and
sales
The economy has a steady flow in the money supply and investment is booming
2. Peak:
The second stage is a peak when the economy reaches the maximum level of growth
Prices hit their highest level, and economic indicators stop growing
Phases of Business Cycle
3. Recession:
These are periods of contraction
During a recession, unemployment rises, production slows down, sales start to drop because
of a decline in demand, and incomes become stagnant or decline
4. Depression:
Economic growth continues to drop while unemployment rises and production plummets
5. Trough:
This period marks the end of the depression, leading an economy into the next step: recovery
6. Recovery:
The economy starts to turn around
Low prices spur an increase in demand, employment and production start to rise, and lenders
start to open up their credit coffers