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Recession

In economics, a recession is a business cycle contraction that occurs when there is a period of broad decline in economic activity. Recessions generally occur when there is a widespread drop in spending (an adverse demand shock). This may be triggered by various events, such as a financial crisis, an external trade shock, an adverse supply shock, the…

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related to Predictors · 25
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related to Balance sheet recession · 20
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related to Government responses · 17
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related to Disequilibrium · 15
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related to Psychological aspects · 14
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related to Global · 10
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related to Liquidity trap · 10
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Recessionis abusiness cycle contraction that occurs when there is a period of broad decline in economic activity0.90text
Recessionis aprovince of a committee of experts at the National Bureau of Economic Research0.90text
Recessionis aperiod of gradual and sustained recovery where parts of the economy start to grow again0.90text
employment levelsinstance ofThese summary measures are indicative of underlying drivers0.80text
skillsinstance ofThese summary measures are indicative of underlying drivers0.80text
household savings ratesinstance ofThese summary measures are indicative of underlying drivers0.80text
corporate investment decisionsinstance ofThese summary measures are indicative of underlying drivers0.80text
interest ratesinstance ofThese summary measures are indicative of underlying drivers0.80text
demographicsinstance ofThese summary measures are indicative of underlying drivers0.80text
and government policiesinstance ofThese summary measures are indicative of underlying drivers0.80text
large shockinstance ofif the stability condition is not met due to a weakening of the Keynes effect under circumstances0.80text
where the real supply of money is significantly larger than outputinstance ofif the stability condition is not met due to a weakening of the Keynes effect under circumstances0.80text

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