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Economics- Edexcel 2.5.3

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boom   period when the rate of growth of real GDP is fast and higher than the estimated long term trend  
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depression   prolonged and persistent downturn and where a nation’s GDP falls by atleast 10 percent  
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recession   when an economy experiences 2 consecutive quarters of negative real GDP growth meaning there is a contraction in the real value of goods and services produced  
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recovery   phase after recession when real GDP starts to increase from the low point and unemployment begins to fall  
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slowdown   weakening / softening of the rate of growth, real GDP is still rising but increasing at a slower rate  
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trough   low point of economic cycle beyond which a recovery starts  
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causes of recession   external events or shocks/tightening of monetary or fiscal policy/fall in asset prices or supply of credit/drop in business and consumer confidence  
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why does higher interest rates lead to a recession?   more expensive loans and a fall in demand for consumer credit  
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why does higher taxation or cuts in government spending lead to a recession?   lower real disposable incomes  
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austerity   a set of economic policies a government imposes to control public sector debt  
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precautionary saving   saving (non-expenditure of a portion of income) that occurs in response to uncertainty regarding future income  
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recession caused by inward shift of AD   AD decreases leading to an increase in spare capacity, rising negative output gap and fall in real GDP(both neoclassical and Keynesian diagram)  
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recession causes(diagrams)   inward shifts of AS or AD  
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stagflation   persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment and stagnant demand in a country's economy  
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uncertainty   the situation where future outlook for the economy is unpredictable  
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what does uncertainty do to households?   job & income insecurity/prospect of pay cuts to protect jobs/real value of savings/access to credit/future for house prices  
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what does uncertainty do to businesses?   revenue/low confidence/cancelled or postponed investment  
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benefits from falling UK property prices   more affordable to first time buyers/improves geographical mobility of labour/less mortgage debt increases people’s disposable incomes/reduces demand-pull and cost-push inflationary risk(less pressure on wage rises)  
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risks from falling UK property prices   fall in household net worth leads to a decline in consumer demand & GDP growth (higher risk of recession)/less housebuilding means loss of jobs/UK housing stock continues to age without new homes/reduction in government tax  
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impact of recession depends on   business profits and capital investment(business fail & investment declines)/unemployment/government finances/inflation  
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long term economic effect of a recession   rising structural long-term unemployment & risk of regional economic decline/low rates of investment reduces size of capital stock/ageing capital inputs have negative impact on growth of labour productivity  
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long term social effects of a recession   falling real wages hit living standards and reduces AD/widens inequality of income, increases relative poverty & social deprivation/increases stress-related chronic illnesses/loss of social cohesion & threats to democratic institutions  
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hysteresis   an event in the economy that persists into the future, even after the factors that led to that event have been removed  
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hysteresis recession   when economy is disabled by recession there’s a risk of permanent loss of national output, e.g. loss of productive capacity, high rates of structural unemployment cause shrinking labour force  
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creative destruction   the process of innovation and technological change that leads to the destruction of existing economic structures, such as industries, firms, and jobs  
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depression results from   collapse in private sector demand, leads to sharp fall in employment with a resulting drop in real household income and spending power  
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signs that a recession turns to a depression   sudden stop/collapse in employment/negative multiplier effects/businesses cut investment/growing business failures  
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