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All About the Business Cycle: Where Do Recessions Come From?

All About the Business Cycle: Where Do Recessions Come From?

What constitutes a recession? Two quarters of negative real GDP growth? Well, most of the time that “rule of thumb� definition works, but not always. The NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee has a more nuanced way of determining what a recession is. This essay discusses where recessions come from, how they are determined, and how they end.
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Business Cycle, Recessions
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Open (Access) Journal-Article
Date Added to MERLOT:
February 25, 2024
Date Modified in MERLOT:
January 29, 2026
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Scott St. Louis
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Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
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