Chapter 6: Q 6. (page 160)
According to Table 6.7, how long has the average recession lasted since the end of World War II?
Short Answer
Recessions gives an average duration of months.
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Chapter 6: Q 6. (page 160)
According to Table 6.7, how long has the average recession lasted since the end of World War II?
Recessions gives an average duration of months.
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What are the main components of measuring GDP
with what is produced?
Without 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

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.
U.S. macroeconomic data are among the best in the world. Given what you learned in the Clear It Up "How do statisticians measure GDP?", does this surprise you, or does this simply reflect the complexity of a modern economy?
According to Table 6.7, how often have recessions occurred since the end of World War II (1945)?
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