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BUSINESS CYCLE: The recurring expansions and contractions of the national economy (usually measured by real gross domestic product). A complete cycle typically lasts from three to five years, but could last ten years or more. It is divided into four phases -- expansion, peak, contraction, and trough. Unemployment inevitably rises during contractions and inflation tends to worsen during expansions. To avoid the inflation and unemployment problems of business cycles, the federal government frequently undertakes various fiscal and monetary policies.
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TRADE BARRIERS Policies enacted by the government sector of a domestic economy to discourage imports from the foreign sector. The three most common trade barriers are tariffs, import quotas, and non-tariff barriers. Trade barriers are designed to discourage imports which not only creates or increases a country's balance of trade surplus and thus increase net exports, but also to protect the domestic economy.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time strolling around a discount warehouse buying club hoping to buy either a flower arrangement for your aunt or a birthday greeting card for your uncle. Be on the lookout for defective microphones.
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John Maynard Keynes was born the same year Karl Marx died.
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"Executives who get there and stay suggest solutions when they present the problems. " -- Malcolm Forbes, business executive
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