Economics

What Is GDP Gap?

The difference between an economy’s actual GDP and its potential GDP, as reflected by the long-term trend, is known as the GDP gap. A negative GDP gap is the lost production of a country’s economy as a result of a failure to produce enough employment for everyone who wants to work. On the other side,

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Was 2008 A Recession?

During the late 2000s, the Great Recession was characterized by a dramatic drop in economic activity. It is often regarded as the worst downturn since the Great Depression. The term “Great Recession” refers to both the United States’ recession, which lasted from December 2007 to June 2009, and the worldwide recession that followed in 2009.

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