Lectures in Macroeconomics- Charles W. Upton
Fitting the Facts
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Differences
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A Temporary Demand Decrease
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A Temporary Demand Decrease
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A Temporary Demand Decrease
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Imperfect Information
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Imperfect Information
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Imperfect Information
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Technology Decline
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Technology Decline
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Technology Decline
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A smaller than average growth
or negative growth is likely to be followed
by normal growth
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Which Fits the Facts
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Imperfect Information
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Imperfect Information
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Real Business Cycles
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Real Business Cycles
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Real Business Cycles
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So what are the facts
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So what are the facts
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This is a graph of the growth in GDP versus last
quarter’s GDP growth.
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So what are the facts
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So what are the facts
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Other estimates are that 60% of the
fluctuations in GDP are due to
fluctuations in A
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So what are the facts
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So what are the facts
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Three Quarter Lag
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