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Business Cycle & Circular Flow Model. RECOVERY. PRODUCTION INCREASES PEOPLE GO BACK TO WORK SPENDING INCREASES DEMAND STIMULATES PRODUCTION BUSINESSES MAY START TO INNOVATE A NEW PRODUCTS PROFITS INCREASE, BUSINESS GROWS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SOARS. PROSPERITY. LOW UNEMPLOYMENT
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RECOVERY • PRODUCTION INCREASES • PEOPLE GO BACK TO WORK • SPENDING INCREASES • DEMAND STIMULATES PRODUCTION • BUSINESSES MAY START TO INNOVATE A NEW PRODUCTS • PROFITS INCREASE, BUSINESS GROWS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SOARS
PROSPERITY • LOW UNEMPLOYMENT • PRODUCTION IS HIGH • NEW BUSINESSES OPEN • HIGHER WAGES • HIGH DEMAND FOR GOODS AND SERVICES
RECESSION • SPENDING DECREASES • DEMAND FOR PRODUCTS DECREASE • BUSINESSES PRODUCE LESS • UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASES • GDP DECLINES • PRICES INCREASE • (INFLATION SETS IN)
DEPRESSION • HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT • LOW PRODUCTIVITY • A DEEP DEPRESSION AFFECTS THE ENTIRE ECONOMY AND LAST FOR SEVERAL YEARS
Ripple Effect http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ37RLXNAgc
Ripple Effect • Throw a stone into a serene lake and you’ll create a ripple effect in the water
We have determined the health of our economy to be… • Healthy • A little sick • So-so • Mostly unhealthy • Extremely unhealthy
Does the economy seem better or worse than last year? • How has the downturn affect you? Your family? • What have you noticed in the community that shows the health of the economy? • What have you noticed in the community that may prove or show it may be getting healthier?
Ripple Effect • Throw a major change at a large employer and you’ll create a ripple effect in the economy
What would be the ripple effect if… A large auto factory that employed more than 1,000 people closed in Belvidere, IL. Population 28,350. • What effect would it have on the community?
BUSINESSES GOVERNMENT INDIVIDUALS CIRCULAR FLOW MODEL