Macroeconomic Business Cycles

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A Beginner's Guide to Economic Indicators
I'm constantly hearing about economic indicators in the news, but I'm never sure what they're talking about. What are economic indicators and why are they important?

Recession? Depression? What's the difference?
How can I tell the difference between a recession and a depression? What is the definition of a recession? Of a depression? How can we tell when we're in a recession oe when we're going to get out of one?

Are recessions good for the economy?
If recessions were necessary to "clean the fat out of the system", we'd expect to see there to be a lot of bankruptcies and firm closures during recessions and little during booms. The data, however does not support this.

Recession Resource Center
Looking for information on recesions? Look no further! We have all the information you need on recessions right here.