Definition of Business Cycle Frequency

Definition: The business cycle frequency is considered to be three to five years. Called the business cycle frequency by Burns and Mitchell (1946), and this became standard language.

Terms related to Business Cycle Frequency:

• Real Business Cycle
• New Economy
• Unemployment

About.Com Resources on Business Cycle Frequency:

• What is the Business Cycle?
• A Beginner's Guide to Economic Indicators
• Recession? Depression? What's the difference?

Writing a Term Paper? Here are a few starting points for research on Business Cycle Frequency:

Journal Articles on Business Cycle Frequency:

• Business Cycle Fluctuations in U.S. Macroeconomic Time Series
• Hours and employment variation in business cycle theory
• Can a real business cycle model pass the Watson test?