recession

Output, income, and employment often weaken. This topic is part of Economics within Government & Society. This page currently draws on 6 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.

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recession trivia questions

A recession is a broad decline in what?

Answer: Economic activity

Bonus fact: Output, income, and employment often weaken.

Which institution officially dates U.S. business-cycle recessions?

Answer: National Bureau of Economic Research

Bonus fact: The NBER's Business Cycle Dating Committee identifies peaks and troughs.

Is 'two consecutive quarters of falling GDP' the official U.S. definition used by the NBER?

Answer: No

Bonus fact: The NBER considers a broader range of economic indicators.

Hubble's law relates galaxy recession speed to what?

Answer: Distance

Bonus fact: More distant galaxies generally recede faster.

What observation by Edwin Hubble supported an expanding universe?

Answer: Distant galaxies are generally redshifted

Bonus fact: Galaxy recession speed tends to increase with distance.

An economic depression is generally more severe and prolonged than what?

Answer: Recession

Bonus fact: There is no single universally accepted technical threshold.

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