An Economic Variable That Moves in the Opposite Direction as Aggregate

question 96

Multiple Choice

An economic variable that moves in the opposite direction as aggregate economic activity (down in expansions,up in contractions) is called

• A)procyclical.
• B)countercyclical.
• C)acyclical.
• D)a leading variable.

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