Economists Define a Recession as Two or More Consecutive Three-Month

question 114

True/False

Economists define a recession as two or more consecutive three-month periods of decline in a country's gross domestic product.

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Definitions:

Excess Capacity

A situation in which a company can produce more goods or services than currently demanded, due to underused resources.

Economic Profit

Profit calculated by subtracting both explicit and implicit costs from total revenues, indicating the efficiency beyond the breakeven point.

Capital-Intensive

Describing industries or processes that require a high level of capital investment in machinery and equipment relative to labor.

Labor-Intensive

A process or industry that requires a high input of labor relative to capital in the production of goods or services.