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Unit 2: Economic indicators and the business cycle

800 possible mastery points

About this unit

In this unit, you'll learn to identify and examine key measures of economic performance: gross domestic product, unemployment, and inflation. The concept of the business cycle also gives you an overview of economic fluctuations in the short run.

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