"The unemployment rate is countercyclical, its lower when economic health is high, and higher when the economic health is lower."
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countercyclical — coun‧ter‧cyc‧li‧cal [ˌkaʊntəˈsɪklɪkl, ˈsaɪ ǁ tər ] adjective ECONOMICS 1. not following the normal pattern of business activity, for example increasing when other activities are decreasing: • The aircraft engineering division will not be sold,… … Financial and business terms
countercyclical — [kount΄ər sik′li kəl] adj. designating or of fiscal policy that attempts to minimize extreme fluctuations in the business cycle, as by increasing spending and reducing taxes during periods of decline … English World dictionary
Countercyclical — Economics … Wikipedia
countercyclical — |kau̇ntə(r)+ adjective Etymology: counter + cyclical : calculated to check excessive developments in a business cycle : compensatory countercyclical budget policies of the government * * * /kown teuhr suy kli keuhl, sik li /, adj. opposing the… … Useful english dictionary
countercyclical — adjective Date: 1944 calculated to check excessive developments in a business cycle ; compensatory < countercyclical budget policies > • countercyclically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
countercyclical — /kown teuhr suy kli keuhl, sik li /, adj. opposing the trend of a business or economic cycle; countervailing: a countercyclical monetary policy. [COUNTER + CYCLICAL] * * * … Universalium
countercyclical — coun·ter·cyclical … English syllables
countercyclical — coun•ter•cy•cli•cal [[t]ˌkaʊn tərˈsaɪ klɪ kəl, ˈsɪk lɪ [/t]] adj. bus opposing or designed to oppose a trend, esp. that of an economic cycle • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
countercyclical stocks — stocks whose price tends to rise when the economy is in recession or the market is bearish, and vice versa. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
Антициклическая бюджетно-налоговая политика — (COUNTERCYCLICAL FISCAL POLICY) подход, в соответствии с которым государству рекомендуется прибегать к дефициту бюджета при существовании рецессионного разрыва и к бюджетному излишку при инфляционном разрыве … Современные деньги и банковское дело: глоссарий
