countercyclical
Against the trend
Countercyclical describes policies or forces that move opposite to economic cycles—expanding during recessions, contracting during booms.
A government might increase spending when the economy slows, then reduce it during growth: Unemployment insurance is countercyclical by design.
The term appears mainly in economics and finance, often contrasted with procyclical measures that amplify economic swings.
Economic decline period
- contractionReduction in size
- slumpExtended period of decline
- depressionProlonged low state
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
trough · stagnation · deleveraging · joblessness · recessionary · underemployment · austerity · retrenchment
Sustained decrease in prices
- disinflationDecreasing rate of increase
- CPIInflation measurement abbreviation
- tighteningMaking less loose
- coolingLosing thermal energy
Pro-intervention economic theory
- macroeconomicsStudy of aggregate economies
- interventionismPolicy of deliberate involvement
- demand-sideEmphasizing consumer spending
- countervailingOffsetting with opposing force
Protective intermediate space
- dampeningReducing or wetting slightly
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- offsettingCounteracting with equivalence
balancing · tempering · leveling · diversification · gold · utilities
downturn
Economic decline period
- contractionReduction in size
- slumpExtended period of decline
- depressionProlonged low state
unemployment · trough · stagnation · deleveraging · joblessness · recessionary · underemployment · austerity · retrenchment
deflation
Sustained decrease in prices
- disinflationDecreasing rate of increase
- CPIInflation measurement abbreviation
- tighteningMaking less loose
Keynesian
Pro-intervention economic theory
- macroeconomicsStudy of aggregate economies
- interventionismPolicy of deliberate involvement
- demand-sideEmphasizing consumer spending
buffer
Protective intermediate space
- dampeningReducing or wetting slightly
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- moderationAvoidance of excess
offsetting · balancing · tempering · leveling · diversification · gold · utilities
subsidies
Financial aid from government
countercyclicalcyclical
Repeating in rounds
destabilizing · boom-and-bust · amplifying · exacerbating · positive feedback
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