Recessionary gap: A situation where equilibrium real GDP is below full-employment output, associated with cyclical unemployment.
How to apply it: Show a recessionary gap on the AD-AS model as the difference between actual output and the LRAS.
Course: AP Macroeconomics · Unit: National Income and Price Determination
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