Which organization officially dates U.S. recessions using a monthly business-cycle peak and trough?
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National Bureau of Economic Research
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Which organization officially dates U.S. recessions using a monthly business-cycle peak and trough?
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National Bureau of Economic Research
Who first described the inverse relationship between unemployment and wage inflation in the Phillips curve?
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A. W. Phillips
What economic term describes high inflation occurring alongside high unemployment and weak growth?
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Stagflation
Which 1929 event is commonly used to mark the beginning of the Great Depression?
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Wall Street Crash
Which U.S. president signed the Tax Reform Act of 1986 into law?
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Ronald Reagan
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Which 1929 event is commonly used to mark the beginning of the Great Depression?
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Wall Street Crash
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What was the Roman tax on urine collected from public urinals called?
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Vectigal urinae
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