Countercyclical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Countercyclical is an adjective meaning (public policy) Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy.
Meaning
(public policy) Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy.
More Meanings
- (economics) Moving in the direction opposite to that of the overall state of an economy.
Example Sentences
The unemployment rate is countercyclical in the sense that it rises when economic growth is low and vice versa.
Antonyms for countercyclical
Common opposites include procyclical.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include procyclical, counterinflationary, antirecession, anti-inflationary, antideflation, counter-inflation.
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