Question

The phase of a business cycle after a recession in which consumer confidence is shaken and consumers reduce spending is called

Answer 1

Depression

Step-by-step explanation:

A business cycle is defined as the period that occurs between a boom and a contraction in an economy. A boom is rapid economic growth while a contraction is a period of slow economic growth.

There are 6 stages of business cycle: expansion, peak, recession, depression, trough, and recovery.

A recession is the early stage of a contraction in which demand for products start to decline and prices fall.

After a recession is depression. In this stage economic growth declines further, unemployment increases, consumer confidence is shaken and consumers reduce spending