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Kondratyev cycle
economics
Also known as: Kondratieff cycle, Kondratieff wave, Kondratiev cycle
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development by Kondratev
- In Nikolay D. Kondratyev
…major (50-year) business cycles—the so-called Kondratieff waves.
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patterns of social change
- In social change: Cyclic change
…show the recurrence of long waves of economic boom and recession on an international scale. He charted the waves from the end of the 18th century, with each complete wave comprising a period of about 50 years. Subsequent research has shown, however, that the patterns in different countries have been…
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studies of business cycles
- In business cycle: Kondratieff waves
Cycles of greater duration than the Juglar cycle have also been studied. For example, the construction industry was found to have cycles of 17 to 18 years in the United States and 20 to 22 years in England. Measuring longer-term business cycles involves…
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