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A pandemic can significantly impact a nation’s economic cycle. If a pandemic occurred and caused a prolonged contraction in the economy, what phase of the economic cycle could the nation enter?(1 point)
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Recovery
Recovery

Recession
Recession

Depression
Depression

Prosperity
Prosperity

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Depression

A prolonged, severe contraction of the economy following a pandemic describes a depression rather than a short recession.