Why Do Economies Grow Some Years and Shrink Others?

Economies are like a classroom, sometimes everyone is excited and working hard, but other times people get tired or bored. When people work hard, the classroom (or economy) does well. But when they take breaks, it slows down. This going up and down is called economic growth.

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  1. A classroom full of students working hard makes the teacher happy
  2. A group of kids playing outside suddenly stops to take a nap
  3. The economy is like a roller coaster that goes up and down

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