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what does economic growth refers to
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a steady increase
in the production of goods and services in
the economic system
in the production of goods and services in
the economic system
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One way to find out how well an economy
is doing...
is doing...
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compare computer output from
year to year
year to year
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What is GDP?
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Gross Domestic Product
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What is economic growth?
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a steady increase
in the production of goods and services in
the economic system
in the production of goods and services in
the economic system
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What is the most widely used measure of output?
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Gross Domestic Product(GDP)
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What is Gross Domestic Product?
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the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year
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4 major components of GDP
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1. consumer spending for food, clothing, housing and other goods and services
2. business spending for buildings, equipment, and inventory
3. government spending to pay employees & to buy supplies and other goods and services
4. The exports of a country shorten the imports into the country
2. business spending for buildings, equipment, and inventory
3. government spending to pay employees & to buy supplies and other goods and services
4. The exports of a country shorten the imports into the country
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What is the GDP increasing a sign of?
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growing & healthy economy
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What is GDP per capita?
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GDP divided by population
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What is Unemployment Rate?
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portion of people in labor force who aint workin
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What's the main cause of unemployment rate?
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Reduced demand for goods and services by various workers
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4 components of unemployment
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1. Seasonal - lose jobs due to weather changes
2. Frictional - layoff, firing, own choice
3. Cynical - lose jobs due to changes in the business cycle
4. Structural - lose jobs to technological advances
2. Frictional - layoff, firing, own choice
3. Cynical - lose jobs due to changes in the business cycle
4. Structural - lose jobs to technological advances
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What's productivity?
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The production output in relation to a unit of input
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What's personal income?
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Salary and wages as well as investment income and government payments to individuals
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What are retail sales and what do they indicate?
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sales of durable and nondurable goods bought by customers, indicates consumer spending patterns and economic growth
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(4)Phases of Business Cycle
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prosperity(GDP growth), recession(higher demand), depression(unemployment), recover(employment increases)
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Whats inflation and a cause?
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increase in general price level of goods and services, caused by greater supply than demand
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What is Consumer Price Index(CPI)?
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one of the most watched measures of inflation
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What's Prime rate?
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The rate banks make available to their best customers
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Discount Rate
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The rate which financial institutions are charged to borrow funds from the federal reserves
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Mortgage rate
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the amount people pay to borrow purchasing their home
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Capital Spending
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The money spent by a business for an item that will be used over a long period of time
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Capital Projects
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money spent on stuff like land, buildings, equipment, product development
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Bond
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its money you get in return from paying interest
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Equity
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value of shares distrubuted by a company
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Stock
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Portion of ownership
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What does increase/decrease of GDP show?
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healthy/unhealthy economy
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What does increase/decrease of GDP per capita indicate for economy?
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growing/nongrowing economy
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Causes and effects of mild inflation.
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Cause - demand for goods and services is greater than supply
Effect - Inflation
Effect - Inflation
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Causes and effects of deflation.
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Cause - decrease in general price level of goods and services
Effect - deflation
Effect - deflation
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budget defecit
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spending more than what you get
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effects of budget deficit
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debt
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What is a price index?
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the number that compares prices in one year in sum earlier base year