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resources market
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Labor makes up over 70% of this major macroeconomic market.
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production
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In the short run, an increase in prices will causes businesses to expand this.
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loanable funds market
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This market coordinates the borrowing and lending of individuals and firms.
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taxes, savings, & purchase of imports
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Three "leakages" from the macroeconomic mode presented in class.
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circular flow of income
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This four-word phrase is best described as businesses buying resources from households and households using their income to buy goods and services from businesses.
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nominal GDP
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GDP expressed at current prices; this is often called money GDP
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$6,000
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Ben originally purchased his home in 1998 for $75,000. He sold it in 2012 for $100,000 and paid a 6% real estate commission to Brian. This dollar amount is added to 2012 GDP by this transaction.
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Gross National Product
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This differs from GDP in that it counts income Americans earn abroad, but it omits income foreigners earn in the U.S.
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$26.00
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A bag of rice is sold to El Rodeo for $5.00; El Rodeo uses the rice to sell dishes to customers for $20.00. A second bag of rice is sold at Woods for $6.00 to Tony who goes home and cooks it for dinner. This dollar amount has been added to GDP by these transactions.
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final (market) goods & services
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GDP can be calculated by adding together expenditures on this four (or five)-word phrase that are produced domestically during the year.
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unemployment benefits
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High these reduce financial disincentive of unemployment and therefore increase the time unemployed individuals spend searching for a job.
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natural rate of unemployment
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In a dynamic economy under ideal conditions, this will be the rate of unemployment.
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100
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When using either major price index discussed in class, the base year value is always equal to this.
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1 + 15 = 16
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Minimum number of hours per week required to work for pay to be considered "employed" + minimum number of hours per weeks required to work without pay in a family-operated enterprise to be considered "employed".
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imports = $15 mil
exports = $10 mil
exports = $10 mil
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Country A had -$5 million in net exports and bought $15 million in goods and services from foreign countries. The amount of Country A's exports is this and the amount of Country A's imports is this.
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inflation
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Nominal GDP will increase, but real GDP may decrease or be stagnant when an economy is experiencing high levels of this, an increase in the general price of goods and services.
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black market/underground economy
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GDP underestimates actual production in an economy by failing to account for these type of transactions, which can be either illegal or legal but "under the table".
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potential GDP
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During a recession, actual GDP will be below this figure that represents maximum sustainable output in an economy.
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household production
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Some studies believe GDP is underestimated by 10-15% because it does not include this type of production, such as taking children to school.
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rebuilding & cleanup activities
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An event that is bad for an economy, like a hurricane, can often cause GDP to increase due to the costs of these two activities.
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real GDP
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Some economists say that an economy is in recession when this figure declines for two consecutive quarters.
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contraction
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When the economy is in a recession, it is in this part of the business cycle.
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expansion & peak
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The two phases of the business cycle in the recovery phase.
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recessionary trough
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The lowest valley in the business cycle is known by this two-word term.
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employment rate - 92%
labor force participation rate - 60%
labor force participation rate - 60%
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Country X has a 16 and over population of 100 million; 5 million are unemployed and 55 million are employed. What are the unemployment and labor force participation rates for Country X?
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cyclical unemployment
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This type of unemployment is caused by recessionary business conditions and inadequate labor demand.
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structural unemployment
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When unemployed workers lack the skills necessary to fill available jobs in an economy, this type of unemployment is present.
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labor force participation (rate)
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Summing the total number of employed and unemployed individuals and dividing that sum by the 16 and over population gives you this.
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LinkedIn
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Websites like this social networking site launched in 2003 and used mostly for professional networking should help to minimize frictional unemployment.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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This federal government agency calculated unemployment each month by surveying a random sample of about 60,000 American households.
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increase
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Individuals living on a fixed income like Social Security tend to suffer most when prices in an economy do this.
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anticipated inflation
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Inflation that occurs at low levels over time and can mostly be predicted by decision markers is called this.
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prices
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Inflation causes problems in an economy by distorting the information delivered by these.
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consumer price index (CPI)
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Inflation is most often calculated by using this, which is designed to measure the impact of price changes on the cost of the typical bundle of goods purchased by households.
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hyperinflation
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This, as was experienced in a country like Zimbabwe, is often caused by a rapid expansion in the nation's stock of money.