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what is inflation
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increase in price level over time
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what do we start with to calculate inflation
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price of several goods and services
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what equation is used to calculate the rate of inflation from year 1 to 2
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price in year 2-price in year 1/price in year 1
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year 1 has a price level of 100, and year 2 has a price level of 125, what is the rate of inflation
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25%
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as an index number increases over time that means inflation is occurring
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true
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a fixed basket of goods tends to _____ the rate of inflation because of the ____
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understate; substitution bias and quality bias
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what happens when a basket of goods evolves
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the calculation becomes more complex
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what happens when a price level increases at extremely high levels
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hyperinflation
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Can GDP in one year be compared to GDP in a later year?
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yes after inflation is factored out
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Zakistan GDP in year 1 is $5000000 and $60000000 in year 2, we can say that....
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there is a greater number of goods and services being produced in the economy in year 2
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a negative real interest rate shows there has been....
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a decrease in buyer lending power
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who benefits from unexpectedly high inflation rates
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those with student loans
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what happens to labor markets experiencing unemployment as inflation occurs
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real wages start to fall and cause equilibrium
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what is the best balance of trade
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it depends
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a negative current account balance means
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payments are flowing out and financial capital is flowing in
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a negative current account balance indicates a trade deficit
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true
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what is the largest factor of US current account balance
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goods
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what is true about national savings and investment identity
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financial capital supplied must equal financial capital demanded
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equation for national savings and investment identity
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S+(M-X)=I+(G-T)
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what supplies financial capital
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domestic savings
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what demands financial capital
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domestic investment
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if a trade deficit decreases what cannot happen on its own
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an increase in government borrowing
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a trade deficit gets smaller as a recession occurs in an economy
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true
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savings= $1000
investment=$3000
trade deficit=$1000
what is true about government
investment=$3000
trade deficit=$1000
what is true about government
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government savings is $1000
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when is a trade deficit helpful for a country
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when extra foreign investment is used on something to promote future economic growth