2.0: System of National Accounts Flashcards
the aggregate total of all final goods and services produced within a country
GDP
in what is it assumed first, that all factors of production are owned by households
Standard Model
why are only final goods and services included in the standard model
to avoid double counting
government buys goods and services from ______ everything is ________
firms
privatized
GDP = GDI is an example of an
accounting identity
the aggregate earnings of domestic factors of production (capital, labour, and natural resources )
GDI
what are the 3 basic concepts of GDP:
stocks, flow and equity
a quantity that exists at a moment in time
stock
quantity added to or subtracted from a stock
flow
refers to the stock of plant, equipment etc.
Capital (with respect to GDP)
the decrease in capital stock resulting from wear and tear
depreciation
the flow of new capital where gross investment is the total flow of new capital and net is the flow of new capital less depreciation
investment
the total flow of new capital
gross investment
the flow of new capital less depreciation
net investment
refers to the stock of all property
wealth (with respect to GDP)
refers to the flow of money earned by supplying factors of production
income
refers to gross income minus net taxes
disposable income (respect to GDP)
disposable income spent on final goods and services
consumption (respect to GDP)
disposable income minus consumption
savings (respect to GDP)
the total earnings of households for supplying factors of production to firms and other countries including profits and dividends
GDI
refers to income (Y) - Net Taxes
disposable income (respect to GDI)
total spending by households for goods and services produced by firms
consumption (respect to GDE)
Income (Y) - disposable income (Yd)
savings (respect to GDE)
earning of firms from sale of sales of goods and services and financial transactions to gov. and other countries
revenue (respect to GDI)
expenditures by firms for depreciation, new plant, etc. paid out of savings
investment (respect to GDE)
total taxes minus transfers from gov. to households
net taxes (respect to GDI)
goods and services purchased from firms, foreign and domestic
government expenditures
NT - G = 0
balance