2.4 Flashcards
What is an open economy ?
An open economy is one in which there is foreign trade
What is a closed economy ?
A closed economy is one in which there is no foreign trade
What is the circular flow of income ?
- Households own the factors of production
- They supply these factors of production to firms
- Firms then use these factors of production to produce goods and services
- In return for providing the factors of production, households receive income, rent, wages and profit
- Households, then use some of the rewards to purchase goods and services from firms
What are the three ways of measuring the level of economic activity ?
- National output (O) - The value of the flow of goods and services from firms and households
- National expenditure (E) - The value of spending by households on goods and services
- National Income (Y) - The value of income paid by firms to households in return for land, labour and capital
- O ≡ E ≡ Y
What is the equation for aggregate demand (AD) ?
- Consumer expenditure + Investment + Government expenditure + (exports-imports)
- C + I + G + (X-M)
What is wealth ?
- Wealth is the value of a stock of assets owned by someone
- Savings in bank accounts
- Ownership of real estate
- Shares/stocks in a business
What is income ?
- Income is the flow of money going to factors of production
- Wages and salaries
- Rental income from property
- Interest from savings
What is the Gini coefficient ?
- The gini coefficient is commonly used to measure income inequality, 0-1
- The higher the number, the greater the degree of income inequality
What is an Injection ?
An injection into the circular flow is a monetary addition to the economy
How could you remember the injections ?
- IGE
What are the three injections ?
- Investment - spending by firms on new capital equipment like factories, offices and machinery
- Government spending - Spending by central, local and other government agencies
- Exports - spending by foreigners on goods and services made in the UK
What is a withdrawal ?
Where money is removed from the economy
How could you remember the withdrawals ?
STI
What are the three withdrawals ?
- Saving by households/firms - Money which is saved and not spent by households or firms
- Taxes paid to the government - Taxes take money from both households and firms
- Imports - Goods and services that are bought from abroad by both households and firms
What happens when injections are larger than withdrawals ?
Higher spending to reflect a rise in national income
What happens when withdrawals are larger than injections ?
Lower spending to reflect a fall in national income
What do Keynesian and classical economics agree about the AD curve ?
In the short run, the AD curve is downward sloping whilst the AS curve is upward sloping
Where is the equilibrium level of output (short run) ?
It occurs at the intersection of the AD and AS curves.
How does an increase in AD shift the curve ?
An increase in AD shifts the curve to the right
What are the components of AD ?
- Consumption
- Investment
- Government spending
- Exports - Imports
How will an increase in these components affect AD ?
An increase in the components of AD will increase AD and therefore shift the curve to the right
Describe the rise in AD in the short run
- AD curve shifts from AD1 to AD2
- Equilibrium output then rises from Y1 to Y2 whilst the price level rises from P1 to P2.
What does a rise in AD increase ?
A rise in AD increases both real output and the price level in the short run
How does a decrease in AD shift the curve ?
A decrease in AD shifts the AD curve to the left
How will a decrease in the components of AD affect AD ?
A decrease in the components of AD will decrease AD and therefore shift the curve to the left
What does a fall in AD decrease ?
A fall in AD will lead to both a fall in real output and the price level
How does a fall in SRAS in the short run shift the curve ?
It shifts the curve upwards and leftwards
What are some of the factors that can cause a fall in SRAS in the short run?
- Wages of workers might rise
- Raw material prices may go up
- Taxes on goods and services might be raised
- Anything that decreases supply
Describe the fall in SRAS in the short run
- The SRAS curve shifts from SRAS1 to SRAS2.
- Equilibrium output then falls from Y1 to Y2. At the same time, the price level rises from P1 to P2.
What does a fall in SRAS in the short run cause ?
A fall in SRAS therefore leads to a fall in output but a rise in the price level in the short run
How does a rise in SRAS in the short run shift the curve ?
It shifts the curve downwards and to the right