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Accelerator

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A change in the level of investment in new capital goods induced by a change in the rate of national income or aggregate demand

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Actual output

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Level of real output produced in the economy in a particular year

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Aggregate demand

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The total planned spending on real output produced within the economy
C+I+G+(X-M)

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Aggregate supply

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The level of real national output that producers are prepared to supply at different average price levels

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Availability of credit

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Funds available for households and firms to borrow

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Balance of payments/Current account

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A record of all the currency flows into and out of a country in a particular time period

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Balanced budget

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Achieved when government spending equals government revenue

G=T

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Bank of England

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The central bank in the UK economy which is in charge of monetary policy

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Bank rate

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The rate of interest the Bank of England pays to commercial banks on their deposits held at the Bank of England

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Budget deficit

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Occurs when government spending exceeds government revenue

G>T

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Budget surplus

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Occurs when government spending is less than government revenue
G

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Central bank

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Controls the banking system and implements monetary policy on behalf of the government

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Consumer price index (CPI)

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The official measure used to calculate the rate of consumer price inflation in the UK. The CPI calculates the average price increase of a basket of 700 different consumer goods and services

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Consumption

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Total planned spending by households on consumer goods and services produced within the economy

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Contractionsry fiscal policy

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Uses fiscal policy to decrease aggregate demand shifting the AD curve left

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Contractionary monetary policy

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Uses higher interest rates and other monetary policy tools to decrease aggregate demand and to shift the AD curve left

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Cost push inflation

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A rising price level caused by an increase in the costs of production, shown by a shift in the SRAS curve to the left

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Credit crunch

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Occurs when there is a lack of funds available in the credit market, making it difficult for borrowers tho obtain financing, and leads to a rise in the costs of borrowing

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Current account deficit

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Exports less than imports

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Current account surplus

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Exports greater than imports

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Cyclical unemployment

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When there is a lack of AD in the economy and occurs when the economy goes into a recession

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Deflation

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A persistent continuing fall in the average price level

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Deindustrialisation

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The decline of manufacturing industries, together with coal mining

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Demand side

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Relates to the impact of changes in AD on the economy

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Demand pull inflation
A rising price level caused by an increase in aggregate demand, shown by a shift in the AD curve to the right
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Deregulation
Involves removing previously imposed regulations
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Direct tax
A tax which cannot be shifted by the person legally liable to pay the tax onto someone else. They’re levied on income and wealth Eg income tax
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Disinflation
When the rate of inflation is falling, but still positive and the price level is rising slower than previously
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Distribution of income
The spread of different incomes among individuals and different income groups in the economy
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Economic cycle
Upswing and downside in aggregate economic activity taking place over 4 to 12 years
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Economic performance
Success or failure in achieving economic policy objectives
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Economic recovery
When short run economic growth takes place after a recession
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Exchange rate
The price of a currency | Eg pound measured to other currencies such as US dollar/euro
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Expansionary fiscal policy
Uses fiscal policy to increase aggregate demand and to shift the AD curve to the right
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Expansionary monetary policy
Uses lower interest rates and other monetary instruments to increase aggregate demand and shift the AD curve to the right
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Exports
Domestically produced goods or services sold to residents of other countries
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Fiscal policy
The use by the government of government spending and taxation to try to achieve the governments policy objectives
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Frictional unemployment
Unemployment that is usually short term and occurs when a worker switches between jobs
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Full employment
When under 3% of the he labour force are unemployed
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Geographical immobility or labour
When workers are unwilling or unable to move from one area to another in search of work
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Gross domestic product (GDP)
The sum of all goods and services, or level of output produced in the economy over a period of time
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Imports
Goods or services produced in other countries and sold to residents of this country
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Index number
Base year = 100 | Shows fluctuations/comparisons of values of per year
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Indirect tax
A tax which can be shifted by the person legally liable to pay the tax onto someone else. These are levied on spending Eg VAT
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Inflation
A persistent or continuing rise in the average price level | Aimed at 2%
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Injection
Spending entering the circular flow of income as a result of investment, government spending and exports
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Investment
Total planned spending by firms on capital goods produced within the economy
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Involuntary unemployment
When workers are willing and able to work at the current wage rate but they’re no jobs available
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Labour force survey
A quarterly sample of households in the UK. Providing information on households labour status
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Long run aggregate supply (LRAS)
Aggregate supply when the economy is producing at its production potential. Can be shifted right if more factors of production become available or productivity rises
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Long run economic growth
An increase in the economy’s potential level of real output and an outward movement of the economy’s PPF
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Economic growth
An increase in the goods and services produced within an economy over a period of time
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Marginal propensity to consume
The fraction of an increase in disposable income that people plan to spend domestically on consumer goods
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Monetary policy
The use by the government and its agent, the Bank of England, of interest rates and other monetary instruments to try to achieve the governments policy objectives
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Monetary policy committee (MPC)
Nine economists which meet monthly within the Bank of England to set the bank rate, interest rates and other aspects of monetary policy
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Money supply
The stock of money in the economy, made up of cash and bank deposits
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Multiplier
The relationship between a change in aggregate demand and the resulting usually larger change in national income
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National capital stock
The stock of capital goods, such as buildings and machinery, in the economy that has accumulated over time
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National debt
The stock of all past central government borrowing that has not been paid
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National income
The flow of new output produced in the economy in a particular period
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Natural rate of unemployment
Rate of unemployment when the aggregate labour market is in equilibrium
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Negative output gap
The level of actual real output in the economy is lower than the trend output level
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Nominal GDP
GDP measured at the current market prices, with inflation removed
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Occupational immobility of labour
When workers use unwilling or unable to move from one type of job to another Eg different skills are needed
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Output gap
The level of actual real output in the economy greater or lower than the trend output level
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Phillips curve
Shows relationship between the rate of inflation and the rate of unemployment
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Policy conflict
When two policy objectives cannot both be achieved at the same time. The worse the performance in achieving the other
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Positive output gap
The level of actual real output in the economy is greater than the trend output level
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Price index
An index number showing the change in the basket of prices over a month, quarter or year
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Privatisation
Involves shifting ownership of state owned assets to the private sector
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Progressive taxation
If, as income rises, a larger proportion of income is paid in tax Eg income tax
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Proportional taxation
When proportion of income payed in tax is the same as income increases Eg
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Rate of interest
The reward for lending or borrowing money | Currently 0.5%
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Real GDP
A measure of all the goods and services produced in the economy, adjusted for inflation
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Real wage
The purchasing power of money wage | Real wage falls as inflation increases
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Real wage unemployment
Unemployment caused by real wages being stuck above the equilibrium real wage
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Recession
A fall in real GDP over 2 consecutive quarters of the year
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Regressive taxation
When the proportion of income tax falls as income increases | Eg VAT
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Saving
Income which is not spent
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Seasonal unemployment
Unemployment arising in different seasons of the year | Eg ski instructor
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Short run aggregate supply (SRAS)
Aggregate supply when the level of capital is fixed
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Structural unemployment
When a decline in industries leads to long term unemployment Eg coal mining
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Supply side
Relates to changes in the potential output affected by the factors of production Eg changes in the size of the labour force
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Supply side policies
Improving national economic performance by creating competitive and more efficient markets Eg education and training
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Trend growth rate
The rate which output can grow sustainably without putting pressure on inflation
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Voluntary unemployment
When workers choose to remain unemployed and refuse job offers at the current market wage rates

Macroeconomics (2 decks)

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