Ch. 5 - Measuring Nation's Income Flashcards

1
Q

Macroeconomics is….

A

study of economy as a whole; economy wide phenomena; income vs. expenditure

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2
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GDP is…

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Gross Domestic Product; total income of everyone in the economy; income = expenditure b/c for every dollar spent is a dollar of income for the seller
-market value of all final goods and services produced w/i a country in a given period of time.

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3
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Circular Flow Diagram shows the GDP as

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spending, revenue, factor payments, and income

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4
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Factor Payments are…

A

to the Factors of Production (labour land capital)

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5
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Factors of Production are… (3)

A

labour, land, capital

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6
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final goods are…. are not….

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intended for the end user … not components in the production of other goods.

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7
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GDP includes tangible goods (eg?) and intangible services (eg?)

A
  1. DVDs, beer, etc

2. cell service, concerts, cleaning, etc

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8
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T/F. Goods produced in the past are included in the current GDP.

A

False

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9
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How often is GDP calculated? (usually 2 times)

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Per year or per quarter (3 months)

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10
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4 components of GDP are…

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Consumption (c); investment (I); gov’t purchases (G); net exports (nx)

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11
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GDP formula is…

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y = c + i + g + nx

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12
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Consumption is…

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total spending by households on G+S

renters = rent; homeowners = input (rental value)

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13
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Investment is…

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total spending on goods to prod more goods in the future

-eg. equipment (tools), structures (factories), inventories (prod. but not sold)

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14
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T/F investment includes purchase of stocks or bonds

A

false

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15
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Gov’t Purchases is…

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spending by all levels of gov’t (salaries, public works, etc)

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16
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T/F. Gov’t purchases excludes CPP and elderly/employment/insurance benefits.

A

True

17
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Net Exports is…. (formula)

A

exports - imports

18
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exports are….

A

foreign spending on G+S here

19
Q

imports are….

A

portions of G, C, I spent on G+S abroad

20
Q

Which is corrected for inflation? Real or Nominal GDP?

A

real

21
Q

Nominal GDP is…

A

values output using current Price

-change reflects both P + Q

22
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Real GDP is…

A

output using P of a base year

-change only reflects Q (b/c essentially P is constant)

23
Q

GDP Deflator is…

A

measure of the overall level of Prices

24
Q

GDP Deflator formula is…

A

= 100 x (nominal GDP/real GDP)

25
Q

How do you measure an economy’s inflation rate?

A

compute the % increase in GDP from year to year

26
Q

GDP + the economic well being is a perfect measure?

A

No.

27
Q

GDP is the main indicator of

A

average person’s standard of living

28
Q

What doesn’t GDP measure that affects ppl’s well-being? (4)

A
  1. environment quality
  2. leisure time
  3. parental care (non market activity)
  4. equitable income distribution
29
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How does a high GDP help w/ living standards?

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Brings in more money for gov’t to spend on schools, environment etc.

30
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T/f. Life expectancy and literacy have -‘ve correlations w/ GDP

A

False. Both positively correlate.