ch. 9 questions Flashcards
t/f explain: wealth and income are the same thing
false; income is a flow that reflects value creation. wealth is a stock of what you own, which is accumulated saving from past income earned
t/f explain: we actually measure income as the social gain from production
true; measure of income is social gain, we measure how much is paid for output that is produced
define GDP
the market value of all final goods and service produced within a country’s borders in one year
what is a final good?
one that is sold to a final consumer
t/f explain: the value of crystal meth production is not included in US GDP
true; because we do not have reliable records of the production
t/f explain: sales of used goods are not counted in GDP
true; because they have been previously counted, so to count them again would double count them
t/f explain: the value of a newly issued share of stock is counted in GDP
false; the money that comes from the stock sale will purchase capital, and to count both transactions would double count
what are two approaches to calculate GDP?
the expenditure approach and the income approach
which approach does government use in calculating GDP? why?
in income approach because tax records give information about income
which is bigger, the double value of output produced in the economy or the dollar value of income earned in the economy? why?
they are equal, because every penny gained from the sale of a final good is income for someone in the production process
what are the four components of the expenditure approach?
consumption, investment, government purchases, net exports
of the four components of GDP as measured by the expenditure approach, which is largest,second largest, and third largest?
in order: consumption, government purchases, investment, net exports
what is the definition of investment as regards the expenditure approach to GDP?
production of capital goods, production of new residential housing, changes in inventories
t/f explain: we measure real GDP in order to reflect the fact that though illegal goods may destructive, they have value to those who buy them
false; we measure real GDP to adjust for inflation
what is real GDP?
it is what GDP would be if prices were the same as they had been in the base year
since we have real GDP, why would we ever want to use nominal GDP?
as long as we are not comparing values of different numbers across time, where inflation could occur, there is nothing to gain from using nominal GDP
what is the definition of economic growth?
the percentage change in real GDP over a year’s time
an examination of a graph of real GDP over 6 decades reveals something about our economy. what does it reveal?
our economy generally grows
a very strong growth rate for the economy is
over 3.5%
t/f explain: we would be pleased to find out we are at a peak of economic activity
false; that means we are about to contract
what is the definition of a recession?
two successive quarterly declines in real GDP
compare the 1982 recession and recovery to the latest recession and recovery
the 1982 recession was as bad or worse than the latest recessions, but the recovery in 1982 was much stronger
what is the definition of per capita GDP? if we know this number, what does it tell us about the economy (other than the definition)?
GDP/population. it tells us how well off the people in the economy are
what does GDP tell us about the economy?
how big it is
