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CHAPTER 10 Basic Macroeconomic Relationships* Flashcards

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What is the relationship between income and consumption?

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Income and consumption are directly (positively) related, meaning as income increases, consumption generally increases.

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How is personal saving defined?

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Personal saving is “not spending” or the portion of disposable income (DI) not consumed. It is calculated as:

𝑆 =𝐷𝐼 − 𝐶

where S is spending, DI is Disposable income and C is Consumption

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What is the significance of the 45° line in the income-consumption graph?

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The 45° line represents points where consumption equals disposable income (C=DI). The vertical distance between the 45° line and the consumption line (C) represents saving.

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What unusual trend occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic regarding consumption and income?

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Between 2019 and 2020, disposable income increased due to government stimulus, but consumption fell as people saved more due to uncertainty.

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What is the consumption schedule?

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The consumption schedule shows planned consumption at different levels of disposable income. It typically indicates that households consume more as DI increases but a smaller proportion of large incomes.

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How do the saving and consumption schedules relate?

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The saving schedule is derived by subtracting consumption from disposable income. As DI increases, saving increases, while dissaving occurs when consumption exceeds DI.

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What is the break-even income?

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Break-even income is the level of DI where households consume their entire income (C=DI), resulting in zero saving.

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What is the average propensity to consume (APC)?

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APC is the fraction of total income spent on consumption:

APC= (Consumption)/(Income)

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What is the average propensity to save (APS)?

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APS is the fraction of total income saved:
𝐴𝑃𝑆 = Saving / Income

Key relationship:
APC+APS=1

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What is the marginal propensity to consume (MPC)?

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MPC is the fraction of any change in income consumed:

MPC= ΔConsumption​/ΔIncome

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What is the marginal propensity to save (MPS)?

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MPS is the fraction of any change in income saved:

MPS= ΔSaving/ΔIncome

Key relationship:
MPC+MPS=1

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How are MPC and MPS related to the consumption and saving schedules?

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The slope of the consumption schedule represents MPC, while the slope of the saving schedule represents MPS.

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What happens to APC and APS as disposable income increases?

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APC decreases, while APS increases, as a smaller proportion of income is consumed and a larger proportion is saved.

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What is dissaving?

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Dissaving occurs when households consume more than their disposable income, using savings or borrowing to finance the excess.

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How did savings change during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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The personal savings rate increased significantly, reaching 33.8% in spring 2020 due to increased uncertainty and stimulus payments.

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What does MPC+MPS = 1 signify?

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It shows that all changes in disposable income are either consumed (MPC) or saved (MPS).

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What are the nonincome determinants of consumption and saving?

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Wealth, borrowing, expectations, and real interest rates.

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How does an increase in household wealth affect consumption and saving?

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It increases consumption (shifts consumption schedule upward) and decreases saving (shifts saving schedule downward).

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What is the wealth effect?

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The tendency for households to consume more and save less when their wealth increases unexpectedly

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How does borrowing impact current and future consumption?

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Borrowing increases current consumption but reduces future consumption due to debt repayment, which lowers wealth.

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How do expectations about future prices and income affect current consumption and saving?

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Higher Future Prices: Increase current consumption and decrease saving.

Recession Expectations: Decrease current consumption and increase saving.

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What is the effect of lower real interest rates on consumption and saving?

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Lower real interest rates encourage borrowing and consumption and discourage saving.

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What happens when real GDP changes versus when nonincome determinants change?

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Changes in real GDP cause movement along the consumption and saving schedules.

Changes in nonincome determinants cause shifts in the schedules.

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How do tax changes affect the consumption and saving schedules?

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Higher Taxes: Shift both schedules downward.
Lower Taxes: Shift both schedules upward.

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Why are consumption and saving schedules typically stable?

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Long-term goals like retirement savings and emergency funds stabilize these schedules unless disrupted by major events.

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What is the paradox of thrift?

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Definition: Increased saving during a recession reduces spending, worsening the recession.

Irony: Individual households aim to save more, but collectively save less due to income declines.

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How did the Pandemic Recession of 2020 illustrate the paradox of thrift?

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Households saved more and consumed less, shifting the consumption schedule downward and saving schedule upward, which worsened the economic downturn.

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What happens to the saving schedule when the consumption schedule shifts upward?

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The saving schedule shifts downward.

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What happens when taxes decrease?

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Both the consumption schedule and saving schedule shift upward.

30
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What is the framework for investment decisions?

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Investment decisions balance the expected rate of return (r) against the real interest rate (i). Firms invest where r > i.

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What does the expected rate of return (r) represent?

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The anticipated profit percentage from an investment relative to its cost.

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How is the expected rate of return calculated?

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r = ExpectedProfit / CostofInvestment
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Example: $1,000 machine with $1,100 net revenue yields r = 10%.

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Why does investment involve risk?

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Returns are not guaranteed, and actual profits may differ from expected profits.

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What is the real interest rate (i)?

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The inflation-adjusted cost of borrowing, calculated as:

Realinterestrate = Nominalinterestrate − Inflationrate

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What is the rule for making investment decisions?

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  1. Invest in all projects where r > i.
  2. Continue until r = i.
36
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What is the investment demand curve?

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A curve showing the total monetary amount of investment demanded at various real interest rates.

37
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Why does the investment demand curve slope downward?

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There is an inverse relationship between the real interest rate and the quantity of investment demanded. Lower i encourages more investment.

38
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How does inflation affect the real interest rate?

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Inflation reduces the purchasing power of repaid dollars, effectively lowering the real interest rate and making investments more attractive.

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How do shifts in consumer factors affect the investment demand curve?

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Changes in consumer wealth, expectations, household debt, or taxes can shift the curve.

40
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What is the relationship between the real interest rate and investment in the law of demand?

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Lower i (borrowing cost) increases investment demand.

41
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What is the practical rule for businesses to decide on investment projects?

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Analyze opportunities using the marginal-benefit–marginal-cost rule, and invest until
r = i.

42
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What happens to the investment demand curve when acquisition, maintenance, or operating costs increase?

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Expected returns decrease → curve shifts left.

43
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How do lower business taxes affect the investment demand curve?

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After-tax profitability increases → curve shifts right.

44
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How does technological change affect the investment demand curve?

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Advances in technology increase productivity and profitability → curve shifts right.

45
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What happens when the economy is overstocked with capital goods?

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Expected returns decrease → curve shifts left.

46
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How do planned inventory changes affect the investment demand curve?

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  1. Planned inventory increase (expecting higher sales): Curve shifts right.
  2. Planned inventory decrease (expecting lower sales): Curve shifts left.
47
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How do optimistic business expectations impact the investment demand curve?

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Expected returns increase → curve shifts right.

48
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Why is investment considered unstable?

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It is highly volatile and fluctuates due to:

  1. Variability of expectations.
  2. Durability of capital goods.
  3. Irregularity of innovation.
  4. Variability of profits.
49
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How does the durability of capital goods contribute to investment instability?

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Firms can delay replacing equipment, making investment discretionary.

50
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How do high current profits influence investment?

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High profits generate optimism and funds for investment → increased investment.

51
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What role does innovation play in investment instability?

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Major innovations trigger waves of investment but occur irregularly.

52
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What is the main component of economic fluctuations in output and employment?

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Investment demand shocks caused by volatility in investment.

53
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What is the multiplier effect?

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It is the phenomenon where an initial change in spending leads to a larger change in GDP.

54
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What is the formula for the multiplier?

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Multiplier= ChangeinRealGDP / InitialChangeinSpending

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55
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How can the change in real GDP be calculated using the multiplier?

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ChangeinRealGDP=Multiplier × Initial

56
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If investment increases by $30 billion and GDP increases by $90 billion, what is the multiplier?

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Multiplier = 90/30 = 3

57
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What types of spending can trigger the multiplier effect?

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Investment, consumption, net exports, and government purchases.

58
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How does the multiplier work in both directions?

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Increase in spending → multiplied GDP increase.
Decrease in spending → multiplied GDP decrease.

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What are MPC and MPS, and how are they related?

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  1. Marginal Propensity to Consume (MPC): Fraction of additional income spent.
  2. Marginal Propensity to Save (MPS): Fraction of additional income saved.
  3. Relationship: MPC + MPS = 1
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What is the multiplier formula based on MPC?

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Multiplier= 1 / (1−MPC)

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What is the multiplier formula based on MPS?

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Multiplier = 1 / MPS

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62
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What is the relationship between MPS and the multiplier?

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Inverse relationship:
Higher MPS → smaller multiplier.
Lower MPS → larger multiplier.

63
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In an example with MPC = 0.75 and MPS = 0.25, how does a $5 billion investment affect GDP?

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Total GDP change = $20 billion.
Multiplier: 20 / 5 = 4

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How does a higher MPC affect the multiplier?

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A higher MPC results in a larger multiplier because more income is spent at each round.

65
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How do taxes and imports affect the multiplier?

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They reduce the multiplier effect by diverting spending away from domestic goods and services.

66
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What happens to the multiplier when inflation occurs?

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Inflation reduces the impact of the multiplier on real GDP as higher prices decrease the real output purchased.

67
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What is the range of estimated multipliers in the U.S. economy?

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Estimates range from 0 to 2.5 due to factors like taxes, imports, and inflation.

68
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Why does a smaller MPS lead to a larger multiplier?

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A smaller MPS means more income is re-spent in each round, amplifying the GDP change.

69
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If the MPS is 0.2, what is the multiplier?

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Multiplier = 1 / 0.2 = 5

70
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If the MPS is 0.33, what is the multiplier?

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Multiplier = 1 / 0.33 = 3

71
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What does a large MPC imply for GDP growth?

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A large MPC causes GDP to grow more significantly as spending decreases slowly in successive rounds.

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