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1
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Movement along the supply curve

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A change in the quantity supplied of a good that is the result of a change in that good’s price

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2
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Law of Demand

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Price goes up

Quantity demanded goes down

*creates downward sloping demand curve

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3
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Substitution effect

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If the price of good A falls relative to price of good B (substitute)

then quantity demanded for good A increases relative to quantity demanded for good B

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4
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Income effect

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If the price of good A (normal) falls

then Quantity demanded for good A increases as the purchasing power of consmers has increased

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5
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Possible demand shifters

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Income

Price of related goods

Preferences

Population

Expectations

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6
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GDP defintion

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the market value of all final goods and services produced in a country during a period of time, typically over one year

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7
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GDP is measured using ____________

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market values, not quantities

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8
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GDP includes only ______________

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final goods, not intermediate goods

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9
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final good/service

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Purchased by its final user and is not included in the production of any other good or service

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Intermediate good/service

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A good or service used as an input into the production of another good or service

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11
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GDP formula

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GDP (Y) = C + I + G + NX

Consumption

Investment

Government purchases

Net exports (exports - imports)

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12
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Value added

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Refers to the additional market values a firm gives to a product

GDP calculation: (price for which the firm sells a good) - (price it paid other firms for intermediate goods)

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13
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Income approach: GDP calculation

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GDP = Wages + Interest + Rent + Profits

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14
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Real GDP

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Real GDP = Quantities (current) x Price (base year)

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15
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Nominal GDP

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Nominal GDP = Quantities (current) x Prices (current)

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16
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GDP deflator

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A measure of price level

Nominal GDP

Real GDP X100

*Used to describe inflation vs. deflation

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17
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Gross National Product (GNP)

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The value of final goods and services produced by residents of the U.S, even if the production takes place outside of the US

*does not include domestic production by non U.S firms

18
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Personal Income

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Income received by households, not earned by the firms, add transfer payments

19
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Disposable personal income

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Personal income - tax

20
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Unemployment rate

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Measures the percentage of the labor force that is unemployed

number of unemployed

labor force X100

21
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Labor force includes:

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employed + unemployed

22
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Underemployed

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People who have a part time job but are looking for a full time job

23
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Employed includes:

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Full time + part time

24
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Labor force participation rate

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Measures the percentage of the working age population that is in the labor force

labor force

working age population X100

25
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Note: Labor Force

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Refers to the employed and unemployed individuals of working age

People not included in labor force: students, retirees, prisoners, stay-at-home parents, discouraged workers, etc.

26
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Frictional unemployment

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Imperfect information and temporary periods of unemployment while workers are changing jobs

27
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Structural unemployment

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Arises from a persistent mismatch between the job skills or attributes of workers and the requirement of jobs

“retraining”

28
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Cyclical unemployment

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Caused by changes in the business cycle

29
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Full unemployment

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frictional unemployment + structural unemployment

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31
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Real GDP =

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Nominal GDP

GDP deflator X 100

32
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CPI

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Average of the prices of some commonly consumed goods and services

Value basket current year

Value basket base year X100

33
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Value basket in CPI

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Hold quantities the same to see the change in price of the basket

34
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Inflation =

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Change in deflator

Deflator base

Change in CPI

CPI base

35
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Real interest rate

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Real interest rate = Nominal interest rate - Inflation rate

36
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Unanticipated inflation

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An increase in the price level that comes as a surprise, at least for most individuals

37
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Anticipated inflation

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A widely excepted change in the price level

38
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Introduction of new goods and services into the economy

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causes the CPI to overestimate the cost of living

because:

New goods cost less than existing goods

Consumers start switching to new goods

39
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Adjusting for effects of inflation:

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Value (Y2) = Value (Y1) x CPI (Y2)

CPI (Y1)

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