E4 Macroeconomics Flashcards
explain the ROLES OF GOVT
collect TAX → fund SPENDING → EG, LS, PE, redistribute income
REGULATION → correct market failure (PE, NE, monopoly, environment)
what are the MACROECONOMIC GOALS of govt?
EGlow UElow IFBP (balance of payment/current account)income redistributionenvironment
define ECONOMIC GROWTH
how can govt achieve it?
annual increase in output/GDP
through increase AD or AS
define INFLATION, DEFLATION, DISINFLATION
IN-: sustained INCREASE in price level over a period of time
DE-: sustained DECREASE in price level over a period of time
DISIN-: price level still INCREASE but SLOWER
causes of INFLATION?
income, tax, IR, confidence → AD → demand-pull inflation
income, tax → COP → cost-push inflation
define UNEMPLOYMENT
willing + able + actively looking, but can’t find a job
effects of UE
no income → AD → poverty + health problem → LS → crime, drug... → NE → G spending on UE benefit + healthcare + correct NE → budget deficit!
define REDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
how can govt achieve it?
take money from rich, transfer to poor
tax → G spending (welfare, benefits, merit/public g/s)
define BALANCE OF PAYMENT
how can govt achieve it?
difference in payments into & out of a country over a period of time
through price stability, tariff, subsidy, quota
define ACTUAL and POTENTIAL growth
ACTUAL: OUTPUT increases (inside → on PPC curve)
POTENTIAL: PC increases (PPC curve shifts outwards)
how do you calculate AD?
C + I + G + (X-M)
calculate and define UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
(unemployed / labor force) x 100%
% of labor force who are willing+able+actively looking but can’t find jobs
define govt BUDGET, budget DEFICIT and budget SURPLUS
budget: govt’s financial plans for revenue and spending
deficit: revenue < spending
surplus: revenue > spending
define FISCAL policy
using TAX and G SPENDING to influence economic activity and achieve economic goals
REASONS for govt SPENDING?
💵Redistribute income (welfare, benefits)
👍PE/SB (merit, public)