Economic Growth Flashcards
What affects economic growth
Investment
Consumption
Unemployment
Inflation
Income and wealth
What affects international trade?
Balance of payments
Specialisation
Exchange rates
How to measure economic growth
GDP
How to measure price stability
Inflation
Exports>imports=
Current account surplus
Imports>exports
Current account deficit
Benefits of economic growth
Job creation
Improved sol
Improved confidence for investors
Rising incomes
What is GDP
The value of all finished goods and services for a country
A problem with GDP
Does not include domestic activity and informal economy
Inflation
Rate of change of average prices in an economy
Recession
2 consecutive falls in GDP
Deflation
Fall in price levels
Disinflation.
Rate of increase of inflation is falling
Nominal GDP
All spending
Real GDP
Take out the effect of inflation.