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Economics 2.1 definitions Flashcards

1
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Define budget deficit

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Amount by which government spending is greater than government revenue

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2
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Define macroeconomics

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Study of large economic systems

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3
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Define microeconomics

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Study of small economics systems

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4
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Define economic growth

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Increase in the level of output by a nation

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5
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Define national income

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value of income, output or expenditure over a period of time

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Define GDP

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Market value of all final goods and services produced in a period, an internationally recognised measure of national income

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7
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Define boom

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peak of the economic cycle where GDP is rising at its fastest

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Define depression or slump

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bottom of the economic cycle where GDP starts to fall with significant increases in unemployment

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9
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Define downturn

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period in the economic cycle where GDP grows but slowly

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10
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Define recession

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period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced

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Define overheat

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if an economy overheats, demand rises too fast causing prices and imports to rise, the government may try to control by raising interest rates and taxes

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12
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Define unsustainable growth

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economic growth that is not able to be sustained without causing environmental problems

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13
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Define aggregate demand

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total demand in the economy

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14
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Define deflation

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period where the level of aggregate demand is falling

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15
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Define inflation

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rate at which prices rise , a general and continuing rise in prices

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16
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Define CPI

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measure of the general price level

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17
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Define RPI

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measure of general price level including house prices and council taxes

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18
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Define demand pull inflation

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inflation caused by too much demand in the economy in relation to supply

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19
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Define cost push inflation

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inflation caused by rising business costs

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20
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Define interest rates

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price paid to lenders for borrowed money

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21
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Define monetarists

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economists who believe there a stong link between growth in money supply and inflation

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22
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Define purchasing power of money

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amount of goods and services that can be bought with a fixed sum of money

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23
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Define menu costs

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costs to firms of having to make repeated price changes

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24
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Define shoe leather costs

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costs to firms and consumers of searching for new suppliers when inflation is too high

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25
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Define hyperinflation

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very high levels of inflation

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26
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Define transactions

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payment, or the process of making one

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27
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Define unemployment

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Those actively searching for a job but unable to obtain one

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28
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Define cyclical or demand-deficient unemployment

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unemployment caused by falling demand as a result of a downturn in the economic cycle

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29
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Define laying off

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stop employing someone as theres no work for them to do

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30
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Define structural unemployment

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unemployment caused by changes in the structure of an economy

31
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Define frictional unemployment

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when workers are unemployed for a short period of time when transitioning between jobs

32
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Define seasonal unemployment

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Unemployment caused when seasonal workers are laid off as their season has ended

33
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Define voluntary unemployment

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Unemployment resulted from people not choosing to work

34
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Define balance of payments

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record of all transactions relating to international trade

35
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Define capital and financial accounts

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where flow of savings, investment and currencies are recorded inside the balance of payments

36
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Define current account

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where all exports and imports are recorded inside the balance of payments

37
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Define exports

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goods and services sold overseas

38
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Define imports

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goods and services bought from overseas

39
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Define current account deficit

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when the value of imports exceeds exports

40
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Define current account surplus

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when the value of exports exceeds imports

41
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Define current balance

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difference between total exports and total imports(visible and invisible trade)

42
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Define balance of trade

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difference between visible exports and visible imports

43
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Define invisible trade

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trade in services

44
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Define visible trade

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trade in goods

45
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Define primary income

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money received from the loan of production factors abroad

46
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Define secondary income

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goverment transfers to and from overseas agencies such as the EU

47
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Define exchange rate

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price of one currency in terms of another

48
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Define income inequality

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differences in income that exist between the different groups of earners in society

49
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Define lorenz curve

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graphical representation of the degree of income or wealth inequality ina country

50
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Define absolute poverty

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Where people do not have enough resources to meet the basic needs for survival

51
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Define relative poverty

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poverty that is defined relative to existing living standards for the average individual

52
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Define progressive taxation

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where the proportion of income paid in tax rises as the income of the taxpayer rises.

53
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Define regressive taxation

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tax system that places the burden of the tax more heavily on the poor

54
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Define policy instruments

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tools the government uses to implement in their policies

55
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Define budget

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government’s spending and revenue plans for the next year

56
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Define fiscal policy

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decisions about goverment spending, taxation and levels of borrowing that affect aggregate demand in an economy

57
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Define direct taxes

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taxes levied on the income earned by firms and individuals

58
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Define indirect taxes

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taxes levied on spending, such as VAT

59
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Define VAT

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taxes on specific goods and services

60
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Define fiscal deficit

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amount by which goverment spending exceeds goverment revenue

61
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Define fiscal surplus

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amount by which government revenue exceeds government spending

62
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Define national debt

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total amount of money owed by a country

63
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Define expansionary fiscal policy

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fiscal measures designed to stimulate demand in an economy

64
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Define contractionary fiscal policy

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fiscal measures designed to reduce demand in an economy

65
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Define monetary policy

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use of interest rates and money supplied to control aggregate demand in an economy

66
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Define money supply

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Amount of money circulating in an economy

67
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Define base rate

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rate of interest set by central banks for lending to other banks

68
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Define mortgage

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where you borrow money from a financial institution in order to buy land or a house, and you pay the money back of a couple of years

69
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Define rate of interest

A

price of borrowing money

70
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Define quantitative easing

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buying of financial assets which results in a flow of money from central banks to commercial banks

71
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Define real economy

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part of the economy that is concerned with actually producing goods and services

72
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Define aggregate supply

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total amount of goods and services produced in a country at a given price level in a given time period

73
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Define supply side policies

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Government measures designed to increase aggregate supply in an economy

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