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Economics Flashcards

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How does a price increase affect supply?

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When the prices of an item increases supply increases- because more sellers are willing to sell.

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What is a supply curve shift?

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When supply changes due to something other than price.

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What are the characteristics of a positive supply curve shift (shift right)?

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Supply increases at each price point

Higher Equilibrium GDP

Number of sellers increases - market can get flooded

Examples: Government subsidies or technology improvements that decrease costs for suppliers

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What are the characteristics of a negative supply curve shift (shift left)?

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Supply decreases at each price point

Lower Equilibrium GDP

Cost of producing item increases

Examples: Shortage of gold- so less gold watches are made; wars or crises in rice-producing countries means there is less rice on the market

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How does price affect the demand for an item?

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When the prices of an item increases- demand for it decreases.

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What is a Demand Curve Shift?

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When demand changes due to something other than price.

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What is a Positive Demand Curve Shift (Shift Right)?

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When demand increases at each price point

Price of substitutes go up - price of beef rises- so people buy more chicken

Future price increase is expected - War in Middle East- people go out and buy gas

Market expands - i.e. people get new free health care plan- demand at clinic rises

Expansion - more spending increases equilibrium GDP

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What is a Negative Demand Curve Shift (Shift Left)?

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Demand decreases at each price point.

Price of complement goes up - price of beef goes up- less demand for ketchup

Boycott - Company commits social blunder- consumers boycott

Consumer income rises - Demand for inferior goods drops as people have more money to spend

Consumer tastes change

Contraction - less spending decreases equilibrium GDP

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What is the Marginal Propensity to Consume?

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How much you spend when your income increases

Calculate: Change in Spending / Change in Income

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What is the Marginal Propensity to Save?

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How much you save when income increases

Calculate: Change in Savings / Change in Income

Also equals 1 - Marginal Propensity to Consume

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How is the multiplier effect calculated?

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(1 / 1-MPC) x Change in Spending

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How does increased spending by consumers and the government affect the demand curve?

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As spending by consumers or the government increases- the demand curve increases (shifts right).

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How does spending change due to the multiplier effect?

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The increase in demand ends up being larger than the amount of additional income spent in the economy due to the multiplier effect.

One consumer spends money- which:

  • Increases the income of a business
  • Increases the income of a vendor
  • Increases income of employees
  • Increases tax revenue
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How is Price Elasticity of Demand calculated?

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% Change in Quantity Demand / % Change in Price

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Under elastic demand- how does price affect revenues?

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Price increases- Revenue decreases

Price decreases- Revenue increases

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What conditions would indicate Elastic Demand?

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Many substitutes (luxury items)
Considered elastic if elasticity is greater than 1
10% drop in demand / 8% increase in price = 1.25 (Elastic)

Price increases- Revenue decreases
Price decreases- Revenue increases

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How does revenue react to price under Inelastic Demand?

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Price increases- Revenue increases

Price decreases- Revenue decreases

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What conditions would indicate Inelastic Demand?

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Few substitutes (groceries- gasoline)
Considered inelastic if coefficient of elasticity is less than 1
5% drop in demand / 10% increase in price = .5 (inelastic)

Price increases- Revenue increases
Price decreases- Revenue decreases

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What is Unitary Demand?

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Total revenue will remain the same if price is increased

Considered unitary if coefficient of elasticity = 1

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How is Income Elasticity of Demand calculated?

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% Change Quantity Demanded / % Change in Income

Normal goods greater than 1 (demand increases more than income)

Inferior goods less than 1 (demand increases less than income)

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What conditions occur under periods of inflation?

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Interest rates increase
Reduced demand for loans
Reduced demand for houses- autos- etc.
Value of bonds and fixed income securities decrease
Inferior good demand to increase
Foreign goods more affordable than domestic
Demand for domestic goods decrease

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What happens under Demand-Pull inflation?

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Overall spending increases

Demand increases (shifts right)

Market equilibrium price increases

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What happens under Cost-Push inflation?

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Overall production costs increase
Supply decreases (shifts left)
Market equilibrium price increases

Note: Demand-Pull and Cost-Push Inflation BOTH result in market equilibrium price to increase

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What is the Equilibrium Price?

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The price where Quantity Supplied = Quantity Demanded

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What is Optimal Production?

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When Marginal Revenue = Marginal Cost

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What is the result of a Price Floor?

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Causes a surplus if above equilibrium price.

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28
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What is GDP (Gross Domestic Product)?

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The annual value of all goods and services produced domestically at current prices by consumers- businesses- the government- and foreign companies with domestic interests

Included: Foreign company has US Factory

Not included: US company has foreign factory

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What is included under the income approach for calculating GDP?

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Sole Proprietor and Corp Income
Passive Income
Taxes
Employee Salaries
Foreign Income Adjustments
Depreciation
30
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What is included under the Expenditure Approach for calculating GDP?

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Individual Consumption

Private Investment

Government Purchases

Net Exports

31
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What is Nominal GDP?

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Measures goods/services in current prices.

32
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For what is a GDP Deflator used?

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Used to convert GDP to Real GDP

33
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What is Real GDP?

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Nominal GDP / GDP Deflator x 100

34
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What is Gross National Product (GNP)?

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Like GDP; Swaps foreign production. US Firms overseas are included- Foreign firms domestically are not included

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What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)? How is it applied?

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Price of goods relative to an earlier period of time- which is the benchmark. Year 1 = 1.0

((CPI Current - CPI Last) ÷ CPI Last) * 100

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How is disposable income calculated?

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Personal Income - Personal Taxes

37
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How is Return to Scale calculated?

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% Increase in output / % Increase in input

Greater than 1 = Increasing returns to scale

Less than 1 = Decreasing returns to scale

38
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When is the economy in Recession?

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When GDP growth is negative for two consecutive quarters.

39
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What is a Depression?

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A prolonged- severe recession with high unemployment rates

No requisite period of time for the economy to officially be in a depression

40
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What are the stages of the Economic Cycle?

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Peak (highest)
Recession (decreasing)
Trough (lowest)
Recover (increasing)
Expansion (higher again)
41
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What are leading indicators?

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Conditions that occur before a recession or before a recovery

Example: Stock Market or New Housing Starts

42
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What are lagging indicators?

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Conditions that occur after a recession or after a recovery

Examples: Prime Interest Rates- Unemployment

43
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What are coincident indicators?

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Conditions that occur during a recession or during a recovery

Example: Manufacturing output

44
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Which people are included in the calculation of unemployment?

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Only people looking for jobs

45
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What is Cyclical Unemployment?

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GDP doesn’t grow fast enough to employ all people who are looking for work

Example: People are unemployed in 2010 because there aren’t enough jobs available due to the economy

46
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What is Frictional Unemployment?

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People are changing jobs or entering the work force. This is a normal aspect of full employment.

Example: A recent college graduate is looking for a job

47
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What is Structural Unemployment?

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A worker’s job skills do not match those necessary to get a job so they need education or training

Example: A construction worker wants to work in an office- so they quit their job and get computer training

48
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How does inflation relate to unemployment?

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High Unemployment = Low Inflation (Vice Versa)

49
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What is the Discount Rate?

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The rate a bank pays to borrow from the Fed.

50
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What is the Prime Rate?

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The rate a bank charges their best customers on short-term borrowings.

51
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What is the Real Interest Rate?

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Inflation-adjusted interest rate

52
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What is the Nominal Rate?

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Rate that uses current prices

53
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What is the Risk-Free Rate?

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Rate for a loan with 100% certainty of payback.

Usually results in a lower rate.

US Treasuries are an example.

54
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What is included in the M1 money supply?

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Currency- Coins- and Deposits

55
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What is included in the M2 money supply?

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Highly liquid assets other than currency- coins or deposits

56
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What is Deficit Spending?

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Increased spending levels without increased tax revenue.

Lower taxes without decrease in spending

Gamble that the multiplier effect will take over and boost economy

57
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How can the Fed control the money supply?

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By buying and selling the government’s securities.

58
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How does the Fed control economy-wide interest rates?

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By adjusting the discount rate charged to banks

59
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What is a Tariff?

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A tax on imported goods

60
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What is a quota?

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A limit on the number of goods that can be imported

61
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How do international trade restrictions affect domestic producers?

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They are good for domestic producers.

Demand curve shifts right

Fewer substitutes

They can charge higher prices

62
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How to international trade restrictions affect foreign producers?

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They are bad for foreign producers

Demand curve shifts left

Fewer buyers

They must charge lower prices

63
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How do international trade restrictions affect foreign consumers?

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They are good for foreign consumers

Supply curve shifts right

Goods purchased at lower prices in the foreign markets

64
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How do international trade restrictions affect domestic consumers?

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They are bad for domestic consumers

Supply curve shifts left

Fewer goods bought due to higher prices

65
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What is Accounting Cost?

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Explicit (Actual) cost of operating a business

Implicit costs are opportunity costs

66
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What is Accounting Profit?

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Revenue - Accounting Cost

67
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What is Economic Cost?

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Explicit + Implicit Cost

68
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What is Economic Profit?

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Revenue - Economic Cost

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