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exam #2 Flashcards

MSU econ 202

1
Q

Gross Domestic Product

A

the market value of all FINAL goods and services produced within a country over a time period

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2
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“the market value”

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how much people pay for a good

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3
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“of all”

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everything produced and sold legally

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4
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“final”

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will not be sold again (end user)

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5
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intermediate good

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good used in the production of final good

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6
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T or F
the sale of used goods does not count as part of GDP

A

TRUE

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7
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“within a country”

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goods imported does not count as GDP (ex: USA only)

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8
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which of the following counts as GDP?A. Lions paid for playing a game in London
B. spend hours teaching your son to read
C. Hire my grandma to baby-sit my kids
D. sell flowers to a flower market

A

C

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9
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what is the equation for GDP?

A

GDP = C + I + G + NX
c: consumption/purchases
I: gross investment - goods are accumulated but not consumed
g: government purchases
nx: exports (ex - Im)

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10
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gross investment

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goods that are accumulated but not consumed during that time

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11
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inventory

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goods that were produced but not sold

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12
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what is nominal GDP

A

does not account for price change
given in current prices, without adjustment for inflation.

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13
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how does real GDP effect prices?

A

holds prices constant

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14
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what is the equation for per capita GDP?

A

GDP / population

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15
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two ways economic growth can happen

A

population and productivity increase

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16
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productivity occurs when there is improvement in:

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physical, human, natural resources, technological knowledge

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17
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what is the growth rate equation

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GDP2 - GDP1 / GDP1

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18
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what is the equation for productivity

A

output / time worked

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19
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the labor forces does not include people who:

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  • under 16
  • in prison
  • out of work for less than a week
  • sought out jobs for 4 weeks
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20
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frictional unemployment

A

people searching/waiting for jobs

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21
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structural unemployment

A

skills workers offer do not match the skills needed by firms in the economy

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22
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cyclical unemployment

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unemployment from flutucations in the business cycle

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23
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Lara was fired from her job but has a job interview next week.
A. discouraged worker
B. frictionally unemployed
C. structurally unemployed
D. cyclically unemployed worker

A

B

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24
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what is the equation for unemployment rate

A

unemployed / labor force x100
expressed as a %

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25
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inflation

A

increase in prices

to calculate inflation, use CPI first

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26
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what is Consumer price index (CPI)

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an indicator that measures the average prices of goods + services purchased

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27
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calculating CPI

hint: not an equation

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  • identify goods and services
  • collect prices of the goods over time
  • calculate market value
28
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CPI equation

A

prices of basket as a Tt time / prices of basket in base time x 100

29
Q

calculating inflation using CPI

A

II t = CPI1 - CPI t -1 / CPI t -1
t- current year
t -1 = previous year

30
Q

aggregate expenditures equation

A

C + I + G + NX = GDP

31
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what does “short run” mean?

A

prices are fixed/take time to adjust

32
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what is disposable income

A

income - taxes

33
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what does marginal mean

A

the use of the next dollar

34
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what is propensity?

A

inclination or tendency to do something

35
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Marginal propensity to consume (MPC)

A

fraction of each additional dollar of income that is spent on consumption
MPC = change in C / change in Y
y - income c - consumption

36
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Marginal propensity to save (MPS)

A

fraction of each additional dollar of income that is saved
MPS = change in savings / change in income
s - savings y - income

37
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equilibrium

A
  • net savings and net borrowing to be zero
  • consumption = equilibrium
38
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expenditures multiplier

A

how much output will increase for any initial change in income

39
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tax multiplier

A

how much output will eventually change for an initial change in taxes

40
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what is tax multiplier related to?

A

directly related to marginal propensity bc as income decreases some consumption and savings will be lost

41
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MulitplierT

A

-MPC / 1 - MPC

42
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market demand

A

the quantity of one good that consumers want to buy at various prices

43
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quantity of a product =

A

real GDP

44
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price of a product =

A

price level (CPI)

45
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determinants of aggregate supply

A

productivity, resource prices, social institution’s

46
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what is long run aggregate supply (LRAS)

A

potential of the economy at full employment

47
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is LRAS vertical or horizontal

A

vertical

48
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what happens during a recession?

A

unemployment increases and GDP decreases

49
Q

T or F
inflation and unemployment are inversely related

A

TRUE

50
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what’s money?

A

medium of exchange

51
Q

unit of action

A

easily compare the value of two goods

52
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store of value

A

spend money after you earn it
(gold being used as money)

53
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liquidity

A

turning asset into cash

54
Q

m1

A

very easy to spend (cash, checks)

55
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m2

A

takes more time to access

56
Q

the federal reserve

A

the central bank of the US

57
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what does the fed do

A
  • manage money supply
  • regulate banks
58
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reserves

A

money at a bank has on hand (as opposed to money it has loaned out)

59
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assets

A

what you have

60
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liabilities

A

what you owe

61
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money multiplier

A

the amount of money the bank generates with each dollar

62
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money multiplier calculation

A

1 / reserve ratio

63
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equity

A

assets - liabilities

64
Q

leverage

A

borrowing money to finance business operations

65
Q

leverage ratio

A

assets : owners equity
A / E

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