exam 3 Flashcards

(48 cards)

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what is the measure of the standard of living?

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real GDP per capita (ability of a country to produce goods and services)

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productivity

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quantity of goods and services produced from each unit of labor, key determinant of growth of living standards

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main drivers of economic growth

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increase in working population and improvement of worker productivity

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four factors that enhance productivity

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  1. physical capital
  2. human capital
  3. technology
  4. natural recources
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examples of physical capital

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equipment, tools, machines, materials

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examples of human capital

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training, skills, education

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technology

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process to convert inputs to outputs (research, development)

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decomposition of population (16+)

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employed, unemployed, not in labor force

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employed

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employee, self-employed, non-paid in family business, part and full time

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unemployed

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doesn’t have a current job but has actively searched in the last four weeks

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not in labor force

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not working and not searching for work; students, retired, disabled

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unemployment rate

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percentage of labor force that is unemployed -
(unemployed/labor force) x 100

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labor force

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total number of workers, including both employed and unemployed

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labor force participation rate

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percentage of adult population in the labor force -
(labor force/population 16+) x 100

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cyclical unemployment

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deviation of unemployment from its natural rate, associated with short-run fluctuations in economic activity

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frictional unemployment

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results because it takes time for workers to search for the jobs that best suit their tastes and skills, short-term for most workers (transition b/w jobs)

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structural unemployment

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results because the number of jobs available in some labor markets is insufficient to provide a job for everyone who wants one, usually long-term

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18
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unemployment insurance

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increases frictional unemployment

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19
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money

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set of assets in an economy that people regularly use to buy goods and services

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three functions of money

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  1. medium of exchange
  2. a unit of account
  3. a store of value
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medium of exchange

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item that buyers give to sellers when they want to purchase goods and services (e.g., cash at a store)

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unit of account

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yardstick people use to post prices and record debt (e.g., price tags in dollars)

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store of value

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item that people can use to transfer purchasing power from the present to the future (e.g., saving money in a bank)

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liquidity

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the ease with which an asset can be converted into the economy’s medium of exchange

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commodity money
money that takes the form of a commodity with intrinsic value (e.g., gold coins)
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fiat money
money without intrinsic value that is used as money by government decree (e.g., the U.S. dollar)
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M1 includes...
currency, demand deposits at banks, checking and saving accounts (most liquid assets)
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M2 includes...
everything in M1, time deposits, money market funds
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what determines money supply?
1. federal reserve 2. bank lending 3. private cash
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reserves
deposits that banks have received but not loaned out
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if the reserve ratio increases…
the money supply and money multiplier decreases
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federal reserve
board of governors & 12 regional banks
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FOMC
federal open market committee
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open market operations
purchase and sale of U.S. government bonds by the fed
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open market purchase
to increase money supply, the FED buys government bonds (securities)
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open market sell
to decrease money supply, FED sells gov. bonds to public
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federal reserve board of governors
7 members, 14-year term, appointed by president, confirmed by senate
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federal chair
4-year term, appointed by president, confirmed by senate
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functions of the 12 regional federal banks
1. regulate banks (financial conditions & transactions) 2. bank's bank 3. lender of last resort 4. controls the money supply
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currency
paper bills and coins in the hands of the public
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demand deposits
balances in bank accounts; depositors can access on demand by writing a check
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100-percent-reserve banking
holds 100% of deposits as reserves, does not influence the supply of money
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money supply =
currency + deposits
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fractional-reserve banking
banking system in which banks hold only a fraction of deposits as reserves (have a reserve ratio)
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reserve ratio
fraction of deposits that banks hold as reserves
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money multiplier
the amount of money that results from each dollar of reserves
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discount rate
interest rate on loans that the fed makes out to banks
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the higher the discount rate...
the smaller the money supply