F1 Flashcards
90/10 ratio
economic difference in country
Wage earned by individuals in 90th percentile compared to in 10th percentile
disposable income
all economical input to individual - all output
measure living standard
max amount person can but without lending
What does disposable income exclude?
social and physical environment
free time
goods and services don’t need to pay for
nominal GDP
gross domestic product
sum of all goods and services (price*quantity)
real GDP
nominal GDP/base year
to compare
PPP
purchasing power parity
GDP per capita in common set of prices
characteristics of international economic orders (flows)
goods financial people knowledge microbes
aspects to interpret economic flows
economic relationship and dependence between regions and countries
institutional framework
patterns of growth and stagnation
income gaps
before 1800
good potential for China and Europe but Europa developed better because of:
Europe needed extension and therefore had contact with other countries
Europe had animal power
Politically Europe was fighting within more and developed science more
1500-1820
growing network
plundering or trade
colonies
England in good position because of connections and good domestic economy, industralization and importation of cotton
Slave trade and slaves
1820-1870
pax britannia
England dominating through surface, military and financially
railways
migration who became “workers”
bigger cities or farming
1870-1913 free trade imperialism
South Africa important economical and political
native population from holland was fought and Britain won
later gave independency but rasism was the consequence
1913-1950
war and crisis
revolution in military weapon low connection between countries reduced trade no financial system limited migration fast technological development
1950-1973
global economical growth and international trade
power is moved and divided (decolonization, asian growth)
catch up effect
flow of knowledge
limited financial flows
1973->
OPEC growing income gaps trade and global production chain brands consumption pattern