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Gross Domestic Product

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value of all new production in a nation in a period of time

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Recession

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actual GDP falls for two consecutive quarters or more

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Depression

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prolonged, deep decline in GDP

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Potential GDP

YF

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highest amount of production that an economy can achieve and sustain based on the amount of available resources

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Frictional Unemployment

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enough jobs, but haven’t found a job yet. Happens because job search takes time

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Structural Unemployment

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enough jobs, but a mismatch between skills and jobs. Happens because economy
grows/changes

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Demand-Deficient Unemployment

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not enough jobs for all actively seeking unemployment

unhealthy economy

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Natural Rate of Unemployment

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sum of frictional and structural rates

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C

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Consumption

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I

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Investment

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G

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Government Spending

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T

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Net Government Taxation

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X

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Exports

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M

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Imports

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Real Value

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a value measured in constant dollars overtimes, accounts for changes overtime

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Nominal Value

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a value measured in current dollars, does not account for changes overtime

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Inflation

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the price level rises, purchasing power of money falls

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Price Level

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an aggregate measure of prices in the economy

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Consumer Price Index

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measures price changes of goods the typical household buys (most widely used measure of inflation)

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Deflation

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the price level falls, purchasing power of money rises

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Aggregate Demand (AD)

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Represents the demand side of the economy and shows the relationship between P and Y demanded

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Why is AD downward sloping?

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At higher levels of the price level, the less real GDP aggregate expenditures will buy

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AD shifts RIGHT when…

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AE rises

C, I, G, or X increases

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AD shifts LEFT when…

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AE falls

T or M increases

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Aggregate Supply (AS)
Represents the supply side of the economy and shows the relationship between P and Y supplied
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Long-Run Aggregate Supply (LAS)
Vertical at full employment (YF) because in the long run all markets have fully adjusted and economy reaches a production level full GDP at any price level
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Short-Run Aggregate Supply (AS)
relationship between amount of the actual Y supplied and P when market has not yet fully adjusted
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Shape of AS
Reflects changes in costs of producing as Y increases
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What shifts AS?
Changes in basic factor prices causes costs of producing to change (Ex: change in wages or price of oil
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Consumption Spending (C)
Represents household purchases of goods and services
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Causes of Consumption (C)
``` Moves Along AD: Real GDP (Y) Y▲ = C▲ Shifts AD: Wealth (W), Consumer Confidence (CC) W▲ = C▲ CC▲ = C▲ ```
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G - T > 0
Budget Deficit | AD Shifts Right
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G - T
Budget Surplus | AD Shifts Left
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G - T = 0
Balanced Budget
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X - M > 0
Trade Surplus
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X - M
Trade Deficit
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Causes of Net Exports (NX)
World GDP: YW▲ = X▲ = NX▲ | Domestic GDP: YD▲ = M▲ = NX▼
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If currency strengthens...
X decreases | M increases
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If currency weakens...
X increases | M decreases
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Reasons for Currency Exchange
- Travel - Buying Imports/Selling Exports - International Capital Flows
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Macroeconomic shocks
sudden events that occur and take the economy off course
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Aggregate Demand Shocks
AD shifts | Ex: Housing/Subprime Mortgage Crisis
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Aggregate Supply Shocks
AS shifts | Ex: Sudden rise in the price of oil
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Inflationary Pressure
Occurs when resources are used beyond a point of sustainability. As a result, there is an excess demand in the labor market.
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Response to Inflationary Pressure
Adjustments in labor market occur and economy achieves a stable P
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Unemployment
Occurs when Y is less than YF in the Macro Model. As a result, there is an excess supply in the labor market.
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Response to Unemployment
Adjustments in labor market will occur and economy returns to YF
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Phillips Curve
Graph representing the trade-off between unemployment and inflation
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Wage-Price Spiral
Rising prices push workers to demand higher wages. In turn higher wages push up production costs, driving up prices (AD Shock)
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Stagflation
Both inflation and unemployment occur simultaneously in the economy (AS Shock)
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Federal Reserve
Established in 1913 to monitor names after a series of banking crises. It is independent of political control.
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Structure of the Fed
Board of Governors: 7 members | Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC): Board and 5 bank presidents
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Reserve Requirements
the portions of deposits banks must hold
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Open Market Operations
Buying and selling of bonds in the Open Market
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What is the main policy tool of the Fed?
Open Market Operations
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Federal Funds Market
Market for overnight loans between banks
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Federal Funds Rate (FFR)
Rate charged on loans in Federal Funds Market
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When the Fed buys bonds...
DURING RECESSION - Increase bank reserves - Lowers FFR - Increase S of financial capital - Lowers long-term interest rates - Increases I, AD, Y*, and P*
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When the Fed sells bonds...
DURING INFLATION - Decrease bank reserves - Raises FFR - Decreases S of financial capital - Raises long-term interest rates, - - Decreases I, AD, Y*, and P*
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Discount Rate (DR)
Rate on borrowing from Federal Reserve
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Non-interventionists
Government policy is unnecessary, economy will self correct
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Interventionists
Government should use policy tools to speed along the recovery
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Crowding Out Effect
Situation where interest rates rise when the government borrows funds. As a result, private-sector borrowing and investment spending fall.
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Investment (I)
Determined in long-term financial capital market
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Why is Supply of financial capital Upward Sloping?
As interest rate (r) increases, more willing to lend capital
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Shift Variables of Supply of Financial Capital
- Perception of default risk for making a loan (higher the risk, higher the interest want to charge) - Difference between short rates and long rates (waiting premium and inflationary expectation premiums) - Entry and Exit of funds (international capital flows, wealth in the economy)
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Why is Demand of financial capital Downward Sloping?
At higher interest rate (r), willing to borrow less
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Shift Variables of Demand of Financial Capital
- Business confidence: expectations about the future - Willing to demand and invest more capital if expectations are good - DI shifts right when confidence rises - DI shifts left when confidence falls
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Why does the unemployment rate underestimate the true amount of unemployment?
Excludes the discouraged worker and the underemployed
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