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International economic issues (A level) Flashcards

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Net errors and omissions

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a figure included to ensure the balance of payments balances; sometimes called the balancing item

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Expenditure switching policy

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policy tools designed to encourage people to switch from buying foreign-produced products to buying domestically produced products

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Expenditure reducing policy

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policy tools designed to reduce imports and increase exports by reducing demand

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Real exchange rate

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a currency’s value in terms of its real purchasing power

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Trade-weighted exchange rate

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the price of one currency against a basket of currencies

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Fixed exchange rate

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an exchange rate set by the government and maintained by the central bank

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Devaluation

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a decision by the government to lower the international price of the country’s currency

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Revaluation

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a decision by the government to raise the international price of the country’s currency

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Managed system

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where the exchange rate is influenced by state intervention

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Marshall-Lerner condition

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the requirement that for a fall in the exchange rate to be successful in reducing a current account deficit, the sum of the price elasticities of demand for exports and imports must be greater than 1

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J curve effect

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a fall in the exchange rate causing an increase in a current account deficit before it reduces it due to the time it takes for demand to respond

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Poverty cycle

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the links between, for example, low income, low savings, low investment and low productivity

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Development traps

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restrictions on the growth of developing economies that arise from low levels of savings and investment

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Purchasing power parity (PPP)

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a way of comparing international living standards by using an exchange rate based on the amount of each currency needed to purchase the same basket of goods and services

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Measurable Economic Welfare (MEW)

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a composite measure of living standards that adjusts GDP for factors that reduce living standards and factors that improve living standards

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Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)

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a composite measure of deprivation in terms of the proportion of households that lack the requirements for a reasonable standard of living

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Kuznets curve

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a curve that shows the relationship between economic growth and income inequality

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Shadow economy

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the output of goods and services hidden from the authorities

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Demographers

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people who study changes in the structure of human populations

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Birth rate

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the number of live births per thousand of the population in one year

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Death rate

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the number of deaths per thousand the population in one year

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Infant mortality rate

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the number of deaths of children aged under one per thousand live births in one year

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Net migration

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the difference between immigration and emigration

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Natural increase in population

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the number of live births exceeding the number of deaths

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Positive net migration

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more people coming to live in the country than people leaving the country to live elsewhere. It can also be referred to as net immigration

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Net migration rate

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the number of migrants per thousand of the population in one year

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Dependency ratio

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the proportion of the economically inactive compared to the labour force

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Optimum population

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the size of population that maximises GDP per head

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Lorenz curve

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a diagram illustrating the extent of income or wealth inequality

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Primary sector

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industries involved in farming and extracting natural resources

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Secondary sector

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industries that manufacture products

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Tertiary sector

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industries that produce services

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International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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an international organisation that promotes free trade and helps countries in balance of payments difficulties

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Aid

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assistance given to other countries on favourable terms

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Tied aid

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aid with conditions attached

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Untied aid

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aid without conditions attached

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Bilateral aid

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aid given by one country to another country

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Multilateral aid

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aid given by international organisations to a country or countries

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Virtuous cycle

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the links between, for example, an increase in investment, increase in productivity, increase in income and increase in saving

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Emerging economies

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economies that are making quick progress towards becoming high-income economies

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Foreign direct investment (FDI)

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the setting up of production units or the purchase of existing production units in other countries

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Globalisation

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the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected through trade and other links

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Trade bloc

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a regional group of countries that have entered into trade agreements

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Free trade area

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a trade bloc where member governments agree to remove trade restrictions among themselves

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Customs Union

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a trade bloc where there is free trade between member countries and a common external tariff on imports from non-members

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Monetary union

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a trade bloc which involves member countries operating the same currency, having one exchange rate and the same interest rate

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Full economic union

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a trade bloc where there is free trade between member countries, a common external tariff, common economic policies and the same currency.

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Trade creation

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where high-cost domestic production is replaced by more efficiently produced imports from within the customs union

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Trade diversion

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where trade with a low-cost country outside a customs union is replaced by higher-cost products supplied from within the customs union

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