MAC - Topic 1/2 - Circular Flow Of Income and Economic Objectives Flashcards
What do households give to firms?
Expenditure
What do firms give to households?
Income
Households provide firms with…
Factors Of Production
As a result of giving to firms, households recieve…
Income
Households spend income on
Goods and Services produced by the firms.
What are the 3 injections into the economy?
Exports, Investment and Government Spending
What are the 3 withdrawals from the economy?
Imports, Taxes and Savings
If Injections > Withdrawals, then there is…
Economic Growth
If Withdrawals > Injections, then there is
Contracting Economy
What are the three methods of measuring economic growth?
Output Method, Expenditure Method and Income Method
What does the output method measure?
Total value of goods and services produced in the economy.
What does the income method measure?
All incomes together in the economy.
What does the expenditure method measure?
C + I + G + (X-M) - Basically aggregate demand.
What answers will you get for each?
The same. They will always be equal.
What does TIGERS stand for (Economic Objectives)?
Trade, Inflation, Growth, Employment, Redistributing Income and Stability.