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Aggregate Demand

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Is the total amount of spending on goods/services produced in an economy during a period of time

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AD formula

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AD = C + I + G + X – M

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Wealth

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Is the value of assets that people own e.g. houses, stocks and bonds, jewellery, works of art etc + not the same as income

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Nominal GDP

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Value of GDP that has not been adjusted for inflation + not a clear measure as it overstates the value

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Real GDP

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Value of GDP that has been adjusted for inflation/ takes it into account

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Investment

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Is an increase to the capital stock of the economy (i.e. factories, machines) used to produce other goods/services
For an economist, investment only occurs if real products are created e.g. buying new machinery

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Economic growth

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Increase in the productive capacity of the economy

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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Value of goods/services produced by a country in a year OR total output of an economy

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3 ways to measure GDP

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1) Total value added produced by firms in the domestic economy during a period
2) Total expenditure in a period
3) Total amount of income earned
Calculated as an average of the 3 measures

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Gross National Income (GNI)

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Takes into account the income flows between countries
Some residents receive some income from abroad + some income earned in the domestic economy is sent abroad

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Standard of Living

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Quality of life that is enjoyed by the country’s residents

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Inflation

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Sustained rise in the general price level over time
Cost of living increases + purchasing power of money decreases

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Deflation

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When the average price level in the economy falls
-ve inflation rate

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Disinflation

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Falling rate of inflation + when average price level is still rising but to a slower rate

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Consumer Price Index (CPI)

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Survey is used to find out what consumers spend their income on
From this a weighted basket of goods is created
Measures average price change of these goods
Updated annually

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In employment

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Includes those who are employed by firms or other organisations (e.g. governments) + self-employed

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Economically inactive

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Includes students, retired, sick or looking after family members

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Discouraged workers

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People who have failed to find work + given up looking

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Unemployment

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Number of people who are looking for a job but cannot find one

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Underemployed

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People who are unable to work as many hours as they want to or are overqualified for their job e.g. a doctor working in McDonalds

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Balance of Payments

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Records all financial transactions of a country with other countries
States how much is spent on imports and what the value of exports is

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Trade in goods

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Measures imports + exports of visible goods

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Trade in services

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Measures imports + exports of services

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Primary income

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Results from loans of factors of production from abroad
E.g. deposits in foreign banks receive interest payments + businesses set up overseas by a UK firm will earn profit

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Secondary income
Transfers include payments made to family members abroad + aid paid to or received from foreign countries
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Current account surplus
Occurs when exports are greater than imports Money flowing into the country from trade in goods/services + primary/secondary income is greater than money flowing out of the country from these transactions
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Current account deficit
Occurs when imports are greater than exports Money flowing out of the country from trade in goods/services + primary/secondary income is greater than money flowing into the country from these transactions
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Aggregate supply
Is the total output produced in an economy at a given price level over a given period of time
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Depreciation
Also called capital consumption Is when the value of capital stock depreciates over time as it wears out + used up
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Gross investment
Measures investment before depreciation
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Net investment
Gross investment minus value of depreciation
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Advantages of GNI
1) More closely reflects the income of residents (including net flows of income between countries) 2) Well-established indicator + available in almost all countries so used to compare income levels
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Limitations of CPI
1) Basket of goods is only representative of the average household + so not accurate for households who don't own cars 2) Different demographics have different spending patterns 3) Slow to respond to new goods/services despite updated regularly
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Rate of unemployment
No. of people out of work as a percentage of the labour force Used when making comparisons between countries as they have differently sized populations
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Disadvantages of unemployment
1) Leads to reduced incomes + reduced spending + impact on firms as they sell fewer goods or need to cut prices + make less profit 2) Unused labour so fewer goods/services produced 3) Governments have extra costs e.g. welfare benefits + less revenue as less tax paid 4) Underutilised resources as FoP are not used efficiently (labour)
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Closed economy
No foreign trade or no gov
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National output (O)
Value of flow of g/s from firms to households
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National expenditure (E)
Value of spending by households on g/s
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National income (Y)
Value of income paid by firms in return for land, labour, capital
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Injection
An injection into the circular flow of income is money which enters the economy + in the form of gov spending, investment, exports
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Withdrawal
A withdrawal from the circular flow of income is money which leaves the economy + in the form taxes, savings, imports
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Marginal Propensity to Consume (MPC)
Refers to the additional spending following a change in income
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Average Propensity to Consume (APC)
The total spending as a proportion of total income
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Reasons for changes in consumer confidence
1. Falling unemployment 2. Rising incomes 3. Rising economic growth (because it leads to a more sense of job security) 4. Lower inflation rates
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Influence on consumer spending (AD)
1. Interest rates 2. Consumer confidence 3. Wealth effects
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Influence on investment (AD):
1. Rate of economic growth 2. Business expectations/confidence 3. Demand for exports (more demand, more investment) 4. Interest rates 5. Access to credit 6. Influence of gov and regulations
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Expansionary fiscal policy
Gov may use it during periods of economic decline Involves increasing spending or reducing taxes to boost AD + leads to an increase in real GDP
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Contractionary fiscal policy
May use during periods of economic growth Falling gov spending and rising taxation Leads to a decrease in real GDP
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Influence of the net trade balance (AD):
1. Real income 2. Exchange rates 3. Degree of protectionism 4. Competitiveness
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Multiplier effect
Occurs when an initial injection into the circular flow causes a bigger final increase in real national income Multiplier coefficient = final change in real GDP / initial change in AD
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Economic trade off
A trade off occurs when one macroeconomic objective is achieved but that worsens performance of another macroeconomic objective
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Current account on the BoP
Is the balance of trade in goods and services
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Evaluation of supply side policies:
1. Long time lags 2. Magnitude of impact of policies (only affects a small place) 3. Opportunity cost 4. Conflicts between objectives (environment vs growth) 5. Gov spending leads to budget deficit
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Investment (exam def)
- An increase in capital stock of the economy - Money spent on purchasing capital goods to raise productivity, LRAS, to provide consumer goods - An injection into the circular flow of income

Economics (8 decks)

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