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Macro Context for exams Flashcards

1
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Countries with Low interest rates

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Switzerland
Japan
Sweden

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Countries with High interest rates

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Brazil
Rwanda

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Countries with Low income tax

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United Arab Emirates
Monaco
UK
USA

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Countries with High income tax

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Japan
Sweden

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Countries with Low corporation tax

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Switzerland
Hungary
Ireland

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Countries with High corporation tax

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Australia
Canada
Germany

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7
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Countries with Weak exchange rate

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Iranian Rial
Vietnamese Dong
Rouble

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Countries with High exchange rate

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The Pound
US dollar
Swiss Franc
Euro

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9
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Commodity price high

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Agricultural chemicals
Energy
Industrial metals

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10
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Countries with Cyclical unemployment

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The great recession after the financial crisis of 2008
South Africa

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Countries with Structural unemployment

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India
Eurozone

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12
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Countries with High income inequality

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South Africa
Zambia

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13
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Countries with Low income inequality

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Slovenia
Iceland

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14
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Countries with Absolute poverty

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African Nations
China

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Countries with Relative poverty

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UK
USA

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16
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Countries with Protectionism

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Trump Tariffs
China/Japan Retaliation
EU - anti dumping tariffs

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Countries with Current account deficit

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US
UK
Canada

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Countries with Current account surplus

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Germany
Japan
China
Singapore
Ireland

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19
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UK Real GDP Growth

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Low economic growth in 2000s
Dropped 9.5% in 2020
0.3% growth in January 2023
Forecast of -0.2%

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20
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UK unemployment rate

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Increased to 3.9% by small amount
High during Financial Crisis

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21
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UK Job Vacanies

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The number of vacancies in January to March 2023 was 1,105,000, decrease of 47,000 from October to December 2022.
Been falling for 9 consecutive quarters

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UK Youth Unemployment

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The youth unemployment rate has fallen from 12.3% to 10.8%

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UK CPI

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Rose by 10.1% in the 12 months to March 2023, down from 10.4% in February.

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24
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UK Wage inflation

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In real terms, growth in pay fell on the year in November 2022 to January 2023 by 2.4% for regular pay.

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UK Real Income per capita

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Expected to reach £36052.27 by the end of 2023

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UK Mean disposable income

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UK disposable incomes to fall by 3.8% in 2023

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27
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UK Fiscal Deficit

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Current budget deficit was £10.0 billion
5.7% of GDP

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28
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UK National Debt

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Public sector net debt in February 2023 was £2,507.3 billion, 99.2% of GDP
Debt-to-GDP ratio at levels last seen in the early 1960s

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29
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UK Yield on government bonds

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The United Kingdom 10Y Government Bond has a 3.9% yield

30
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UK income tax allowance

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Up to £12,570

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UK Corporation Tax

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Recent years there was Corporation Tax of 19%.
April 2023: main rate of Corporation Tax is 25% for Companies with profits of £250,000 or more
A Small Profits Rate of 19% will exist for Companies with profits of £50,000 or less

32
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UK BOE policy rate

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MPC announced on 23 March 2023 to increase the Bank of England base rate from 4.25% to 4.5%

33
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UK Mortgage interest rates

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April 2023: The average two-year fixed-rate mortgage rate in the UK is 5.35%

34
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UK House prices

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Increased by 6.3% January 2023

Down from 9.3% in December 2022
The average UK house price was £290,000 in January 2023

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UK household debt

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People in the UK owed £1,837.4 billion at the end of January 2023.
This is up by £70.5 billion from January 2022

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UK Household Saving Ratio

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In 2023, households are expected to save nearly 8% of income

37
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UK Minimum wage

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As of 1 April, 2023, the UK minimum wage has increased to a hourly rate of £10.42

38
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Sterling / US Dollar exchange rate

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Average exchange rate in 2023: 1.24 USD

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Sterling / Euro exchange rate

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Vietnam Annual Real GDP Growth

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Vietnam GDP per capita

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Vietnam Inflation rate

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5%
Very high in the 1980s

43
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Vietnam unemployment rate

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Vietnam fiscal balance

45
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Vietnam Government debt

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36.3% of GDP

46
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Vietnam yield on Government bond

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3.4% yield

47
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Vietnam Investment spending

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33.4% of GDP

48
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Vietnam Gross National savings

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36.1% in Dec 2022

49
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Vietnam currency

50
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Vietnam currency system

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Managed floating exchange rate

51
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Vietnam policy interest rate

52
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Vietnam trade agreement

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ASEAN-Hong Kong, China Free Trade Agreement
EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement

53
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Vietnam current account balance

54
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Vietnam corporate tax rate

55
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Vietnam competitiveness rank

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Vietnam Corruption perception ranking

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77th out of 180 countries with a score of 42/100, where a lower score corresponds to a widespread perception of corruption in the public sector
It is below average for the region.

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Vietnam ease of doing business ranking

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70th among 190 economies

58
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Vietnam external debt

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$139 billion

59
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Vietnam HDI ranking

60
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Vietnam malnutrition data

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It is home to 1.8 million children under-5 who suffer from the condition.

61
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Vietnam % of population living in extreme poverty

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Dropped 5%

From 16.8%

62
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Vietnam life expectancy

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75.4 years (2020)

63
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Vietnam Gini coeffiient

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Decreasing from 0.431 to 0.373 and is within a safe, efficient and suitable threshold for high growth

64
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Vietnam inward FDI

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$15.7 billion

65
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Vietnam aid

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$500 million
Big fall over last 10 years

66
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Vietnam main exports

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Telephones, mobile phones (21%) and textiles (12 percent).
Computers and electrical products (12 percent);
shoes and footwear (7 percent)
Machinery, instruments and accessories (6 percent)

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UK investment levels

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1.7%
Aim of 2%

68
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UK rank in international trade

69
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UK rank in education

70
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What is the UK gini coefficient

71
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UK current account deficit

72
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What % of GDP for the UK came from services

Economic A Level (22 decks)

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