Macroeconomics Flashcards
Injection
The spending on domestic output that does not originate from households
Leakages
Income not spent on domestic goods and services
Potential output
Output produced by an economy when it is a full employment
Aggregate Demand
The planned spending on domestic goods and services at different average price levels over a period of time
Aggregate Supply
The planned level of output firms are willing and able to offer at different average price levels over a period of time
Full employment
A goal of macroeconomic policies that aims at fully utilizing the scare factores of production labour
Inflationary gap
The case where equillibrium real output exceeds potential output
Deflationary gap
Aries when the equillibruim level of real output is less then potential output
Economic well being
A multi dimensional concept relating to the level of preosperity and the qualty of living in an economy
Equity
Refers to the concept of fairness in an economy