MacroEconomics Flashcards

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is a social science concerned with the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services

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Economics

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deals with question that whether economics falls into the category of science or arts.

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Nature of Economics

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Deals with systematic studies that signify the cause and effect relationship

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Economics as Science

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It is said that knowledge is science, action is art

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Economic as Art

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used to solve various economic problems in society

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Economic theory

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4 factor of economics

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labor, land,capital and entrepreneurship.

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shows the flow of money goods and services in an economy

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The circular flow model

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presents all the individuals as families that make up the economy

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household

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all the businesses that produce goods and serviced in the economy

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firm

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government and all the public institutions involved in the economy

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government

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all the actors outside the domestic economy

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foreign sector

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financial institutions

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financial sector

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Two sector

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household and firms

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three sector

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household, firms and government

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Four sector

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household, firms, goverment and foe

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shows the continuous flow of goods and payments between firms and household.

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Circular flow model of output and income

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top half of Circular flow model of output and income

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Factor Market

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bottom half of Circular flow model of output and income

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Product Market

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18
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demonstrate how money moves through society

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circular flow income model

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injection-introduction of income into the flow

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in flows

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leakages withdrawal of income from the flow

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outflow

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refers how an increase in one economic activity can cause an increase throughout many other related economic activities

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Multiplier effect

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Types of multiplier

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keynesian multiplier, fiscal multiplier, employment multiplier, investment multiplier,trade multiplier, money multiplier

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-also knows as income or expenditure multiplier
-assesses how changes in spending by household, businesses or the government ripple through the economy.
↑government spending- ↑economy

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keynesian multiplier

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states that output (Q) is a function (f) of: (is determined by) the factor inputs, land (L), labour (La), and capital (K), i.e -Q = F {(L)(LA)(K)}
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
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focus exclusively on the impact of changes in government fiscal policy
fiscal multiplier
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shows how creating or losing a certain number of jobs in one industry or sector can lead to the creation or loss of additional jobs in other related industries or sector.
employment multiplier
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refers to the impact that changes in a countrys exports and imports have on its economy
trade multiplier
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shows how an initial deposit into the banking system can lead to a larger increase in the money supply as banks create new loans and deposit
Money Multiplier
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proportion of a raise that is spent on the consumption of goods and services as opposed to being saved
Marginal prosperity to consume
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all factors are held constant
ceteris paribus
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When the price increases, the quantity demanded decreases. When the price decreases, the quantity demanded increases, ceteris peribus.
Law of demand
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consumers consumes more unit of good per unit of time,his total unity increases, recahes its maximum point, and begin to decrease
Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
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a table that shows the quantity demanded of a good or service at different price levels.
demand schedule
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is a graphical representation of the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity demanded for a given period of time.
demand curve
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less demand
contraction in demand
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(more demand
expansion in demand
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describes a shift in consumer desire to purchase a particular good or service, irrespective of a variation in its price
change in demand
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economic principle referring to a consumer's desire to buy things.
demand
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refers to how sensitive demand for a good is compared to changes in other economic factors, such as price or income.
elasticity of demand
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the price of a product increases, the quantity of rpoduct that suppliers offer will increase, and vice versa ceterus parabus
Law of supply
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defined as one where a change in price does not significantly impact demand for that product
Inelasticity
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is a graphical representation of the quantity of a product that a supplier is willing to offer at any given price.
supply curve
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also known as total output, is the total supply of goods and services produced within an economy at a given overall price in a given period.
aggregate supply
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is a chart that shows how much product a supplier will have to produce to meet consumer demand at a specified price based on the supply curve.
supply schedule
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Determinants of Aggregate Supply
wages, energy prices, technology, capital stock
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refers to a shift, either to the left or right, in the entire price-quantity relationship that defines a supply curve.
change in supply
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an economic measurement that calculates how closely the price of a product or service is related to the quantity supplied. In other words, it shows how a change in price will affect suppliers’ willingness to produce the good or service.
price elasticity of supply
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where supply is infinite at any one price
Perfectly elastic
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where only one quantity can be supplied.
Perfectly inelastic
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which graphically is shown as a linear supply curve coming from the origin.
Unit elasticity
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is a bookkeeping system that a government uses to measure the level of the country's economic activity in a given time period
national income accounting
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is a measure of a nation’s economic activity by measuring the value of all the finished goods and services produced by a nation’s economy in one year by its nationals.
Gross National Product
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total value of all goods and services produced and services produced within a country's borders during a specific time period.
Gross domestic product
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measured in current market prices without adjusting for inflation or deflation
nominal gdp
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adjust nominal gdp for changes in the price level
real gdp
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Measures the income or earnings received by the country’s factors of production (
INCOME APPROACH
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Measures the amount spent or paid (expended) on all goods and services during the year at market value or prices.
EXPENDITURE APPROACH
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a is a measurement of the GDP per person in a country’s population
GDP per capita
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compares the year-over-year (or quarterly) change in a country’s economic output to measure how fast an economy is growing.
GDP Growth Rate
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also known as the spending approach, calculates spending by the different groups that participate in the economy.
EXPENDITURE APPROACH
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estimates the total value of economic output and deducts the cost of intermediate goods that are consumed in the process (like those of materials and services)
production approach
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calculates the income earned by all the factors of production in an economy,
INCOME APPROACH
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It is the sum of all income earned by citizens or nationals of a country
Gross national income