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Measuring Economic Performance Flashcards

1
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What is macroeconomics

A

Economy as a whole

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2
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What are the four macroeconomic indicators used to measure economic performance

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Rate of inflation

Rate of economic growth

State of the balance of payments

Level of unemployment

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3
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Define gdp

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Measure of economic growth

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4
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How is economic growth measured

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Change in output over a period of time

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5
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Define national output

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All goods/services produced by a country

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6
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What are the two ways output are measured

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Volume - add up qty of goods + services produced in 1yr

Value - value of all goods + services produced in 1yr

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7
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What measure out output is national output measured in

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Value (this is gdp)

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8
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What is the rate of economic output

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Speed at which the national output grows over a period of time

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9
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What are booms

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Long periods of high economic growth

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10
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What is a recession

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Negative growth for 2 consecutive quarters

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11
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What is a slump

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A long recession

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12
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What is an economic depression

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Sustained economic downturn for a long period of time

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13
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What is nominal gdp

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Gdp that isn’t adjusted for inflation

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14
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Define real gdp

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Gdp that is adjusted for inflation

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15
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What does gdp per capita indicate

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Standard of living

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16
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How is gdp per capita calculated

A

Total gdp / population size

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17
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Define gni

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Gross national income

Gdp + net income from abroad

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18
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Define gnp

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Gross national product

Total output of citizens in country

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19
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What do index numbers represent

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Percentage changes

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20
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What are index numbers useful for

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Making comparisons over a large period of time

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21
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What is a base year

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First year (index numbers)

22
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What are the two ways you can define inflation

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A sustained rise in the average price of goods + services over a period of time

A fall in the value of money

23
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What happens when there is negative inflation / deflation

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Average price decreases

24
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Define hyperinflation

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Price rises rapidly, money quickly loses value

25
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Define disinflation

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Rate of inflation is slowing down

26
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What are the two main measurements used for inflation

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RPI (retail price index)

CPI (consumer price index)

27
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What occurs in the RPI

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Two surveys are carried out

1st - survey of around 6000 households (living costs + food survey)

Used to find out what people spend their money on

2nd - based on prices - measures the change in price of around 700 of the most commonly used goods + services (items chosen based on the living costs + food survey)

28
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What occurs in the CPI

A

Consumer price index

Measured very similar to RPI however

1) some items are excluded (mortgage interest payments, council tax)
2) calculates using a slightly different formula
3) a larger sample of the population is used for CPI

29
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What is the official measure of inflation in the UK

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CPI

30
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What are the limitations of the two main measurements of inflation

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  • excludes all households in top 4% of incomes
  • CPI covers a broader range of the population , however excludes some items
  • information given by a household might be inaccurate
  • can give inaccurate representation of non typical households
31
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What does RPI and CPI help determine

A

State benefits + wages

Used to measure changes in UK international competitiveness

32
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What are the two ways of defining unemployment

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

Number of people out of work as a % of the Labour force

33
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Define labour force

A

People who are willing and able to work

34
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What are the two ways of measuring unemployment

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Claimant count

Labour force survey

35
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Define claimant count

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Number of people claiming unemployment related benefits from government

36
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Advantages of claimant count

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Easy to obtain (count JSA)

no cost in collecting

Updated monthly, so always current

37
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Disadvantages of claimant count

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Can be manipulated by government to make it seem smaller

Excludes people looking for work but aren’t eligible to claim JSA

38
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Define labour force survey

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Uses a sample of the population, asks people who aren’t working if they are currently seeking work

39
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Advantages of labour force survey

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More accurate than claimant count

Internationally agreed measure, easier to compare with other countries

40
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Disadvantages of labour force survey

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Less upto date than the claimant count

Expensive to collect+put together

Sample may not represent the population as a whole

41
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Why do government want to keep track of unemployment

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High unemployment - bad performing economy

Unused labour in economy, fewer goods +services being produced -> lower income + less spending -> impacts companies

42
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What is balance of payments

A

International flows of money

43
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What does it mean when you pay for imported goods

A

Money flowing out of the country

44
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What does it mean when you get payments from export goods

A

Flow of money intro country

45
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Define current account

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Records the international exchange of goods + services

46
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What are the four sections to the current account

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Trade in goods (visible trade)

Trade in services (invisible trade)

International flows of income earned as salaries, interest, profit

Transfers of money

47
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What does it mean when the amount of money flowing into a country exceeds the amount flowing out

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Surplus

48
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What does it mean when the amount of money leaving the country exceeds the amount of money coming in

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Deficit

49
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What is a deficit a sign of

A

A country is uncompetitive

50
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Why should you avoid large, long term deficit

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Causes job losses

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