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Midterm 1 Flashcards

1
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3 main indicators of macro

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real GDP
unemployment
inflation

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2
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3 approaches of national income accounting

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product: dollar amount of output produced

expenditure: dollar amount spent by purchasers

income: dollar incomes earned by production

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3
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fundamental identity of national income accounting

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total production = total expenditure = total income

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4
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production approach: definition of GDP

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the current market value of all final goods and services newly-produced in the domestic economy during a specified period of time

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5
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things to remember about production approach

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most non-market goods and services not included

value-added as net profit on a product

capital goods treated as final goods since they are not used up (inventories also as final goods)

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6
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expenditure approach: definition of GDP

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the total spending on all final goods and services produced in the domestic economy during a specified period of time

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7
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consumption approach: definition of GDP

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the total spending by domestic households on final goods and services

categories: consumption, investment, government purchases of goods and services, net exports

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8
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3 components of consumption

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consumer durable goods (lifetime >= 3 years)

consumer nondurable goods (lifetime <=3 years)

services

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9
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income approach: definition of GDP

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the total income earned by individuals and businesses in the economy

categories: compensation of employees, other income, corporate profits, depreciation, net factor income

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10
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5 different income measures in the income approach

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national income

GDP

GNP

private disposable income

net government income

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11
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national income

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compensation of employees + other income + corporate profits

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12
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GNP

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national income + depreciation

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13
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GDP

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GNP + net factor payments

GNP - net factor income

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14
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private disposable income

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GDP + net factor income + transfer payments from government + interest payments on government debt - taxes

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15
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net government income

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taxes - transfer payments - interest payments on government debt

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16
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nominal vs. real values

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nominal variables measured in current dollar terms

real variables adjusted for changes in price

nominal GDP = price * real GDP

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17
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price index

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the average level of prices for a specified set of goods and services relative to the prices in a specified base year

18
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3 major price indices

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the GDP deflator

the PCE deflator

CPI

18
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3 major price indices

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the GDP deflator

the PCE deflator

CPI

19
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unemployment rate

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percentage of civilian labour force willing and able to look for work, actively looking for work and are not currently employed

unemployed/labour force

20
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participation rate

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labour force/population

21
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employment ratio

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employed/population

22
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labour force

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employed + unemployed

23
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interest rate

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measures the cost of borrowing and the return to saving/lending

24
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why do interest rates differ?

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maturity: difference in the length of the loan

credit risk

liquidity: how easy it is to turn the bonds/loas into cash

25
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Fisher equation

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relationship between expected inflation, real interest rate and nominal interest rate

26
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supply/productivity shocks

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occur if there is a change in the amount of output that can be produced with a given amount of capital and labour

27
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why do supply shocks occur?

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technology shocks

natural environmental shocks

energy price shocks

significant financial shocks

28
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solow-swan’s focus

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how the savings rate and labour force growth rate determine capital accumulation, which in turn affects economic growth

29
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assumptions of solow-swan

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Cobb-Douglas production function

one commodity

national income identity Y=C+I

constant fraction of output saved (s)

capital depreciates at a constant rate

30
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capital accumulation equation solutions

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general solution

steady-state solution (capital to efficient labour ratio not changing as a function of time)

31
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steady-state and per-capita income

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gY/L = gE

32
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capital and labour are characterised by what properties that technology is not?

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rivalry - only one person can use the factor at any given time

excludability - the owner of the factor of production can prevent others from using the factor

33
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key policy message of the romer model

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rationale for government support of R&D to promote faster growth in output/worker

34
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why does the private sector spend too little rather than too much on developing new technologies?

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technology as largely non-excludable

if you develop an idea, competitors focus on that

35
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government policies to promote productivity

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building infrastructure

increasing human capital

encouraging R&D

36
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property rights

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provide incentives/disincentives for undertaking investment and accumulation of capital

37
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business cycles

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short-run fluctuations in aggregate economic activity around its long-run growth path

38
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4 parts of the business cycle

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peak: maximum level of aggregate economic activity

trough: lowest level of aggregate economic activity

contraction/recession: period of time when aggregate economic activity is shrinking

recovery/expansion: period of time when aggregate economic activity is growing

39
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direction of co-movement

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procylical

countercylical

acylical

40
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timing of co-movement

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leading

lagging

coincident

not designated

41
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volatility of co-movement

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higher

similar

lower

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