National Income Accounting (Chapter 5) Flashcards

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gross domestic product (GDP)

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  • market value of all final goods and services produced within a region in a given period of time
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value added

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  • value of output produced minus value of purchased inputs
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consumption (C)

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  • all goods and services produced and sold to households during a given period of time
  • categories include services, non-durables, semidurables, and durables
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investment (I)

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  • production of final goods not for present consumption

- categories include business spending, inventory changes, and residential construction

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5
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government spending (G)

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  • valued at cost

- transfer payments are excluded

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6
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net exports (NX)

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  • Exports (X) - Imports (I)
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income GDP

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  • wages and salaries (W)
  • unincorporated business income (U)
  • corporate profits (PR)
  • interest and other investment income (N)
  • indirect taxes (IT)
  • Depreciation (D)
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8
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factor incomes

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= wages and salaries (W) +unincorporated business income (U) +corporate profits (PR)+ interest and other investment income (N)

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9
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GDP

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= factor incomes (W+U+PR+N) + indirect taxes (IT) + depreciation (D)

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10
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gross national product (GNP)

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  • value of income earned by citizens of a country

= GDP + Net Foreign Investment Income (NFII)

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11
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personal income (PY)

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  • income received by households and unincorporated businesses
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12
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disposable income (DY)

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= personal income (PY) - personal taxes (PT)

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13
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legitimate omissions from measured national income

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  • financial transactions (transfer payments, security transactions)
  • second hand sales
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14
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unmeasurable omissions from measured national income

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  • underground economy
  • illegal activities
  • unreported activities
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15
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per capita GDP (GDP/population)

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  • used as main indicators of quality of life
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16
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problems with national income measures

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  • per capita GDP
  • degree of comparability across countries
  • leisure
  • environment
  • product quality