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Pack 2: Macroeconomic objectives Flashcards

1
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What is inflation?

A

Increase in general price level

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2
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What is disinflation?

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Fall in rate of inflation

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3
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What is deflation?

A

Fall in general price level

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4
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What are the two measures of inflation?

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~RPI
~CPI

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5
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What are the differences between CPI and RPI?

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~CPI excludes housing related costs
~CPI - geometric mean, RPI - arithmetic
~RPI excludes top 4% and pensioners deriving at least 75% of income from state

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What is CPI measuring?

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How much on average a representative basket of goods and services costs in UK

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7
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What are the limitations of CPI?

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~Only an average rate
~Weightings only changed annually
~Can’t indicate quality, only price
~Sampling issues
~Housing costs excluded

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What is demand pull inflation?

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Increase in general price level, caused by higher AD in economy

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What are the causes of demand pull inflation?

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~Rising consumption
~Rising investment
~Rising government spending
~Rising net exports

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What is cost push inflation

A

Increase in general price level, caused by higher cots of production

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What are the causes of cost push inflation?

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~Up commodity prices
~Up labour costs
~Up indirect taxation
~Fall in exchange rate

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12
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What is the money supply?

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Total amount of money in circulation or existence in a country

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13
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What is employment?

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Total number of people with job, including with firms, other organisations and self-employed

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What is unemployment?

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People without a job but willing and able to work at current wage rates

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What is economically inactive?

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People of working age, not in employment or looking for work. e.g. students, early retirement, disabled, homemakers

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What is underemployment?

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Individual employed but not fully utilised in terms of skills or hours

17
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What are the reasons for underemployment?

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~Skills/job vacancies mismatch
~Changes in business cycle
~Technological change

18
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What is the claimant count measure?

A

Number of people claiming unemployment related benefits

19
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Limitations of the claimant count measure?

A

~Open to government manipulation
~Not internationally recognisable
~Data inaccuracies

20
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What is the ILO measure?

A

Number of people aged 16-65 unemployed, based on labour force survey

21
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What is structural unemployment?

A

Pattern of demand and production changes leaving workers unemployed . e.g. UK shipbuilding

22
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What is frictional unemployment?

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Workers unemployed for short amount of time. e.g. while searching for work

23
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What is seasonal unemployment?

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Workers unemployed at certain times of year. e.g. agricultural workers in winter

24
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What is cyclical unemployment?

A

Insufficient demand in economy for workers who wish to work at current wage to get a job

25
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What is real wage unemployment?

A

Real wages too high and inflexible downwards, insufficient demand from employers

26
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What are the balance of payments?

A

Record of all transactions associated with imports and exports, together with all capital movements

27
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What is international trade?

A

Exchange of goods and services across international borders

28
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What is the current account?

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Part of the balance of payments where payments for goods/services, investment income and transfers are recorded

29
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What is a current account deficit?

A

Amount by which money from trade, investment income and transfers going out is more than coming in.

30
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What is a current account surplus?

A

Amount by which money from trade, investment income and transfers going in is more than going out.

31
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Causes of current account surpluses/deficits?

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~Exchange rate
~International competitivness
~Growth and savings
~Investment income and transfers

32
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How will a deficit affect the circular flow?

A

Will represent a net withdrawal

33
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How will a surplus affect the circular flow?

A

Will represent a net injection

34
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What are the effects of an increasing current account deficit?

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~Reduced economic growth
~Reduced inflation
~Increased unemployment

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