PMT Macro Flashcards
What occurs when there is a rise in the value of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
Economic growth occurs when there is a rise in the value of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
What does GDP measure?
GDP measures the quantity of goods and services produced in an economy.
What does a rise in economic growth indicate?
A rise in economic growth means there has been an increase in national output.
What are the benefits of economic growth?
Economic growth leads to higher living standards and more employment opportunities.
What is real GDP?
Real GDP is the value of GDP adjusted for inflation.
For example, if the economy grew by 4% since last year, but inflation was 2%, real economic growth was 2%.
What is nominal GDP?
Nominal GDP is the value of GDP without being adjusted for inflation.
In the above example, nominal economic growth is 4%. This is misleading, because it can make GDP appear higher than it really is.
What is total GDP?
Total GDP is the combined monetary value of all goods and services produced within a country’s borders during a specific time period.
What is GDP per capita?
GDP per capita is the value of total GDP divided by the population of the country.
Capita is another word for ‘head’, so it essentially measures the average output per person in an economy. This is useful for comparing the relative performance of countries.
What is the volume of GDP?
Volume of GDP is GDP adjusted for inflation. It is the size of the basket of goods and the real level of GDP.
What is the value of GDP?
Value of GDP is the monetary value of GDP at prices of the day. It is the nominal figure and can be calculated by volume times current price level.
What is Gross National Product (GNP)?
GNP is the market value of all products produced in a year by the labor and property supplied by the citizens of one country. It includes GDP plus income earned from overseas assets minus income earned by overseas residents.
How does GNP differ from GDP?
GDP is within a country’s borders, while GNP includes products produced by citizens of a country, whether inside the border or not.
What is Gross National Income (GNI)?
GNI is the sum of value added by all producers who reside in a nation, plus net overseas interest payments and dividends.
What does GNI include and exclude?
GNI includes what a country earns from overseas and removes any money that is sent back home by foreigners in that country.
What is inflation?
Inflation is the sustained rise in the general price level over time. This means that the cost of living increases and the purchasing power of money decreases.
What is deflation?
Deflation is the opposite of inflation, where the average price level in the economy falls. There is a negative inflation rate.
What is disinflation?
Disinflation is the falling rate of inflation, meaning the average price level is still rising, but at a slower extent.
What does a 4% increase in the price level indicate?
A 4% increase in the price level indicates inflation.
What does a change from 4% to 2% represent?
A change from 4% to 2% is still inflation, but indicates disinflation where the price rise has slowed.
What does a -3% change in the price level indicate?
A -3% change in the price level indicates deflation.
How is the inflation rate calculated in the UK?
The inflation rate in the UK is calculated using the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), which measures household purchasing power.
What is the Family Expenditure Survey?
The Family Expenditure Survey finds out what consumers spend their income on, which helps create a basket of goods.
How are goods weighted in the CPI?
Goods are weighted according to how much income is spent on each item, with items like petrol having a higher weighting than tea.
How often is the basket of goods updated?
The basket of goods is updated each year to account for changes in spending patterns.
What is aggregate demand (AD)?
Aggregate demand is the total demand in the economy, measuring spending on goods and services by consumers, firms, the government, and overseas consumers and firms.
What is the equation for aggregate demand?
The equation for aggregate demand is C + I + G + (X - M).
What is consumer spending?
Consumer spending is how much consumers spend on goods and services. It is the largest component of AD and is significant to economic growth.
What percentage of GDP does investment account for in the UK?
Investment accounts for around 15-20% of GDP in the UK per annum, with about ¾ coming from private sector firms.
What is government spending?
Government spending is how much the government spends on state goods and services, such as schools and the NHS, accounting for 18-20% of GDP.
Are transfer payments included in government spending?
No, transfer payments are not included in government spending figures because they do not derive output.
What does exports minus imports represent?
Exports minus imports represents the value of the current account on the balance of payments, indicating a surplus if positive and a deficit if negative.
What is the significance of the UK’s trade balance?
The UK has a relatively large trade deficit, which reduces the value of aggregate demand, making it the most insignificant part of AD.
What is consumer spending?
Consumer spending is how much consumers spend on goods and services. It is the largest component of AD and makes up just over 60% of GDP.
What is disposable income?
Disposable income is the amount of income consumers have left over after taxes and social security charges have been removed. It is what consumers can choose to spend.
What are the sources of consumer income?
Consumer income might come from wages, savings, pensions, benefits, and investments, such as dividend payments.
What is the marginal propensity to consume?
A consumer’s marginal propensity to consume is how much a consumer changes their spending following a change in income. Consumers on low incomes are more likely to spend.
What is the marginal propensity to save?
A consumer’s marginal propensity to save is the proportion of each additional pound of household income that is used for saving.
What is the relationship between marginal propensity to consume and marginal propensity to save?
A consumer’s marginal propensity to consume added to the marginal propensity to save is equal to 1.