Th2.4: The Circular Flow of Income Flashcards
Households
own all wealth and resources to provide the firms land, labour and capital in return for rent, wages, interest and profit. they use this money to buy goods and services produced by firms
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Look at Graph 2. What do the green arrows represent?
money, flowing in one direction
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Look at Graph 2. What do the orange arrows represent?
goods services and factors of production, flowing in one direction
What are the three ways of measuring the level of economic acticity?
national output
national expenditure
national income
national expenditure =
national income = nation output
Government
they take money out of the economy through taxation and add money by spending. if the government spends more than it takes away, it can increase the flow of income
Financial services
inject money into the system through investment and take money away when consumers of producers save
Foreign Markets
added as foreigners buy British goods so exports add money to the flow but British people want to buy foreign goods so imports take money away from the flow
Balance of trade
difference between imports and exports
Draw the circular flow of income
actually do it pls