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THEME 2 Flashcards

definitions

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Actual growth

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economic growth measured by changes in real GDP

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AD

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the total level of demand in an economy at any given price at a moment in time

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AS

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The total amount of output in the economy at any given price at a moment in time

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animal spirits

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the level of confidence of business owners

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Balance of payment

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a record of all financial dealings over a period of time between economic agents of one country and another

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boom

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the peak of business cycle, when growth is high

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budget deficit

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when the gov spends more than it receives

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budget surplus

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when the gov spends less than what they receive

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circular flow

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a model of the economy which shows the flow of goods and services, the factors of production and money around the economy

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claimant count

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A measure of unemployment; the number of people receiving benefits for being unemployed

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consumer price index (CPI)

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official measure used to calculate the rate of inflation, using a weighted basket of goods

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cost push inflation

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inflation caused by a decrease in AS

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current account

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a record of payments for the purchase and sale of goods and services, as well as income and transfers

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current account deficit

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when more money leaves the country than enters, so the current account is negative

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current account surplus

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when more money enters the country than leaves, so the current account is positive

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16
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cyclical unemployment

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unemployment caused by a lack of AD

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deflation

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a persistent fall in prices of goods and services

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deflationary policy

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fiscal or monetary policy which is aimed at reducing AD

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demand pull inflation

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inflation caused by an increase in AD

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direct tax

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taxes paid straight to the gov by the individual tax payer

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disinflation

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a reduction in the rate of inflation

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economic growth

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an increase in the long term productive potential in the economy; an increase in the amount of goods and services produced, measured by an increase in real GDP

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expansionary policy

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fiscal or monetary policy which is aimed to increase AD

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export-led growth

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economic growth arising from an increase in exports

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fiscal policy

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the use of burrowing, gov spending and taxation to manipulate the level of AD and improve macro performance

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frictional unemployment

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unemployment caused when people move between jobs and enter the job market

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gross domestic product

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GDP - the value of goods and services produced in a country over a given period of time

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gross investment

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investment both to replace old machinery that has depreciated and to create/buy new ones

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gross national income

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GNI - the value of goods and services produced by a country over a period of time plus net overseas interest payments and dividends

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Gross national product (GNP)

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the value of goods and services produced by citizens of a country whether they live in the country or not

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Inactive

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Those neither employed nor unemployed; those not participating in the job market

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Indirect tax

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tax where the person charged with paying the money to the gov is able to pass on the cost to someone else

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Inflation

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A rise in prices of goods and services that erodes the purchasing power of money

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Injection

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spending power entering the circular flow of income resulting from investment, gov spending and exports

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Interventionist supply side policies

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Policies designed to correct market failure, where the gov intervenes in the market

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Labour force survey

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A measure of unemployment which surveys people to class them as unemployed, employed or inactive under the international labour organisation (ILO) definitions

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Long run aggregate supply

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total output an economy can produce when operating at full output

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long run trend growth rate

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the average sustainable rate of econ growth over a period of time

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marginal propensity to consume

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the proportion of an increase in income spent on consumption. change in consumption/change in income

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Marginal propensity to import

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the proportion of an increase in income spent on imports

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Marginal propensity to save

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the proportion of an increase in income that is saved

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Marginal propensity to tax

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the proportion of an increase in income that is taken away in tax

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Marginal propensity to withdraw

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the proportion of an increase in income that is withdrawn from the circular flow

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market-based supply-side policies

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policies which are designed to remove anything which prevents the free market system working efficiently

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Monetary policy

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the attempts of the central bank/regulatory authority to control the level of AD by altering the base interest rates or the amount of money in the economy

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Multiplier

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an increase in injection will lead to an even greater increase of national income

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National expenditure

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the value of spending by households on goods and services

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National income

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the value of income paid by firms to households in return for land, labour, capital and enterprise

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National output

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the value of the flow of goods and services from firms to households

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Negative output gap

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when GDP is lower than predicted; the economy is producing below full output

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Nominal GDP

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GDP which does not take inflation into account; GDP at current prices

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Output gap

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the differences between the long term trend rate of growth and actual growth

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Positive output gap

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when GDP is higher than predicted; the economy is producing above the full output

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Potential growth

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A change in the productive potential of the economy

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Purchasing power parity

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PPP - Exchange rate of one currency to another that compares the cost of living in different countries through comparing a typical basket of goods

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Quantitative easing

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When the central bank buys assets in exchange for money in an attempt to increase the money supply

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Real wage unemployment

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Unemployment caused when wages are set above the equilibrium wage rate

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Recession

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The trough of the business cycle, when growth is low. The gov defines it as where real GDP falls in at least two successive quarters

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Retail price index

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RPI - an old measure of inflation which has lost it national statistic status

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Seasonal unemployment

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Unemployment caused when an industry only operates during certain times of the year

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Short run Aggregate supply

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SRAS - Aggregate supply when at least one factor of production is fixed

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Short run Phillips curve

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shows the relationship between unemployment and inflation: higher levels of unemployment lead to lower levels of inflation

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Structural unemployment

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Unemployment caused by the long-term decline of an industry

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Supply-side policies

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Gov policies aimed at increasing the productive potential of the economy and shifting LRAS to the right

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Trade (business) cycle

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The tendency of economic growth to rise and fall above and below the trend rate of econ growth, causing boom and busts

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Underemployment

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Those who are working part time, on zero contract or on gov training schemes but would prefer to work full time

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Unemployed

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Those who are without work, able to start work in next two weeks and have actively sought work for the last four weeks

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Value of GDP

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Nominal values of GDP; GDP at current prices

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Volume of GDP

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Real values of GDP; the size of the basket of goods

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Wealth

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A stock of assets

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Withdrawal

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spending power leaving the circular flow of income resulting from savings, taxation and imports

Economics a level (3 decks)

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