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Unit 3 - Economic Objectives And The Role Of The Government Flashcards

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Economic growth

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Growth in GDP (value of output) over time

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Determinants of economic growth

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Investment (spending on capital goods), changes in technology, education, labour productivity, size of the workforce, natural resources and government policies (i.e. infrastructure development)

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Economic growth benefits

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A rise in material lifestyles
A reduction in poverty (through tax revenue)
A rise in the welfare of the population
A rise in employment

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Economic growth costs

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Pollution (Air, land etc)
Carbon emissions 
Congestion 
Loss of renewable resources 
Inflation 
A lower quality of life
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Employment

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The use of labour in the economy to produce goods and services

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Claimant count

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The method of measuring unemployment according to the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits

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Level of unemployment

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The number of people in the working population who are unemployed

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Rate of unemployment

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The % of the country’s workforce that is unemployed

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Four types of unemployment

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Seasonal
Frictional
Structural (Permanent decline of an industry)
Cyclical (Fall in total demand in an economy)

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Benefits of unemployment

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Wage inflation kept down
Firms can be more competitive on price
Inflation kept under control

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Individual consequences of unemployment

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Loss of self-esteem
Lower living standards
Family issues
Become deskilled

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Government consequences of unemployment

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Wasted labour resources
Paying out more in unemployment related benefits 
Less tax revenue 
Leads to further unemployment (cyclical)
Budget deficit
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Regional consequences of unemployment

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‘Depressed areas’
Falling house values
Crime

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Distribution of income

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How incomes are shared out between households

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Distribution of wealth

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How wealth shared out between households

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Income

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A flow of money over times includes wages, rent, interest, profits (dividends) and benefits (incl. pensions)

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Wealth

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The combined value of a stock of assets at a particular point of time including property, land and money in the bank

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Causes of uneven income distribution

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Income earning assets are unevenly distributed 
Differences in wages
Reliance on benefits (includes pensions)
Age
Gender
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Causes of uneven wealth distribution

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Inheritance
Savings
Purchase of property
Enterprise

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Consequences of uneven income and wealth distribution

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Poverty and deprivation (Distinguish between absolute and relative)
Poor housing
Poor health
Inequality of opportunity

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Cost of living

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The price level of goods and services bought by the average family

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Price stability

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When the general level of prices stays constant, or grows at an acceptably low rate

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Nominal values

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The value of something in money

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Real values

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Pay adjusted for inflation (Shows purchasing power comparable to other years)

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CPI Key Points

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Measured using index

Basket is weighted

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Consequences of inflation for consumers

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Shoe leather costs
Loss of consumer confidence
Fall in real incomes

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Consequences of inflation for producers

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More flexibility setting wages
Menu costs
Conflicts (i.e. with trade unions)
Less internationally competitive 
Make workers redundant 
Reduced business confidence (leading to less investment)
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Consequences of inflation for savers

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Savings worth less (value falls)

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Consequences of inflation for the government

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Policy needed to combat inflation
More spending on benefits and public sector wages (index linked)
More tax revenue (i.e. VAT)

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Government spending

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The total amount of money spent by the government in a given period of time

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Government revenue

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The source of finance for government spending

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Budget deficit/surplus - key point

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The government might deliberately budget for a deficit/surplus to achieve objectives

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Macro economic objectives

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Low unemployment
Economic growth
Price stability
Balance in the balance of payments

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Fiscal policy tools

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Taxes

Government spending

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Costs of budget deficit

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No guarantee workers will spend extra money
Extra income may be spent on imports
Inflation could rise
Opportunity costs

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Government action to redistribute income and wealth

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Taxes
Benefits 
Progressive taxes
Inheritance tax
Means tested benefits 
Education spending
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Progressive tax

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A tax which takes a greater % of tax the higher the income

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Evaluating consequences of measures to redistribute income and wealth

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People may not work in post tax income is not much better than benefits
Workers may not seek promotion
Businesses may not/invest in the UK
High earners may move abroad

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Monetary policy

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A policy that aims to control the total supply of money in the economy to try to achieve the government’s macro economic objectives - in particular, price stability

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Monetary policy tools

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Interest rates

Quantitative easing

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Quantitative easing

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The central bank makes more money available for High St banks to lend

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Other impacts of reduced interest rates

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Fall in the value of the %

Asset (i.e. houses) prices rise

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Supply side policies

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Policies that increase the productive capability of the economy i.e. increase the output

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Supply side policies examples

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Education and training
Subsidies 
Spending on infrastructure
Reducing power of trade unions
Competition policies
Reduction in benefits 
Reduction in direct taxes 
Privatisation (encourages efficiency)
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Benefits of supply side policies

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Targets specific markets
Combats inflation 
Increases employment 
Improves the balance of payments
Increases growth
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Evaluation of supply side policies

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Times lags
Costly 
Resistance i.e. trade unions 
Affects distribution of income negatively 
Unintended effects i.e. more P/T workers
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Externality

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An effect of an economic activity on a third party

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Government policies to impact externalities

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Taxes
Subsidies
Information provision 
State provision 
Legislation
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State provision

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Goods and services provided directly by the government i.e. education and healthcare

Economics OCR GCSE Paper 2 (2 decks)

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