Week 4- Measuring Domestic Output and National Income lecture Flashcards

1
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National income accounting looking at the___

A

Overall performance of the economy.

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2
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Bureau of Economic Analysis gathering data on___

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Income and Product Accounts on US economy.

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3
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Gross Domestic Product measures___

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Total market value of all value of goods produced in a given year.

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4
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GDP including all goods___

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  • Produced by citizen or goods produced on US soil.
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5
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GDP can be used as Monetary Measurement to compare relative values over___

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Different years of producing different amount of goods and services.

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6
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GDP only values____

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Final goods and ignores intermediate goods (goods purchased for resale or for further processing).

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7
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Final goods___

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Goods in stores ready to be purchases.

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8
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Value added tells us how much___

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Each goods worth on our process to final goods.

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9
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GDP excludes___

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Nonproduction transaction (financial transaction and second hand sales).

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10
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Public transfer payments are___

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Payments gov’t makes directly to households that contribute nothing to current production in return.

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11
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Private transfer payments are___

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Funds transfer from 1 person to the other.

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12
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Stock market transactions___

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Purchasing stock.

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13
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2 ways to look at GDP:

  1. Spending___
  2. Income___
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  1. GDP as the sum of all money spent in buying goods.

2. GDP as income created from producing that goods.

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14
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Personal consumption expenditure: all the money that households spent on ___

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Durable (3+ yr), and non-durable (food) consumer goods.

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15
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Noninvestment transaction___

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investments creating new capital assets (create jobs, income).

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16
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Gross investment___

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Final purchases of machinery, equipment, tool…ALL investment of goods.

17
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Depreciation___

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only investment in form of added capital (new).

18
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Gov’t purchases includes:

  1. Expenditure for goods___
  2. Expenditure for social capital___
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  1. that gov’t consumes by providing public services.

2. school, highway. Have long life time.

19
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Net exports (Xn)___

A

Xn=X – M X= export M= import.

20
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GDP formula:

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GDP= C+Ig+G+Xn—–Personal consumption + Gross investment + Gov’t spending + net exports.

21
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Rent___

A
  • income from supply property resources.
22
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Compensation___

A

income from labor resources.

23
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Interest___

A

money paid by private businesses to suppliers of money capital.

24
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Proprietor’s Income___

A

net income of partnership and other businesses.

Corporation have limited liability.

25
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National income includes all income that___

A

flow to American supplied resources, whether they’re here or abroad.

26
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Net Domestic Product___

A

GDP adjusted for depreciation.

27
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Personal Income___

A

Income earned as individuals.

28
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Disposable Income formula___

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C + S consumption + saving. OR personal income – taxes.

29
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Nominal (unadjusted) GDP-

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unadjusted for inflation. Often appears higher than real GDP.
Calculation: =P1+Q1+P2Q2…

30
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Real GDP___

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adjusted for inflation.

31
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Price index___

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measures price of specified collection of goods called market basket.

32
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Shortcoming of GDP___

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  1. Leisure: Ignore leisure value when looking at GDP.

2. Underground economy: sell illegal stuff. Can’t track or measure.