eg Flashcards
what is eg
- ↑ in amount of g+s (GDP) the whole economy can produce over and above what it produced last year.
measuring eg
gdp in diff time periods
rate growth = % chnage in gdp per year/quarter
nominal gdp
change in $ value of output overtime
real gdp
change in $ value of output overtime (adjusted to inf)
gdp per capita
real $ value in output / pop
real gdp per capita
most meaningful
real ability to satisfy cit. needs and wants
real gdp per capita if gdp increase due to pop
if total gdp ↑ but pop ↑ at higher rate, then ↑ gdp is due to more people
sustainable economic growth
future LS and opps are not compromised by current growth in period
inc eg (sustainable)
environmental psu (pollution) & cell depletion
achieving eg
2QCELL
technical efficiency (achieving eg)
inc output with same / smaller inputs
allocative efficiency
better allocation to reduce opp cost
dynamic efficiency
ability to adapt quickly and move resources to productive sectors
tech progress
changes in tech/scientific knowledge applied to production progess
embodied
change in development of c goods
disembodied
change in processes & techniques
research & development (tech progress)
innovation - competitive advantage to rivals
lower costs / inc efficiency
measuring tech progress
productivity - measures output from given amount of input
labour productivity - per unit output per unit labour
multifactor productivity - indicator of productivity
inflation
rise in general level of g+s over time
measuring inflation - CPI
determines price changes produced by abs
- compare current prices with past prices
CPI calc (previous q)
100000 g+s (basket)
CPI - weighting
more important items (fuel) have higher weighting compared to less important items (hire cars)
- renewed every 5 years (items change)
measuring inflation using CPI
measured price movements not price
- impacts pp, pp indicator includes tax&int.
CPI = headline inflation rate
measures changes in cost of purchases made by wage and salary hh
some rise some fall