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Gross domestic product measures…

income =

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Total income of everyone in the economy
And the total expenditure on the economies output of goods and services

Income = expenditure

Dollars buyer spends goes in sellers pocket

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Households…

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Own factors of production
Sell or rent to firms for income

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Firms…

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buy or hire factors of production
Use them to produce goods and services

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BEA

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Bureau of economic analysis

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Durable goods and example

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Items that last a long time
Microwave

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Non-durable goods and example

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Products consumed quickly, have a short lifespan
Bacon, bread

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are Social security payments included in GDP?

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Not included in GDP because they don’t reflect the economies production

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How is GDP affected if a citizen buys a TV made in Korea by a Korean firm?

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the import of the korean TV reduces net exports (exports-imports) U.S. net imports decrease so U.S. GDP is unaffected because this wasn’t produced in the U.S.

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A US citizen buys a tea kettle manufactured in china by a company owned and operated by a U.S. Citizen. Which components of the US GDP is this transaction accounted for?

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Consumption and imports

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If GDP deflator is less than 100%

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Prices are lower that year

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The government:

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Collects taxes and buys goods and services

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The financial system

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Matches savers’ supply of funds with borrowers demand for loans

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GDP is all ________ goods… within ..

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all final goods (vs intermediate goods) and services produced within a country in a period of time

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Intermediate goods…

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Are used as components in production

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Components of GDP (total spending)

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4 components:
Consumption
Investment
Government purchases
Net exports(ex-im)

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Consumption

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Total spending by household
Durable, non durable goods
Spending on education or medical care

Home owners include “imputed rental valve”, not a current good

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Investment

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Total spending on goods used in the future to produce more goods
Capital equipment (machinery, tools)
Structures (factories, houses)
Inventories (goods produced, not sold)
NOT STOCKS OR BONDS

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Government purchases

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All spending on goods and services purchased by the government at Federal, state and local levels
Excludes)
Transfer payments like unemployment
NOT PURCHASES OF GOODS AND SERVICES

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Net exports

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Nx = exports - imports
Exports are foreign spending on economies goods and services
Imports are the portions of C, I, G produced abroad

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GDP =

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C+ I + g+nx

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Why do we have real vs. Nominal GDP?

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Inflation can distort economic variables like GDP

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Nominal GDP

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Values output using current prices
Not corrected for inflation

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Real GDP

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values output using the prices of a base year
Is corrected for inflation

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Change in nominal

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Reflects both price and quantity

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Change in real GDP is the same amount
Of GDP that would change if prices were constant
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GDP deflator measures
The overall level of prices
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GDP deflator =
Nominal GDP / real GDP x 100
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Inflation rate =
GDP deflator2 - GDP deflator1 / GDP deflator1 x 100
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Real GDP per capita is
the main indicator of the average persons living standards Not exact
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CPI (base year) =
cost of basket in current year / cost of basket in base year x 100
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Compute the inflation rate of CPI:
Inflation rate = CPI this year - CPI last year / CPI last year x100
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Substitution bias
The CPI misses substitution towards cheaper goods because of a fixed basket
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Introduction of new goods
Customers find new products that meet their needs
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Unmeasured quality change
Improvement quality of goods in the value of each dollar
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Inflation: amount in todays dollars =
Amount in year ( t ) dollars (ex min wage is 1.25) x price level today (ex CPI is 277.3 today)/ price level in year (t) (ex CPI was 24.6 in 1963)
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Nominal interest rate
Not corrected for inflation Rate of growth in dollar value for a deposit or debt
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Real interest rate
Corrected for inflation Rate of growth in the purchasing power of a deposit or debt
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Real interest rate =
(Nominal interest rate) - (inflation rate)
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Productivity =
Y / L Y= real GDP = quantity of output produced L = quantity of labor
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K measures
Physical capital
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Physical capital per worker:
K/ L
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H =
Human capital
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Human capital per worker =
H/ L
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N =
Natural resources
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natural capital per worker =
N / L
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Technology knowledge
Societies understanding of the best ways to produce goods and services Boosts productivity
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The production function
Y= A x F ( L, K, H, N ) = Y/L = A x F ( L/L, K/L, H/L, N/L ) A= level of technology F ( )= the function that shows how inputs are combined to produce an output
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Real GDP per capita =
real GDP / Population
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Growth rate for GDP per capita =
new GDP per capita - old GDP per capita/ old GDP per capita x100
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Saving and investing can boost Reducing consumption =
Productivity by increasing k, which requires investment increasing savings
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The catch up effect
The property whereby poor countries grow more rapidly (exponentially) than rich ones
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To raise k/ L: foreign direct investment:
A capital investment (factory...) that is owned and operated by a foreign country
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To raise k/ L: foreign portfolio investment:
A capital investment (factory) financed with foreign money but operated by domestic residents
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Foreign investments (direct and portfolio) are particularly beneficial for
Poor countries who can learn their innovations and technologies
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Government can increase productivity by promoting
Education and health care investment in H (human capital
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“trade can...
Make everyone better off"
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Inward-oriented policies
Tariffs, limits on investment from abroad, aim to raise living standards by avoiding interaction with other countries Generally failed to create growth
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Outward-oriented policies
Elimination of restriction on trade/ foreign investments promote integration with the world economy Have often succeeded
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What's the main reason for living standards to rise?
Technological advancements
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Knowledge is a public good because...
Ideas can be shared, increasing productivity
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How can population affect living standards?
Stretching natural resources Higher labor ^L, N/L \/ Dilutes capital stock (\/ K/L ) Promoting tech progress Hybrid and electric cars are examples of when population increase doesn't always deplete resources
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Private saving : =
The portion of households income that is not yet used for consumption or paying taxes = Y - T- C Y= GDP T= Revenue C= consumption
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Public saving : =
Tax revenue less government spending = T - G T= revenue G= government purchases
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National saving : =
Portion of national income that is not used for consumption or government purchases S = Y - T - C + T- G = Y - C - G
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Government budget surplus
An excess of tax revenue ( T ) over government spending (G) public saving = T-G
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Government budget deficit
A shortfall of tax revenue (T) from government spending (G) = G - T
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Examples of private saving
Buying corporate bonds Shares from a friend accumulation in savings or checking
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Examples of investment
General Motors spends $250 mil to build a new factory in Michigan NOT purchase of stocks or bonds
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Supply - demand model
Helps understand how the financial system coordinates saving and investment, government policies, interest rates Assumption: one financial market
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Supply of funds: Demand for funds:
Savings Investment
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Crowding out
In a budget deficit when the government borrows they compete with everyone else in the economy who wants to borrow the limited amount of money, This increases interest rates and decreases private spending
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In the base years for GDP and CPI its
Always 100
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GNP is
Gross National product: the total goods and Services produced by a country's citizens and businesses in a given year Very close to GDP but includes production by country's citizens abroad while GDP does not
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What is CPI?
A statistical estimate of the level of prices of goods and services bought for consumption purposes by households

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