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GDP per capita

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Gross domestic product of a country divided by its population
Leaves out non traded goods and services that affect well being
Conflates taxes and income of multinationals

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Disposable income

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All incomes of a typical person after accounting positive and negative transfers
Leaves out non traded goods and services that affect well being as well as government supplied services

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Nominal gdp

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The market value of all goods and services produced in an economy within a given time period
Calculated by multiplying each good or service’s price by its quantity and then summing up these values

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Real gdp

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Similar to nominal gdp but adjusts for price changes
Calculated by multiplying each good or service’s baseline price by its quantity and then summing up these values
Need to choose a baseline period

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What are the three ways of measuring gdp

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Output method = total sum of what’s produced
Income method = sum of gross profits of companies the self employed and employees wages
Expenditure method = total spending on goods and services C+I+G+(X-M)

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GNP

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GDP but based on citizenship rather than population

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Ndp

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Gdp but accounts for depreciation of capital goods

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Law of demand

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The tendency for quantity demanded to be higher when price is lower

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Giffen goods

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Essential gods with upward sloping demand because it’s higher prices one cannot afford better alternatives

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Veblen goods

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Goods with upward sloping demand due to increased perceived exclusivity at higher prices

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Market

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A setting bringing together potential buyers and sellers

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Price elasticity of demand

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A measure of how responsive buyers are to price changes. It measures the percent change in quantity demanded that follows from a percent price change

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Cross price elasticity of demand

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A measure of how responsive the demand of one good is to price changes of another good. It measures the present change in quantity demanded that follows from a percent change in the price of another good

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Substitute goods and complement goods

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Substitutes good = goods that can replace each other in consumption
Complement goods = goods that are consumed together

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Income elasticity of demand

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A measure of how responsive the demand for a good is to changes in income. It measures the percent change in quantity demanded that follows from a percent change in income

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Normal and inferior goods

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Normal goods = goods for which higher income leads to a higher demand
Inferior goods = goods for which higher income leads to lower demand

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Price elasticity of supply

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A measure of how responsive sellers are to price changes. It measures the percent change in quantity supplied that follows from a percent change

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2 reasons for taxes

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Pay government bills
Influenced market outcomes

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Subsidy

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Subsidy is a payment made by the government to those who make a specific choice

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Statutory burden
Economic burden
Tax incidence

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Statutory burden = being assigned by the government to send a tax payment
Economic burden = created by the change in after tax prices faced by buyers and sellers
Tax incidence = the division of the economic burden between buyers and sellers

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Quantity regulation

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A min of max quantity that can be sold
Mandate requires to buy or sell a min
Quota limits the max quantity that can be sold

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Tax expenditure

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Special deductions exemptions or credits that lower your tax obligations to encourage you to engage in certain kinds of activities

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Discretionary fiscal policy
Automatic stabilizers

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Deliberate changes in government spending or taxes to boost or slow economy temporarily

Spending or tax programs that automatically adjust as the economy expands or contracts without deliberate action

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Gross government debt
Net government debt

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Gross= the total accumulated amount of money the government owes
Net= the debt that the government owes to external parties

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Positive vs normative analysis
Positive = describes what is happening, explaining why or predicting what will happen Normative= describes what should happened which involves value judgements
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Production efficiency
When it’s not possible to increase producer surplus by imposing production plans that are different to the market equilibrium plans
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allocative efficiency
When it’s not possible to increase consumer surplus by imposing allocations of goods that are different to the market equilibrium allocations
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Common types of market failures
Market power Externalities Private information Incomplete contracts Irrationality Government regulation
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Externality
A side effect of an activity that affects bystanders whose interests aren’t taken into account
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Deadweight loss
The difference between the actual level of economic surplus and the largest possible economic surplus
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Msc Msb
Msc the extra cost paid by the seller and bystanders from one extra unit Msb the extra benefit enjoyed by the buyer and bystanders from one extra unit
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Public good
Non rivalrous and non excludable
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Common goods
Rivalrous but non excludable
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Private goods
Rivalrous and excludable
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Club goods
Non rivalrous but excludable
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Nash equilibrium
An equilibrium in which the choice that each player makes us a best response to the choices other players are making
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Pareto dominance
When one equilibria gives a higher payoff to at least one player without hurting any individual player’s payoff This equilibrium could occur more often
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Perfect competition
A market in which All forms in an industry seek an identical good There are many buyers and sellers, each of whom is small relative to the size of the market
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Seller’s market power
The extent to which a seller can charge higher prices without losing many sales to competing businesses
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Monopolistic competition
A market with many small businesses competing, each selling differentiated products
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Marginal revenue
The addition to total revenue you get from selling one more unit
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Killer acquisitions
Where incumbent firms may acquire innovating startups to terminate their potentially competing innovations
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Cournot competition
Firms set quantity and the price is determined by the total quantity in the market Rival companies offering an identical product compete on the amount of output they produce independently and simultaneously Fixed numbers of firms in a market Produces an equilibrium higher than the competitive price and lower than the monopoly price
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Bertrand competition
Firms set the price, and the one with the lowest price wins the whole market In eq p=mc Is more likely when production and storage are more flexible Oligopoly model where two or more firms pride a homogenous good and compete in prices.
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Bertrand paradox
Under Bertrand competition just two sellers can produce an outcome same as perfect competition
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Monopsony power
A business using its market power as a major buyer of labour to pay lower prices including lower wages
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Utility
Is a measure of the value that one places on an outcome
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Indifference curve
A curve of the points which indicate the combinations of goods and services that provide the same level of utility to the individual
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Nominal vs real wages
Nominal are measured in money Real are measured by adjusting for inflation
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Income effect
The effect that the additional income would have if there were no changes in price
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Substitution effect
The effect that is only due to changes in the prices holding utility level constant Induces workers to work more as working becomes more valuable (leisure becomes relatively more expensive) Think about substitute goods and how preferences change
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Labour force participation
It captures the share of population that is interested in or king - which can be affected by various socio-economic and cultural factors
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Frictional unemployment
Occurs due to the time it takes for employers to search for workers and for workers to search for jobs
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Structural unemployment
Occurs when wages don’t fall to bring labour demand and supply into equilibrium
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Policies primarily affecting frictional unemployment
Job search assistance Retraining programs Transportation subsidies
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Policies primarily affecting structural unemployment
Reducing union power Inflation Payroll tax cuts
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Displacement effect
Automation directly replaces labour
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Productivity effect
As automation increases productivity economy expands and increases demand for labour in non-automated tasks
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Reinstatement effect
Creation of new tasks in which labour has a comparative advantage
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Malthusian assumptions
1. Decreasing the average product of labour: population growth leads to less than proportional growth in production 2. Wealthier households have more offspring
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Marginal product of labour
The additional output produced with one more unit of labour
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Average product of labour
Total output divided by a labour input
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Exogenous technology
Technological innovation is treated as exogenous and independent
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Smoothing
Economic agents tend to prefer to smooth out consumption instead of consuming everythingkater and nothing now
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Principal agent relationship
The lender would like to ensure that the borrower repays a loan but cannot enforce this directly through a contract
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Credit rationing
Borrowers with less wealth face unfavourable lending terms or are denied loans as they cannot provide enough collateral or equity
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Deregulation
The glass-steal all act which separated commercial and investment banking was repealed in 1999. This a,lowed banks to engage in riskier financial activities.
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Market conditions
The booming housing market provided an incentive for banks to expand lending to high risk individuals
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Base money
Is the legal tender including Case held by households firms and banks Balances held by commercial banks at the central banks
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Broad money
Includes both bank money and base money representing the total money supply circulating in the economy
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A bond
A financial instrument where the issuer borrows funds from the bond holder and promises to repay over a specific duration
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Bank run
May occur when depositors fear insolvency and withdraw funds rapidly
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What is inflation and inflation rate
A generalized rise in the overall levels of prices Also can be seen as a decline in the purchasing power of money The annual percentage increase in the average price level
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CPI
Consumer price index Is an index that tracks the average price consumers pay over time for a representative basket of goods and services
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Personal consumption expenditure deflator
Is used for monetary policy like the federal reserves target inflation rate of 2%
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Ppi
Measures the price of inputs into production process - it measures the inflation experienced by the businesses
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GDP deflator
Is a measure of inflation based on the basket of all goods and services produced domestically
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Money illusion
Refers to the mistaken tendency to focus on nominal dollar amounts instead of real amounts Could : Distort decision making Lead to mis-pricing Create nominal wage rigidity
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Money
An asset regularly used in transactions 3 functions Medium of exchange Unit account Store of value
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Causes of hyperinflation
Governments can generate revenue by printing money at virtually zero cost using it to purchase goods The ease f printing money tempts governments to do so in the face of serious fiscal problems like wars, reparations, and external debts
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Challenges of ending hyperinflation
Hyperinflation creates expectations of future inflation leading to immediate consumer spending which in turn hikes up prices So the government is forced to print even more money to cover expenses With the expectations of future inflation, escaping becomes difficult Often ending hyperinflation requires major monetary / fiscal reforms that convince the public that the inflation will will stabilize
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Firms demand curve
Not an individual or market demand, it reflects the demand faced by the firm based on its market power. Summarizes the quantity that buyers demand from an individual firms as it changes its price The line becomes steeper as the firms gains more market power
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Explain 2 reasons why working hours have gone down over time
1. Production in some industries has become less labour intensive and more capital intensive 2. As people escaped poverty and became richer their demand for leisure time increased
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What is the budget constraint
Defines the most expensive combinations of goods and services that a person can afford
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Skill biased technological change
Skill biased technological change The hypothesis that new technologies increase the productivity of skilled workers more than those of less skilled workers
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Why does computerization lead to job polarization
They cannot substitute non routine tasks Manual and abstract tasks are at opposite skill spectrum ends and thus there exists a growing gap
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When did the Industrial Revolution hit the 4 major areas discussed
Britain - late 18th century , textiles, iron coal Germany - mid 19th century, electricity, chemicals, automobiles Japan - late 19th century, textiles, steel, shipbuilding Russia - early 20th century, steel, coal, large scale machinery
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How are wages and population related under the Malthusian model?
In the initial eq, wages are at the subsistence level Innovation raises the average product of labour and wages As the result of higher wages, the population grows With a higher population, wages fall due to decreasing average product of labour As wages fall, population growth slows and eventually stabilizes
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How does mokyr view growth
Attributes technological change to europes scientific Revolution and enlightenment arguing that they brought about new ways to transforms elite scientific knowledge to practical tools for engineers and artisans Views wages and energy prices as guiding facts not primary drivers of technological progress
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How does Clark view the Industrial Revolution
Attributes britains take off to the middle class cultural values such as patience and diligence Argues that europes high mortality rate combined with the Rich’s higher offspring survival lead to their descendants moving down socially, “biologically” dispersing middle class values throughout society Downplays the role institutions
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What is pomeranz’s theory?
Focuses on the divergence debt when Europe and china Attributes superior European growth after 1800 to the abundance of coal in britains which the technologies of the time required Argues that Britain’s access to agricultural production in its new world colonies fed the expanding class of industrial workers thus helping them escape to the Malthusian trap Downplays the role of culture and institutions
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What is galor’s theory
Unified growth theory A framework that aims to explain both the epoch of Malthusian stagnation and the subsequent transition to sustained growth Initial period of Malthusian stagnation Increasing important of human capital over time Demographic transition Shifts to sustained economic growth
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Menu costs
The marginal cost for sellers of adjusting prices
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Shoe leather costs
The costs incurred by buyers trying to avoid holding cash
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Quantitative easing
Is a novel monetary policy that aims to increase aggregate demand by buying assets even when the policy interest rate is zero

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