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Absolute advantage

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A country’s ability to produce a good using less resources than another country

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Aggregate demand curve

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The relationship between the level of aggregate demand and the overall price level; shows planned expenditure at any given possible overall price level

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Appreciation

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A rise in the exchange rate within a floating exchange rate system

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Automatic stabilisers

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Effects by which government expenditure adjusts to offset the effects of recession and boom without the need for active intervention

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Average propensity to consume

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The proportion of income that households devote to consumer expenditure

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Balance of payments

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A set of accounts showing the transactions conducted between residents of a country and the rest of the world

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Bank rate

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The interest rate that is set by the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England in order to influence inflation

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Canons of Taxation

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Four maxims devised by Adam Smith, setting out the characteristics of a good tax

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Capital account of the balance of payments

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Account identifying transactions in (physical) capital between the residents of a country and the rest of the world

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Capital productivity

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Measure of output per unit of capital

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Claimant count of unemployment

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The number of people claiming the Jobseekers Allowance each month

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Comparative advantage

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A country’s ability to produce a good relatively more efficiently (I.e. at lower opportunity cost) than another country

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Consumer price index (CPI)

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A measure of the general level of prices in the UK, adopted as the government’s inflation target since December 2003

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Consumption function

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The relationship between consumer expenditure and disposable income; its position depends upon other factors that affect how much households spend on consumer expenditure

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Cost-push inflation

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Inflation initiated by an increase in the costs faced by firms, arising on the supply side of the economy

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Current account of the balance of payments

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Account identifying transactions in goods and services between the residents of a country and the rest of the world

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Cyclical unemployment

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Unemployment that arises during the downturn of the economic cycle, such as recession

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Deflation

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A situation in which the average level of prices is falling- this is negative inflation

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Demand-deficient unemployment

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Unemployment that arises because of a deficiency of aggregate demand in the economy, so that equilibrium level of output is below full employment

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Demand pull inflation

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Inflation initiated by an increase in aggregate demand

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Depreciation

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A fall in the exchange rate within a floating exchange rate system; a fall in value of physical capital equipment over time as it is subject to wear and tear

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Devaluation

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Process whereby a government reduces the price of its currency the price of its currency relative to an agreed rate in terms of forge in exchange

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Discouraged workers

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People who have been unable to find employment and who are no longer looking for work

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Disposable income

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The income that households have to devote to consumption and saving, taking into account payments of direct taxes and transfer payments

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Economically inactive
Those people of working age who are not looking for work, for a variety of reasons
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Effective exchange rate
The exchange rate for a country relative to a weighted average of currencies of its trading partners
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Exchange rate
The price of one currency in terms of another
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Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)
A system that was set up by a group of European countries in 1979 with the objective of keeping member countries' currencies relatively stable against each other
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Financial account of the balance of payments
Account identifying transactions in financial assets between the residents of a country and the rest of the world
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Fiscal policy
Decisions made by the government on is expenditure, taxation and borrowing
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Fixed exchange rate
A system in which the government of a country agrees to fix the value of its currency in terms of that of another country
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Flat rate tax system
A system of income tax in which each taxpayer pays the same rate of tax on income
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Floating exchange rate
A system in which the exchange rate is permitted to find its own level in the market
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Forge in exchange reserves
Stocks of forge in currency and gold owned by the central bank of a country to enable it to meet any mismatch between the demand and supply of the country's currency
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Frictional unemployment
Unemployment associated with the job search: that is, people who are between jobs
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Full employment
A situation where people who are economically active in the workforce and are willing and able to work (at going wage rates) are able to find employment
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GDP per capita
The average level of PDG per head of population
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
The precursor of the WTO, which organised a series of 'rounds' of tariff reductions
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Globalisation
A process by which the world's economies are becoming more closely interpreted
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Government budget deficit (surplus)
The balance between government spending and revenue
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Hot money
Stocks of funds that are moved around the world from country to country in search of the best return
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Human capital
The stock of skills and expertise that contribute to a worker's productivity; can be increased through education and training
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ILO unemployment rate
Measure of the percentage of the workforce who are without jobs, but are available for work, willing to work and looking for work
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In employment
People who are either working for firms or other organisations, or are self-employed
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Index number
A device for comparing the value of a variable in one period or location with a base observation (e.g. The retail price index measures the average level of prices relative to a base period)
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Inflation
The rate of change of the average price levels: for example, the percentage annual rate of change of the CPI
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Inflation targeting
An approach to macroeconomic policy whereby that central bank is charged with meeting a target for inflation
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Investment
Expenditure undertaken by firms to add to the capital stock
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Invisible trade
Trade in services
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Involuntary unemployment
Situation arising when an individual who would like to accept a job at the going wage rate is unable to find employment
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Keynesian school
A group of economists who believed that the macroeconomy could settle at an equilibrium that was below full employment
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Labour productivity
Measure of output per worker, or output per hour worked
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Law of comparative advantage
A theory arguing that there may be gains from trade arising when countries specialise in the production of goods and services in which they have a comparative advantage
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Long-run economic growth
The expansion of the productive capacity of an economy
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Macroeconomics
The study of the interrelationships between economic variables at an aggregate (macroeconomic) level
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Marginal propensity to consume
The proportion of additional income devoted to consumer expenditure
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Marginal propensity to import
The proportion of additional income that is spent on imports of goods and services
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Marginal propensity to save
The proportion of additional income that is saved by households
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Marginal propensity to tax
The proportion of additional income that is taxes
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Marginal propensity to withdraw
The proportion of additional income that is withdrawn from the circular flow- the sum of the marginal propensity to save, import and tax
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Monetarist school
A group of economists who believed that the macroeconomy always adjusts rapidly to the full employment level of output
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Monetary policy
The decisions made by the government regarding monetary variable ms such as the money supply and the interest rate
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Monetary Policy Committee
Body within the Bank of England responsible for the conduct of monetary policy
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Money stock
The quantity of money in the economy
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Multinational corporation (MNC)
A company whose production activities are carried out in more than one country
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Multiplier
The ratio of a change in equilibrium real income to the autonomous change that brought it about; it is defined as 1 divided by the marginal propensity to withdraw
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Natural rate of output
The long-run equilibrium level of output to which monetarists believe the macroeconomy will always tend; corresponds to full employment
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Net investment
Gross investment minus depreciation
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Nominal value
Value of an economic variable based on current prices, taking no account for changing prices through time
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Productivity
Measure of the efficiency of a factor of production
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Purchasing power parity theory of exchange rates
Theory stating that in the long run exchange rates (in a floating rate system) are determined by relative inflation rates in different countries
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Quantitative easing
A process by which the central bank purchases assets such as the government and corporate bonds in order to release additional money into the financial system
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Real exchange rate
The nominal exchange rate adjusted for differences in relative exchange rates between countries
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Real value
Value of an economic variable, taking into account changing prices through time
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Recession
Occurs when GDP falls for two or more consecutive quarters
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Retail price index (RPI)
A measure of the average price level in the UK
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Revaluation
Process whereby a government raises the price of domestic currency in terms of forge in currency
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Seasonal employment
Unemployment that arises in seasons of the year when demand is relatively low
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Short-run aggregate supply curve
A curve showing how much output firms would be prepared to supply in the short run at any given overall price level
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Short-run economic growth
An increase in the actual GDP
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Structural unemployment
Unemployment arising because of changes in the pattern of economic activity within an economy
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Supply-side policies
Range of measures intended to have a direct impact on aggregate supply- and specifically the potential capacity output of the economy
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Sustainable development
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
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Terms of trade
The relative prices at which exchange takes place; the ratio of export prices to import prices
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Total factor productivity
The average productivity of all factors, measured as the total output divided by the total amount of outputs used
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Trading possibility curve
Show the consumption possibilities under conditions of free trade
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Unemployed
People who are economically active but not in employment
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Visible trade
Trade in goods
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Voluntary unemployment
Situation arising when an individual chooses not to accept a job at the going wage rate
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Workforce
People who are economically active- either in employment or unemployment
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World Trade Organisation (WTO)
A multilateral body now responsible for overseeing the conduct of international trade

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