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GDP

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Gross domestic product, measures the total value of goods & services a country produces in 1 year

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GDP per capita

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a measure of a country’s economic output that accounts for its number of people

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Price Inflation

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A term used to describe the rise of prices for goods & services in an economy, inflation is calculated using the CPI

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CPI

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Consumer price index, measures the average change over time for the price of goods & service in urban areas, example transportation, healthcare

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BLS

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U.S Burea of labor & statistics, the entity that measures CPI

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US Unemployment

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Unemployment rate 3.9% according to BLS,Gov use Fiscal & monetary policies to regulate unemployment

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Fiscal Policy

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Fiscal policy is to reduce unemployment, this is done by increasing gov spending or decrease taxes

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Corporate tax

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Is a direct tax imposed by jurisdiction on the income of corporations, the U.S tax rate is 21%

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Payroll Tax

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Taxes deducted from an employee, taxes paid by an employer, social security 12.4%, medicare 2.9%

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Individual tax

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Tax paid on an individual’s personal income as distinct as tax paid on firm

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Monetary Policy

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Consist of action of a central bank (federal Reserve) that determins the size and rate of growth of the money supply which affects interest rate.

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Printing money

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Gov use monetary & Fiscal tax to print money, use federal reserve

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FRS

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Federal reserve system the U.S central bank, manages the economy’s money supply

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International trade

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The exchange of goods and services between countries, Bill Clinton (North amercan free trade agreement)

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What are the 4 factors of production

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Land, labor, capital, and entrepeneurship