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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. The price index that puts all goods and services in the market basket; measures the overall price level change - not just a change in price of typical consumer goods






2. Frictional + structural unemployment






3. The sale of goods and services to households






4. All investment spending by government and business firms






5. The average of all prices is falling






6. Caused by the actions of people who have come to expect a certain amount of inflation in the economy






7. For every 1% the actual unemployment rate exceeds the natural (frictional + structural) unemployment rate - a 2.5% GDP gap occurs


8. (1) wages - (2) rents - (3) profits - (4) interest - (5) misc






9. Calculate spending and income: what is spent on a product is received as income by those who contributed to the product's production. the spending amount and income amount should equal one another.






10. A person who is available for and looking for work - but has none






11. Phase of the business cycle which is characterized by a period of at least six months where there is a decline in total output - income and employment






12. Income earned by the factors of production for their current contributions to production; total dollar value of all final goods and services produced for consumption in society during a particular time period






13. GDI = w + i + r + pi + misc






14. Measures the prices of a fixed market basket of over 300 consumer goods and services purchased by the typical urban consumer






15. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






16. Used for comparing the price of a specific market basket of goods and services in one particular year to the price in a base year






17. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






18. Maximum output of business cycle






19. Phase of the business cycle where output and employment are at their lowest levels






20. Results from laborers having a mismatched skill set with what is demanded by the current labor market






21. Periodic and predictable economic changes






22. The total net sales of goods sold abroad minus the total net spent on purchases from other countries






23. (1) final purchases of machinery and equipment by governments and business; (2) all construction; and (3) changes in inventories






24. Measures the amount of goods and services one's money can buy; measures purchasing power






25. The sale of a finished good or product directly to a consumer (baker sells bread to customer); counted in GDP






26. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






27. Those that are used to produce other goods that will eventually be sold (miller sells flour to a baker); not counted in GDP






28. Shows how money and goods and services flow between the various markets and players in the economy






29. Cost of living allowance






30. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






31. The number of dollars one receives as wages - rent - interest or profit






32. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






33. Government purchase of goods and services; does not include transfer payments and expenditures for servicing the national debt or investment goods






34. All people living in a society who are of legal age to work






35. Output measured at current prices - and thus unadjusted figure for GDP






36. (base year basket valued at current year prices/base year basket valued at base year prices) x 100






37. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






38. Allows us to keep tabs on the economic health of society and to develop policies that will improve that health






39. Output measured at base year prices - and thus adjusted






40. Those who are on ______ incomes are hurt most by inflation






41. Income earned that is available to resource suppliers and others before payment of personal taxes






42. A basic accounting measure of total production of goods and services of the national economy in one year






43. The civilian labor force expressed as a percentage of the labor force population






44. Measures GDP by adding up all that is spent by various consumers on this year's total output of final goods and services; also called gross national expenditure (GNE)






45. Inflation arising from the supply or cost side of the economy






46. The percentage of unemployed workers in the civilian labor force






47. Second-hand sales (goods not produced that year) and financial transactions (moving money from x to y); not counted in GDP






48. Excess unemployment caused because the economy deviates from the long run output potential of the economy






49. Wages - represents monies earned by labor - including pensions - workman's compensation - and insurance






50. Phase of the business cycle where output and employment begin to move toward full employment