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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Measures the prices of a fixed market basket of over 300 consumer goods and services purchased by the typical urban consumer






2. 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)






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






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






5. Results from a pattern of work that changes due to seasonal fluctuations in demand or due to changing weather conditions






6. A sustained rise in the general price level of an economy






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






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






9. Personal income less income taxes






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






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






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






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






14. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






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






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






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

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19. 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






20. Measures national income as the sum of the incomes received by productive resources in the economy; also called Gross Domestic Income (GDI)






21. Cost of living allowance






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






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






24. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






26. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






27. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






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






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






30. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






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






32. 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.






33. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






34. Monetary






35. Maximum output of business cycle






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






37. The average of all prices is falling






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






39. Total income earned by resource suppliers for their contributions to the production of the GNP






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






41. 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






42. Used to calculate how long it will take for prices to double; divide the number 70 by the annual inflation rate to find out how many years it will take for prices to double






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






44. The sale of goods and services to households






45. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






47. All people who are either employed or unemployed - but excludes people who are institutionalized or in the military






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






49. 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






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