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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Inflation arising from the supply or cost side of the economy






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






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






4. The average of all prices is falling






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






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






11. The sale of goods and services to households






12. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






13. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






15. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






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






18. Cost of living allowance






19. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






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






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






23. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






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






26. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






27. 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






28. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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






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

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






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






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






40. Maximum output of business cycle






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. Monetary






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






50. Personal income less income taxes