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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






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






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






4. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






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






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






7. 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






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


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






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






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






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






14. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






16. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






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






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






20. The sale of goods and services to households






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






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






23. Frictional + structural unemployment






24. All investment spending by government and business firms






25. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






26. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






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






29. Cost of living allowance






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






31. 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.






32. Monetary






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






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






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






36. 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






37. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






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






39. 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)






40. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






42. The average of all prices is falling






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Maximum output of business cycle






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






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






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