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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. The civilian labor force expressed as a percentage of the labor force population






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






3. 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






4. Monetary






5. 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.






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






13. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






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






16. The sale of goods and services to households






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






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






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






20. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






22. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






23. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






35. Maximum output of business cycle






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






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






38. 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)






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






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






41. Cost of living allowance






42. 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






43. Personal income less income taxes






44. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






45. Frictional + structural unemployment






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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