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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Frictional + structural unemployment






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






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






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






5. Personal income less income taxes






6. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






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






8. Cost of living allowance






9. 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






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






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






12. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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


14. The sale of goods and services to households






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






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






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






23. Monetary






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






36. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






37. 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)






38. All investment spending by government and business firms






39. 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






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






41. The average of all prices is falling






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






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






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






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






46. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






47. Maximum output of business cycle






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






49. 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.






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