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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. 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






2. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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


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






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






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






7. 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






8. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






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






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






11. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






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






13. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






15. Frictional + structural unemployment






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






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






18. 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)






19. 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.






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






26. Monetary






27. 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






28. Cost of living allowance






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






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






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






32. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






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






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






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






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






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






38. The sale of goods and services to households






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






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






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






42. Maximum output of business cycle






43. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






44. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






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






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






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






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






50. The average of all prices is falling