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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. 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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






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






13. The sale of goods and services to households






14. Personal income less income taxes






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






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






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






18. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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






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






25. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






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






27. Frictional + structural unemployment






28. 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






29. Maximum output of business cycle






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






39. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






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






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






43. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






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






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






47. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






48. Monetary






49. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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