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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. 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






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






3. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






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






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






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






8. Personal income less income taxes






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






16. 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.






17. Maximum output of business cycle






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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)






26. 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






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






28. Monetary






29. The average of all prices is falling






30. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






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






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






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






35. Frictional + structural unemployment






36. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






37. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






39. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






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






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






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






43. Cost of living allowance






44. 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






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






46. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






47. The sale of goods and services to households






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






49. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






50. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






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