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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Results from laborers having a mismatched skill set with what is demanded by the current labor market






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






3. 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)






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






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






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






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






8. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






9. 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






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






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






12. Maximum output of business cycle






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






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






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






16. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






17. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






18. The sale of goods and services to households






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






20. 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






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






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






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






25. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






27. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






29. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






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






31. All investment spending by government and business firms






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Personal income less income taxes






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






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






43. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






45. Frictional + structural unemployment






46. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






47. 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






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






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






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