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CLEP Macroeconomics: Measurement Of Economic Performance

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. 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






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






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






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






5. Temporary and associated with turnover in the labor market






6. Cyclical unemployment is at 0






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. Periodic and predictable economic changes






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






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






15. Inflation caused by excess demand in the economy






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






17. All investment spending by government and business firms






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






19. 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






20. Output sacrificed due to unemployment






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






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






23. Recurrent ups and downs of economic activity






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






25. GDP = C + Ig + G + Xn






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. Cost of living allowance






31. Frictional + structural unemployment






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






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

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






35. The sale of goods and services to households






36. The average of all prices is falling






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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)






45. Maximum output of business cycle






46. Consumption - investment - government - and net exports






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






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






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






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