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Poly sci 16

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Political Economy Influence of politics and economy on each other; what government should do in the economy
Public Policy What a government tries to do; the choice it makes among alternatives
Business cycle Tendency of economy to alternate between growth and recession over several years
Recession Period of economic decline; a shrinking GDP
Inflation A general, overall rise in prices
Federal Reserve Board The fed; U.S. central bank that can raise and lower interest rates
Balance of payment The value of what a country exports compared with what it imports
Fixed exchange rate Dollar buys set amounts of foreign currencies
Floating exchange rate Dollar buys varying amounts of foreign currencies, depending on market for them
Stagflation Combination of slow growth plus inflation in the U.S. economy in the 1970s
Deficit Spending more in a given year than you take in
Euro Since 2002, common EU currency used in most of west Europe, Value fluctuates but generally worth more than $1
Debt The sum total of deficits over many years
Bubble Market that has gone too high
Entitlement U.S. federal expenditure mandated by law, such as social security and medicare
Welfare dependency Stuck on welfare with no incentive to get off
Outsourcing U.S. firms producing overseas
Bull Market A stock market that keeps rising
Baby boom The big generation of Americans born from 1946-1964
Workfare Programs limiting the duration of welfare payments and requiring recipients to work or get job training
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