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12 ECON Vocab 14

study material for economics CH 14 vocab - Ponder

TermDefinition
unemployment rate percent of people out of work divided by the total number of people in the civilian labor force
Lorenz curve curve that shows how much the actual distribution of income varies from an equal distribution
galloping inflation intense form of inflation that can go as high as 100 to 300 percent
business cycle systematic ups and downs of the real GDP
enterprise zone location where companies are free of certain local, state, and federal tax laws
deflation decrease in the general price level
depression state of the economy characterized by high unemployment, acute shortages, and excess production capacity
technological unemployment unemployment caused when machines replace people
peak point where real GDP stops going up
Earned Income Tax Credits can provide cash to low-income workers
negative income tax proposed type of tax that would make cash payments to certain groups who live below the poverty line
trough turnaround point where real GDP stops going down
hyperinflation inflation in the range of 500 percent a year and above
seasonal unemployment unemployment resulting from changes in the weather or changes in the demand for certain products
recession period during which real GDP declines for two quarters in a row or for six consecutive months creeping inflation
welfare economic and social programs that provide regular assistance to the needy
index of leading indicators monthly statistical series that anticipates changes to the real GDP
structural unemployment caused by a fundamental change in the operations of the economy
poverty guidelines annual dollar amounts used to determine whether people are living in poverty
creeping inflation inflation in the range of 1 to 3 percent per year
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