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Chapter 24
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Average propensity to consume (APC) | The fraction of income that is spent |
| Average propensity to import (APM) | The fraction of income spent on imports |
| Average propensity to save (APS) | The fraction of income that is saved |
| Closed economy | An economy that does not engage in international trade,that is,it has no exports and imports |
| Deflationary gap | If the equilibrium level of income is less than the level of income required to have full employment of resources,then there is said to be a deflationary gap |
| Inflationary gap | If the equilibrium level of income is higher than the level of income required to bring about full employment,then there is said to an inflationary gap |
| Injection | Anything that increases the flow of income in the economy (that is,investment,exports and government spending) |
| Marginal propensity to consume (MPC) | The fraction of extra income that is spent |
| Marginal propensity to import (MPM) | The fraction of extra income that is spent on imports |
| Marginal propensity to pay tax (MPT) | The fraction of extra income that is paid in tax |
| Marginal propensity to save (MPS) | The fraction of extra income that is saved |
| Multiplier | The multiplier is the relationship between an initial injection into the circular flow of income and the eventual total increase in national income resulting from that injection |
| National income equation | Y=C+I+G+X-M |
| Open economy | An economy that engages in international trade,selling exports and buying imports |
| Potential level of national income | The maximum level of output that the economy is capable of producing,given its resources |
| Withdrawal (or leakage) | Anything that reduces the flow of income in the economy (that is,savings,imports and taxation) |