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Econ 12
Question | Answer |
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National income accounting | System used to monitor the U.S. economy |
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Dollar value of all final goods and services |
Intermediate goods | Products used in the production of final goods |
Durable goods | Goods that last for a relatively long time |
Nominal GDP | GDP that is measured on current prices |
Real GDP | GDP expressed in unchanging, prices |
Non-durable GDP | Goods that last a short period of time |
Depreciation | Loss of value to equipment resulting in normal wear and tear |
Price level | Average of all the prices in the economy |
Aggregate supply | Total amount of goods and services in the economy that is available at all possible price levels |
Aggregate demand | Amount of goods and services in the economy that will be purchased at all possible price levels |
Business cycle | Period of economic expansion and contraction usually over a long period of time |
Expansion | Economic growth (rise in GDP) |
Economic growth | Steady and long-term increase in real GDP |
Peak | The height of economic expansion |
Contraction | Economic decline (falling real GDP) |
Trough | Lowest point of an economic contraction (real GDP stops falling) |
Gross Domestic Product | Annual income earned by national firms and their citizens |
Recession | A long period of economic contraction |
Depression | A recession that is long and severe |
Stagflation | Decline in real GDP along with a rise in price level |
Leading indicators | Set of economic variables used to predict future business cycle trends |
Real GDP per capita | Real GDP that is divided by the total population of a country |
Saving | Income not used for consumption |
Capital deepening | Process of increasing amount of capital per worker |
Technological progress | Increase in efficiency gained through the production of more output without the use of more inputs |