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Econ 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |