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Wills econ
Term Sheet 7.1-7.3
Question | Answer |
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National Income Accounting | the measurement of aggregate economic activity, particularly national income and its components |
Gross Domestic Product | the total market value of all final goods and services produced within a nations borders in a given time period |
Intermediate Goods | goods or services purchased for use as input in the production of final goods or services |
Durable Goods | goods not for immediate consumption and able to be kept for a period of time. |
non-durable goods | are products that are consumed or are only useable for a short period of time |
nominal GDP | the value of final output produced in a given period, measured in the prices of that period (current prices) |
Real GDP | the value of final output produced in a given period |
Gross National Product | the total value of goods produced and services provided by a country during one year, equal to the gross domestic product plus the net income from foreign investments. |
Depreciation | calculation of the measure of obsolescence and/or wear and tear of an asset when used to generate economic benefits. It is the systematic allocation of the depreciable amount of an asset over it's useful life. |
Price Level | *a measure of the overall level of prices at a particular point in time as measured by a price index such as CPI |
Aggregate Supply | the total supply of goods and services available to a particular market from producers. |
Aggregate Demand | the total demand for goods and services within a particular market. |
Business Cycle | a cycle or series of cycles of economic expansion and contraction |
Expansion | An economic expansion is an increase in the level of economic activity, and of the goods and services available. It is a period of economic growth as measured by a rise in real GDP |
Peak | A peak is the highest point between the end of an economic expansion and the start of a contraction in a business cycle. |
Contraction | More specifically, contraction occurs after the business cycle peaks, but before it becomes a trough. |
Trough | a low turning point or a local minimum of a business cycle. |
Recession | a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters. |
Depression | sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies. |
Stagflation | persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment and stagnant demand in a country's economy |
Real GDP per Capita | a measure of the total output of a country that takes into account GDP and divides it by the number of people in the country. difference between real gdp/nominal. |