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MacroE Chp 10.1-10.2
terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Industrial Revolution | The application of mechanical power to the production of goods, beginning in England around 1750. |
| Economic Growth Model | A model that explains growth rates in real GDP per capita over the long run. |
| Labor Productivity | The quantity of goods and services that can be produced by one worker or by one hour of work. |
| Technological Change | A change in the quantity of output a firm can produce using a given quantity of inputs. |
| Human Capital | The accumulated knowledge and skills that workers acquire from education and training or from their life experiences. |
| Per-worker Production Function | The relationship between real GDP per hour worked and capital per hour worked, holding the level of technology constant. |
| Need page 310 to see if anymore vocabulary | |
| New Growth Theory | A model of long-run economic incentives and so is determined by the working of the market system. |
| Patent | The exclusive right to produce a product for a period of 20 years from the date the product is invented. |