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study material for economics vocab CH 16 - Ponder

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GDP gap   difference between the actual GDP and the potential GDP that could be produced if all resources were fully employed  
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monetarism   emphasis on the role of money and its: growth as a key to controlling inflation and unemployment  
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supply-side economics   policies to stimulate output and reduce unemployment by increasing production rather than demand  
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Keynesian economics   actions to lower unemployment by stimulating aggregate demand  
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automatic stabilizer   triggers benefits automatically when changes in the economy lower income  
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stagflation   period of stagnant growth combined with inflation  
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wage-price controls   regulations making it illegal for businesses to give workers raises or to raise prices without the explicit permission of the government  
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unemployment insurance   income provided for workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own  
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fiscal policy   federal government's attempt to stabilize the economy through taxing and government spending  
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misery (discomfort) index   sum of monthly inflation  
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Laffer curve   hypothetical relationship between federal tax rates and tax revenues  
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