https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mB_7Hr3jfMiTmld3gn8SXrgl7PM5iHRonYr8mFQ956I/edit AP Macro Module 1 AP Macroeconomics 1.03 1. a) If I go to the beach‚ the opportunity cost is that I will not be prepared for the exam; likewise‚ if I study for the exam‚ the opportunity cost is that I will not be having fun at the beach. b) If I get a job after high school‚ the opportunity cost is that I will miss out on a college education; likewise‚ if I go to college‚ the opportunity
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GDP: The growth of GDP in last year was above 6% but it has started to decline and is expected to go down below 5.7%. This is mainly because of the fall in export since export consist of 20% of GDP in Bangladesh. Moreover‚ investment and consumption also is decreasing along with the decline in growth in manufacturing and service sectors. The growth of GDP in Bangladesh depend mainly on the industrial and the agricultural sectors. In FY2006-07‚ the growth rate was 6.43% that was estimated to be
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Chapter 3 Consumption and Investment Consumption (C) and investment (I) Since we are more concerned with two sector model in our course‚ we will discuss about consumption and investment. In a two sector model‚ a simple but an imaginary assumption of no government and no foreign trade is made. Here Yd =C+S or Yd =AD (aggregate demand) This also implies that C+S=C+I Consumption Introducing you with: (Think yourself in advance) What is consumption? What is consumption function
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How GDP is Misleading Measure of Wealth and Well-being! GDP‚ which stands for Gross Domestic Product‚ is the most common abbreviation in economics. It has become widely used as a reference point for the health of national and global economies. No number is quite so central to public life as the gross domestic product. Political scientists build formulas around it to predict who will win the presidency. The stock market trembles at the approach of new quarterly figures. Other economic statistics
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Equilibrium Kurt Wimmer’s film Equilibrium (2002) is set in color. It tells a story about how suppressing emotions eliminates war‚ and any books‚ art‚ or music is forbidden. Those who are caught being a sense offender has committed a crime punishable by death. The film demonstrates the true source of man’s inhumanity to man. The internal struggle within the characters throughout the film such as with the main character Cleric John Preston (Christian Bale)‚ contributes to the theme of the Truth of
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Question: ‐ Is It Possible to Guarantee Development Having Zero Real GDP Growth Rate? GDP:‐GDP is defined as the total market value of all final goods and services produced within the country in a given period of time (usually a calendar year). Economic development Generally refers to the sustained‚ concerted actions of policymakers and communities that promote the standard of living and economic health of a specific area. Economic development
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A reduction in government deficit (or an increase in a budget surplus) on * Supply curve of lonable funds * Demand curve of lonable funds * Private Savings * Public Savings * National Savings * Investment * The new equilibrium real interest rate and quantity of lonable funds 2. Topic:
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In simple terms‚ Keynesian economists believe that an outside party must interfere in the economy to balance it out when needed. For example‚ a public entity (e.g. a government) might take corrective action when the private economy demonstrates the need for assistance. Keynesian economics operates on the basis that the economy’s fluctuation requires intervention to meet equilibrium. Keynesian economics was credited for the resolution of the American Great Depression of the 1930s. In this case‚ the
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Gross Domestic Product‚ or GDP‚ is the value of all final goods or services produced in an economy in a given year. It is split into four different components: consumption‚ investment‚ government spending‚ and net exports. Consumption is 66% of GDP‚ and is divided into three separate parts: durable goods‚ nondurable goods‚ and services. Investment is 17% of GDP‚ and is divided into four separate parts: residential construction‚ nonresidential construction‚ purchase of capital equipment‚ and
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driving force for the development of Macroeconomics. The simple economic models all failed to analyze and account for the severity of the economic situation at that time. Government policy makers use macroeconomic models in analyzing current economic situation and determining how to attain policy goals in regards with economic growth‚ full employment and price stability. One macroeconomic model is the Keynesian model‚ which is based from John Maynard Keynes theory. He believed that some depressions
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