Chapter 2: Date of Macroeconomics 1. What components of GDP (if any) would each of the following transactions affect? What will happen to GDP? Explain. a. A family buys a new refrigerator. Answer: Consumption increases because a refrigerator is a good purchased by a household. GDP increases. b. Aunt Jane buys a new house. Answer: Investment increases because a house is an investment good. GDP increases. c. Ford sells a Mustang from its inventory. Answer: Consumption
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Introduction: With the interest rates having been cut four times since December 2009‚ by 350 basis points‚ the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) declared that the domestic economy is slowing. Two consecutive quarters of negative growth is evidence that an economy is in recession. The contraction in growth is believed to have been caused by a slump in export demand‚ forcing both manufacturers and miners to cut production. The SARB’s monetary policy committee is in meeting to discuss further rate
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Lesson 4 1. If an economy produces final output worth $5 trillion‚ then the amount of gross income generated by that production: is $5 trillion 2. Which of the following would not be ian expenditure on a final good or service? a medical clinic’s purchase of flu vaccine 3. Which of the following would be included in GDP? payment of the monthly telephone bill by Mr. Laconic 4. Consumption in the expenditures approach to calculating GDP includes: purchases of medical services at the local clinic
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Federal Courts and Civil Liberties Federal Courts 1. Describe the federal court system (i.e.‚ all the in-class notes under that section). The supreme court Only one supreme court – created by the constitution Appellate courts – rule on matters of law Bench trials Circuit court of Appeals 13 circuit courts – created by congress Appellate courts – rule on matters of law Bench trials Contains 3 judges – need 2/3 judges District Courts 94 district courts – created by congress (every state
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Macro economics 1876 to 1929 (Classical theory) Then great depression happened. US AND UK changes US - Tax increase by Herbet Hoover UK- No change‚state wouldn’t intervene Then Keynes came into picture 1.Get govt to spend on public works program which is relatively cheaper 2.Put money into the hands of the people‚increase in the consumption The problem is that of lack of aggregate demand.He gave a fiscal policy kind of solution..Why? Aggregate demand was tackled.. Either through
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1. People like Ferraris. Ferrari’s cost as much as consumers are willing and able to pay for them! The cost of Ferrari does depend on markets and prices‚ which makes up the market system. Resource prices also determine the cost a product or good. The higher the resource price‚ the higher the cost of production‚ and price of the good would be‚ which brings you to supply and demand. If you able to produce a product at a certain price and consumers keep buying‚ then you would not have to make any adjustments
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Macroeconomic Forecast Outline Macroeconomics is‚ "the part of economics concerned with the economy as a whole; with such major aggregates as the household‚ business‚ and government sectors; and with measures of the total economy" (McConnell & Brue‚ p.13). "Two of the most critical questions in macroeconomics are: (1) What determines the level of GDP‚ given a nation ’s production capacity? (2) What causes real GDP to rise in one period and to fall in another?" (McConnell & Brue‚ p.72). So
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• Micro vs. Macro • Microeconomics – the study of how individual households and firms make decisions and how they interact with one another in markets. • Macroeconomics – the study of the economy as a whole. – Its goal is to explain the economic changes that affect many households‚ firms‚ and markets at once. • The Two Groups of Economists • Macroeconomists • Focus on the economy as a whole. • Spend much time analyzing how total income changes and how changes in income cause changes in
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CHAPTER 3 National Income: Where It Comes From and Where It Goes Questions for Review 1. The factors of production and the production technology determine the amount of output an economy can produce. The factors of production are the inputs used to produce goods and services: the most important factors are capital and labor. The production technology determines how much output can be produced from any given amounts of these inputs. An increase in one of the factors of production or
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the economy is slowing down which is one of the standstills that it will experience during the recovery process. One of the major factors that is contributing to the decline is the labor market. The employment growth rate is slowing rather than accelerating. This shows that businesses are turning more cautious and the soft patch may last through the summer. One of the major problems‚ according to Phil Izzo‚ is “the lack of wage growth among those with a job and those gaining new employment. Between
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