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ECON 2105 Test 3 Rudbeck
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
04/22/2009

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Term
1. Structural Changes
2. Cyclical Unemployment
3. Frictional Unemployment
Definition
What causes unemployment? (3)
Term
Structural changes
Definition
more people seeking jobs than there are jobs available
Term
Cyclical unemployment
Definition
deviation of employment from its natural rate
Term
Frictional unemployment
Definition
inbetween jobs; job search; new jobs are being created and destroyed; people entering labor force
Term
Natural Rate of Unemployment
Definition
Frictional + Structured unemployment =
Term
Actual unemployment
Definition
Natural [frictional + structural] + Cyclical =
Term
Full employment
Definition
the level of unempoyment that occurs when the unemployment rate = the natural rate
Term
Labor Force
Definition
the total number of workers, both employed and unemployed [under 16, over 65, or discouraged workers are not included]
Term
# of Unemployed / Labor force
U / [U+E]
Definition
Unemployment rate =
Term
Labor Force / Working age Population
[U+E] / WAP
Definition
Labor Force Participation Rate
Term
prisoners, insane people, children under 16, people over 65
Definition
Not in Working Age Population:
Term
Unemployment insurance
Unions
Efficiency wages
Definition
Causes of structural unemployment:
Term
Unemployment insurance
Definition
a government policy that partially protects workers' incomes when they become unemployed
Term
Efficiency Wages
Definition
wages that are purposefully above minimum wage to increase productivity
Term
1. Worker health
2. Worker turnover
3. Worker quality
4. Worker effort
Definition
Efficiency Wages - 4 Reasons:
Term
1. Medium of exchange
2. Unit of account
3. Store of value
Definition
Functions of money:
Term
Medium of exchange
Definition
what you complete your transactions with; accepted as a means of payment; reduces barter; double coincidence of wants
Term
Unit of account
Definition
prices are expressed in terms of money; a standard quantity of measurement
Term
Store of value
Definition
you can hold wealth in the form of money; inflation has a negative impact on this
Term
1. Fiat
2. Commodity
Definition
2 types of money:
Term
Fiat
Definition
no intrinsic value; has value because government says so, its backed by something, or people accept it
Term
greater
Definition
Fiat money value is _______ than its value as a good
Term
Commodity
Definition
contains some sort of intrinsic value; ex) gold
Term
Liquidity
Definition
how quickly something can be turned into cash
Term
Fractional Reserve Banking System
Definition
the bank is required to keep a percentage of its deposits in the bank
Term
1 / RRR
Definition
formula for the money multiplier is given no ER or CD ratio
Term
(C/D +1) / (C/D + RR/D + ER/D)
Definition
formula for the money multiplier if there is a Currency to Deposit ratio of anything other than zero
Term
1 / (RR/D + ER/D)
Definition
formula for money multiplier when there are ER given and a CD ratio of 0
Term
1. Open Market Operations
2. Change required reserve ratio
3. Change discount rate
4. Pay interest on reserves
Definition
How does the FED change the money supply?
Term
Open Market Operations
Definition
the buying and selling of bonds
Term
buys
Definition
The FED ____ bonds to increase the money supply and lower the interest rate.
Term
sells
Definition
The FED ____ bonds to decrease the money supply and raise the interest rate.
Term
raises
Definition
As the FED _____ the RRR, banks can't loan out as much and it contracts [decreases] the Money Supply
Term
lowers
Definition
As the FED ______ the RRR, banks can loan out more cash and it expands [increases] the Money Supply
Term
Discount Rate
Definition
the special interest rate the FED charges for loans
Term
raises
Definition
As the FED _____ the Discount Rate the banks take out fewer loans and loan out less thus decreasing the Money Supply
Term
lowers
Definition
As the FED _____ the Discount Rate the banks take out more loans and loan out more thus increasing the Money Supply
Term
Federal Funds Rate
Definition
the rate that banks charge eachother for loans
Term
opposite
Definition
In the SR the Money Supply and federal funds rate move in the ___________ direction
Term
same
Definition
In the LR the money supply and the federal funds rate move in the ________ direction.
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