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Chapter 13-Why do economies grow?
Pearson Survey Of Economics O'Sullivan, Sheffrin, Perez 4th Edition
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Economics
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06/05/2011

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Capital Deepening
Definition
Increases in the stock of capital per worker
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Technological Progress
Definition
More efficient ways of organizing economic affairs that allow an economy to increase output without increasing inputs.
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Real GDP Per Capita
Definition
Gross domestic product per person adjusted for changes in prices. It is the usual measure of living standards across time and between countries.
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Growth Rate
Definition
The percentage of change of a variable from one period to another.
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Rule of 70
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The percentage rate of change of a variable from one period to another.
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Convergence
Definition
The process by which poorer countries close the gap with richer countries in terms of real GDP per capita.
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Saving
Definition
Income that is not consumed.
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Principle of Diminishing Returns
Definition
Suppose that output is produced with two or more inputs and that we increase one input while holding the other inputs fixed. Beyond some point-called the point of diminishing returns-output will increase at a decreasing rate.
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Growth Accounting
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A method to determine the contribution to economic growth from increased capital, labor, and technological progress.
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Labor Productivity
Definition
Output produced per hour of work.
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Creative Destruction
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The view that a firm will try to come up with new products and more efficient ways to produce products to earn monopoly profits.
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New Growth Theory
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Modern theories of growth that try to explain the origins of technological progress.
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