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ECON 4710 Test 1
Bulent Unel
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Economics
Undergraduate 3
02/16/2009

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Exogenous Variables
Definition
Fixed at the moment they enter the model.
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Endogenous Variable
Definition
Explained by the Model
Term
GDP (Two Concepts)
Definition
The total income of everyone in the economy or the total expenditure on the economy's output of goods and services.
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GDP Definition
Definition
The market value of all final goods and services produced within an economy in a given period of time.
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Whats included in GDP (Pg 22)
Definition
Term
GDP Deflator
Definition
Nominal GDP/Real GDP
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Y
Definition
C+I+G+Ex-Im
Term
Consumption
Definition
Goods and Services bought by households. Divided into Durable, Nondurable, and Services.
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Investment
Definition
Goods bought for future use. Plants, Houses, and Increase in Inventory.
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Business Fixed Investment
Definition
Purchase of a new plant and equipment by firms.
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Residential Fixed Investment
Definition
Purchase of new housing by households and landlords.
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Inventory Investment
Definition
Increase in a firms inventory. A loss of inventory is negative inventory investment.
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Government Purchases
Definition
Goods and Service bought by federal, state, and local governments. Does not include social security and welfare.
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GNP
Definition
Includes Factor Payments from the rest of the world and takes out factor payments to the rest of the world. Basically, it is the total income earned by nationals.
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Disposable Personal Income
Definition
Personal Income-Personal Tax and Non-tax Payments
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Why is CPI better than the GDP deflator?
Definition
CPI takes into account imported goods that typical consumers can consume and it does not include investment goods that we usually don't consume.
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Profit Fuction
Definition
PF(K,L)-WL-RK or PY-WL-RK
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WL
Definition
Wage*Labor or Labor Cost
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RK
Definition
Rental Price*Capital or Capitol Cost
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Marginal Product of Labor Function
Definition
F(K,L+1)-F(K,L)
Term
Marginal Product of Capitol Function
Definition
F(K+1,L)-F(K,L)
Term
Monetary Policy
Definition
Control over the money supply.
Term
Demand Deposits
Definition
The funds people hold in their checking accounts.
Term
Most Common Measure for Studying the Affects of Money on the Economy
Definition
M1 and M2
Term
C (With regards to the money supply)
Definition
Currency 715.4 Billion Dollars
Term
M1
Definition
C + Demand Deposits, Traveler's Checks, and other checkable deposits. 1.4 Trillion Dollars.
Term
M2
Definition
M1 + Retail Money Market Mutual Fund Balances, Saving Deposits (including money market deposit accounts), and small time deposits. 6.6 Trillion Dollars.
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M3
Definition
M2 + large time deposits, repurchase agreements, Eurodollars, and institution-only money market mutual fund balances. 10 Trillion Dollars.
Term
Quantity Equation
Definition
M (money) * V (velocity) = P (price) * T (Transactions)
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T (Transaction)
Definition
Total number of transactions during some period of time.
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P (Price)
Definition
Price of the typical transaction.
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PT or Price*Transactions
Definition
Nominal GDP which also equal PY or Deflator*Real GDP
Term
Real Money Balances
Definition
M/P, which is the amount of "stuff" that the money supply can buy.
Term
Money Demand Function
Read THe Money Demand Function and the Quantity Equation on pg. 85
Definition
(M/P)^d=kY
Term
As demand for C decreases, Velocity _____
Definition
Increases
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The Fisher Effect
Definition
i=r+pi
Term
ex ante real interest rate
Definition
The real interest rate that the borrower and the lender expect when the loan is made
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Ex post real interest rate
Definition
The real interest rate actually realized
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