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Econ Chap 8 Review
terms from chapter 8 macro econ Colander textbook
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
10/20/2013

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Definition
the total market value of all final goods and services produced in an economy in a one-year period
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Consumption
Definition
spending by households on goods and services
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Investment
Definition
spending for the purpose of additional production
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Government Spending
Definition
goods and services the government buys
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Net Exports
Definition
spending on goods and services produced in the United States that foreigners buy (exports) minus goods and services abroad that U.S. citizens buy (imports)
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wealth accounts
Definition
a balance sheet of an economy's stock of assets and liabilities
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real wealth
Definition
the value of the productive capacity of the assets of an economy measured by the goods and services it can produce now and in the future
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nominal wealth
Definition
value of assets measured at their current market prices
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asset inflation
Definition
a rise in the price of assets unrelated to increases in their productive capacity
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final output
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goods and services purchased for their final use
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intermediate products
Definition
products used as input in the production of some other product
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value added
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the increase in value that a firm contributes to a product or service
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depreciation
Definition
the decrease in an asset's value
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