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ECON201
macroeconomics
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
02/09/2011

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Term
GDP reference to the value of final goods and services produced within the borders of a country. GNP is the value of final goods and services produced by residents of that country even if production takes place outside of the country.
Definition
What is the difference between GNP and GDP?
Term
equity
Definition
the fair distribution of economic benefits
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marginal analysis
Definition
analysis that involves comparing marginal benefits and marginal costs
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normative analysis
Definition
analysis concerned with what ought to be
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positive analysis
Definition
analysis concerned with what is
Term
productive efficiency
Definition
the situation in which a good or service is produced at the lowest possible cost
Term
circular flow diagram
Definition
a model that illustrates how participants in markets are linked
Term
factors of production
Definition
labor, capital, natural resources, and other inputs used to produce goods and services
Term
frictional unemployment
Definition
short term unemployment that arises from the process of matching workers with jobs.
Term
frictional unemployment
Definition
occurs because workers and firms take the time necessary to ensure a good match between the attributes of workers and the characteristics of jobs
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cyclical unemployment
Definition
type of unemployment that occurs because of a recession
Term
nominal interest rate
Definition
the stated interest rate on a loan
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real interest rate
Definition
the nominal interest rate minus the inflation rate
Term
consumption + investments + government spending + net exports
Definition
what is the equation for GDP?
Term
calculated by designating a particular year as the base year and then using the prices of goods and services in the base year to calculate the value of goods and services in all other years.
Definition
what is real GDP?
Term
GDP deflator
Definition
(nominal GDP / real GDP) x 100
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