AP Macroeconomics Ultimate Guide

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Physical capital

________- Human- made equipment like machinery as well as buildings, roads, vehicles, and computers.

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entire curve

Changes in demand are when the ________ would shift upwards or downwards.

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Economic growth

________- The ability to produce a larger total output over time.

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price movement

Change in the quantity demanded only occurs due to change in ________ along the curve.

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Opportunity cost

________- The value of what was given up.

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Demand

________ is the entire line with all of the points that make it up.

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Command

________- Consists of the central planning of the economy which differed in different regions of the world depending on the political regime.

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inverse impact

The cost of production (land, labor, capital) has a(n) ________ on the supply.

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PPC curves

Realistically, ________ are not straight lines and tend to be concave- shaped.

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Macroeconomics

_: with _, we consider the big picture- the nations economy as a whole.

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Entrepreneurial ability

________- The effort and know- how to put the other resources together in a productive venture.

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Consumer expectation

________ plays a major role in the determination of the price.

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Tradition

________- Tied to the evolution of economics, and it is related to subsistence and tribal life.

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Increase flexibility

________ by adapting quickly to changing circumstances and being open to new ideas.

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Shift

________ in supply is due to the determinants of supply.

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equilibrium price

When supply is constant and only demand increases, ________, and quantity increase.

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Microeconomics

microeconomics filters our scope to individuals in an economy while keeping the overall economy in mind

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Labor

Human effort and talent, physical and mental

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Land or natural resources

Any resource created by nature

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Physical capital

Human-made equipment like machinery as well as buildings, roads, vehicles, and computers

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Entrepreneurial ability

The effort and know-how to put the other resources together in a productive venture

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Tradition

Tied to the evolution of economics, and it is related to subsistence and tribal life

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Command

Consists of the central planning of the economy which differed in different regions of the world depending on the political regime

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Market

Essentially, it is the place in the economy where buyers and sellers perform transactions

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Opportunity cost

The value of what was given up

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Productive efficiency

When the economy is producing the maximum output for a given level of technology and resources

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Allocative efficiency

The economy is producing the optimal mix of goods and services

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Optimal

The combination of goods and services that provides the most net benefit to society

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Market failure

When a market fails to produce the allocative efficient quantity

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Economic growth

The ability to produce a larger total output over time

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Economic contraction

It is when a country's economy shrinks due to factors such as reduced spending by consumers, businesses, or the government

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Law of demand

Holding all else equal, when the price of good rises, consumers decrease the quantity demanded of that good

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GDP

________ is used to measure the economic growth of a country.

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Gross

________ domestic product (GDP)- The market value of the final goods and services produced within a nation in a given period.

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Trough

________- The bottom of the cycle where a contraction has stopped.

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CPI

The ________ is based on a market basket of goods bought by consumers, including the ones produced abroad.

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Peak

________- The top of a business cycle where an expansion has ended.

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Firm

________ is any business that produces goods and supplies them to the product market and then receives the payment for those goods.

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Market basket

________- A collection of goods and services used to represent what is consumed in the economy.

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Goods

________ evolve- The emergence of new products (smartphones) and the extinction of others (manual typewriters) is understood by firms and consumers, but the market basket must reflect this or it risks becoming irrelevant.

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Recession

________- Unofficially defined as two consecutive quarters of falling real GDP.

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Business cycles

________ refer to the fluctuations in economic activity over time.

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individual dollar

It occurs because inflation causes the value of the ________ to decrease over time.

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Consumers

________ are the people who buy the goods /services in an economy.

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GDP deflator

The ________ includes all items that make up domestic products.

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real GDP

Contraction- A period where ________ is falling.

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Deflation

________: the general decrease in prices.

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foreign sector

Closed economy- A model that assumes there is no ________ (imports and exports)

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Circular flow of economic activity

A model that shows how households and firms circulate resources, goods, and incomes through the economy

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Closed economy

A model that assumes there is no foreign sector (imports and exports)

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Gross domestic product (GDP)

The market value of the final goods and services produced within a nation in a given period

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Aggregate spending (GDP)

The sum of all spending from four sectors of the economy

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GDP = C + I + G + (X

M)

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Consumer spending (C)

Spending done by customers

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Investment spending (I)

Investment is defined as current spending to increase output or productivity later

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Government spending (G)

Purchases made by the government for final goods and services and investments in infrastructure

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Aggregate income (AI)

The sum of all income-Wages + Rent + Interest + Profit-earned by suppliers of resources in the economy

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Value-added approach

A third approach to calculating GDP that considers all stages of production of a final good and the value that was added to the final good along the way

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Employed

A person is employed if they have worked for pay at least one hour per week

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Unemployed

A person is unemployed if they are not currently working but are actively seeking work

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Labor force

The sum of all individuals 16 years and older who are either currently employed (E) or unemployed (U)

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Out of the labor force

A person is classified as out of the labor force if they have chosen to not seek employment

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Labor force participation

The ratio of the size of the labor force to the size of the population 16 years and older

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Unemployment rate

The percentage of the labor force that falls into the unemployed category

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Discouraged workers

Citizens who have been without work for so long that they become tired of looking for work and drop out of the labor force

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Frictional unemployment

A type of unemployment that occurs when someone new enters the labor market or switches jobs

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Seasonal unemployment

A type of unemployment that is periodic, predictable, and follows the calendar

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Structural unemployment

A type of unemployment that is the result of fundamental, underlying changes in the economy such that some job skills are no longer in demand

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Cyclical unemployment

A type of unemployment that rises and falls within the business cycle

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Full employment

Exists when the economy is experiencing no cyclical unemployment

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The natural rate of unemployment

The unemployment rate associated with full employment, somewhere between 4 to 6 percent in the United States

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Consumer price index (CPI)

The price index that measures the average price level of the items in the base year market basket

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Deflation

the general decrease in prices

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Inflation

the general increase in prices

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Disinflation

a decrease in the rate of inflation

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Inflation rate

the percentage change in aggregate price level across an entire economy in a year

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Market basket

A collection of goods and services used to represent what is consumed in the economy

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Inflation

The percentage change in the CPI from one period to the next

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The annual rate of inflation on goods consumed by the typical consumer

The percentage change in the CPI from one year to the next

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Nominal income

Todays income is measured in todays dollars

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Real income

Todays income is measured in base year dollars

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Consumer substitute

As the price of goods begins to rise, we know that consumers seek substitutes

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Goods evolve

The emergence of new products (smartphones) and the extinction of others (manual typewriters) is understood by firms and consumers, but the market basket must reflect this or it risks becoming irrelevant

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Quality differences

Some price increases are the result of improvements in quality

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The real rate of interest

The percentage increase in purchasing power that a borrower pays a lender

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Nominal GDP

The value of current production at the current prices

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Real GDP

The value of current production but using prices from a fixed point in time

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Base year

The year that serves as a reference point for constructing a price index and comparing real values over time

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Price index

A measure of the average level of prices in a market basket for a given year, when compared to the prices in a reference (or base) year

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GDP price deflator

The price index that measures the average price level of the goods and services that make up GDP

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The business cycle

The periodic rise and fall in 4 phases present in economic activity

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Expansion

A period where real GDP is growing

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Peak

The top of a business cycle where an expansion has ended

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Contraction

A period where real GDP is falling

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Recession

Unofficially defined as two consecutive quarters of falling real GDP

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Depression

A prolonged, deep contraction in the business cycle

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Trough

The bottom of the cycle where a contraction has stopped

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Macroeconomic equilibrium

________- Occurs when the quantity of real output demanded is equal to the quantity of real output supplied.

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Marginal propensity

________ to consume (MPC)- How much people consume rather than save when there is a change in income.

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Supply shocks

________- An economy- wide phenomenon that affects the costs of firms and the position of the SRAS curve, either positively or negatively.

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