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Unit 4 Vocab-Measurement of Economic Performance

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show the total value of all final goods and services produced in the economy during a given period, usually a year.  
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show goods and services, bought from one firm by another firm, that are inputs for production of final goods and services.  
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government transfers   show
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GDP per capita   show
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show the value of all final goods and services produced in the economy during a given year, calculated using the prices current in the year in which the output is produced.  
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show GDP corrected for changes in prices from year to year.  
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show nonworking people who are capable of working but have given up looking for a job due to the state of the job market.  
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labor force   show
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labor force participation rate   show
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show people who are actively looking for work but are not currently employed.  
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show the percentage of the total number of people in the labor force who are unemployed, calculated as unemployment/(unemployed + employment).  
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show unemployment resulting from the business cycle; equivalently, the difference between the actual rate of unemployment and the natural rate of unemployment.  
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show unemployment due to time workers spend in job search.  
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show unemployment that results when there are more people seeking jobs in a labor market than there are jobs available at the current wage rate.  
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show the annual percent change in a price index -typically the consumer price index. The inflation rate is positive when the aggregate price level is rising (inflation) and negative when the aggregate price level is falling (deflation).  
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consumer price index (CPI)   show
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show Goods and services that people make or do for themselves, such as caring for children or mowing the lawn.  
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Underground economy   show
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show The series of growing and shrinking periods of economic activity, measured by increases or decreases in real GDP.  
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Recession   show
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show Describes periods during which prices rise at the same time that there is a slowdown in business activity.  
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seasonal unemployment   show
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show when total income is less than required to satisfy minimum needs.  
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poverty threshold   show
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show The percentage of people living in households that have incomes below the poverty threshold.  
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income distribution   show
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Lorenz Curve   show
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show Government economic and social programs that provide assistance to the needy.  
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show A program that requires welfare recipients to do some kind of work.  
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show Rapid, uncontrolled rate of inflation in excess of 50 percent per month.  
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demand pull inflation   show
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show Results when increases in the costs of production push up prices.  
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