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Econ - Topic 7 Vocabulary

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national income accounting   show
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show the total value of all final goods and services produced in a country in a given year  
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show products used in the production of final goods  
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nominal GDP   show
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show GDP expressed in constant, or unchanging, prices  
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show the annual income earned by a nation’s companies and people  
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price level   show
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aggregate supply   show
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show the amount of goods and services in the economy that will be purchased at all possible price levels  
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show a period of macroeconomic expansion, or growth, followed by a period of contraction, or decline  
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expansion   show
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peak   show
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show an economic decline marked by falling real GDP  
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trough   show
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show a prolonged economic contraction  
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show a deep recession with features such as high unemployment and low economic output  
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show real GDP divided by the total population of a country  
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capital deepening   show
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show income not used for consumption  
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show the proportion of disposable income that is saved  
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show an increase in efficiency gained by producing more output without using more inputs  
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frictional unemployment   show
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seasonal unemployment   show
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show type of unemployment that occurs when workers’ skills do not match those needed for the jobs available  
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show unemployment that rises during economic downturns and falls when the economy improves  
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globalization   show
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show the percentage of a nation’s labor force that is unemployed  
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show the level of employment reached when there is no cyclical unemployment  
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underemployed   show
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inflation   show
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purchasing power   show
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show a measurement that shows how the average price of a standard group of goods changes over time  
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Consumer Price Index (CPI)   show
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market basket   show
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show the percentage rate of change in price level over time  
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show the theory that too much money in the economy causes inflation  
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show the process by which rising wages cause higher prices, and higher prices cause higher wages  
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fixed income   show
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show a sustained drop in the price level  
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show an income level below that which is needed to support families or households  
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show the percentage of people who live in households with income below the official poverty line  
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income distribution   show
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show an area where businesses can locate free of certain local, state, and federal taxes and restrictions  
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show direct payments of money by the government to people who are poor, disabled, or retired  
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