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Econ - Topic 7 Vocabulary

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national income accounting   a system economists use to collect and organize macroeconomic statistics on production, income, investment, and savings  
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gross domestic product (GDP)   the total value of all final goods and services produced in a country in a given year  
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intermediate goods   products used in the production of final goods  
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nominal GDP   GDP measured in current prices  
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real GDP   GDP expressed in constant, or unchanging, prices  
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gross national product (GNP)   the annual income earned by a nation’s companies and people  
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price level   the average of all prices in an economy  
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aggregate supply   the total amount of goods and services in the economy available at all possible price levels  
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aggregate demand   the amount of goods and services in the economy that will be purchased at all possible price levels  
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business cycle   a period of macroeconomic expansion, or growth, followed by a period of contraction, or decline  
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expansion   a period of economic growth as measured by a rise in real GDP  
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peak   the height of an economic expansion  
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contraction   an economic decline marked by falling real GDP  
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trough   the lowest point in an economic contraction  
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recession   a prolonged economic contraction  
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depression   a deep recession with features such as high unemployment and low economic output  
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real GDP per capita   real GDP divided by the total population of a country  
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capital deepening   the process of increasing the amount of capital per worker  
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saving   income not used for consumption  
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savings rate   the proportion of disposable income that is saved  
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technological progress   an increase in efficiency gained by producing more output without using more inputs  
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frictional unemployment   type of unemployment that occurs when people take time to find a job  
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seasonal unemployment   type of unemployment that occurs as a result of harvest schedules, vacations, or when industries make seasonal shifts in their production schedules  
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structural unemployment   type of unemployment that occurs when workers’ skills do not match those needed for the jobs available  
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cyclical unemployment   unemployment that rises during economic downturns and falls when the economy improves  
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globalization   the increasingly tight interconnection of producers, consumers, and financial systems around the world  
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unemployment rate   the percentage of a nation’s labor force that is unemployed  
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full employment   the level of employment reached when there is no cyclical unemployment  
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underemployed   working at a job for which one is overqualified, or working part time when full-time work is desired  
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inflation   a general increase in prices across an economy  
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purchasing power   the ability to purchase goods and services  
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price index   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)   a price index determined by measuring the price of a standard group of goods meant to represent the “market basket” of a typical urban consumer  
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market basket   a representative collection of goods and services  
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inflation rate   the percentage rate of change in price level over time  
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quantity theory   the theory that too much money in the economy causes inflation  
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wage-price spiral   the process by which rising wages cause higher prices, and higher prices cause higher wages  
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fixed income   income that does not increase even when prices go up  
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deflation   a sustained drop in the price level  
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poverty threshold   an income level below that which is needed to support families or households  
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poverty rate   the percentage of people who live in households with income below the official poverty line  
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income distribution   the way in which a nation’s total income is distributed among its population  
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enterprise zones   an area where businesses can locate free of certain local, state, and federal taxes and restrictions  
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cash transfers   direct payments of money by the government to people who are poor, disabled, or retired  
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