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Part One

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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Term
Definition
show Focus is on National and International Economics  
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show focuses on individual businesses, product markets and consumers of certain goods/services  
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show the money value of all new/final goods and services produced in a country in a given year (most often used measurement of economic well-being)  
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show products in their final form  
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show products which go into the making of another final good  
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Not Counted by the GDP   show
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Expenditure Model (also for Aggregate Demand)   show
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Income Model (National Income)   show
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show GDP adjusted for inflation (percent increase in GDP - rate of inflation = real GDP)  
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Nominal GDP   show
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show real GDP divided by population; best measurements of a nation's standard of living  
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The Underground Economy   show
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show the amount of real GDP that will be demanded at all possible price levels (calculated the same as expenditure GDP)  
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Aggregate Supply   show
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show a rise in the general level of prices; most often used measurement of inflation is the Consumer Price Index  
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show a decline in the general level of prices (price level); very bad for the economy while it sounds like a good idea)  
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show percentage of the civilian labor force that is not working  
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Civilian Labor Force   show
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show refers to the long term ability of a country to produce goods and services  
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Business Cycle   show
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Expansion   show
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show point of maximum Real GDP growth (2nd stage)  
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show 6 consecutive months of decline in Real GDP (3rd stage of business cycle)  
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show point at which a recession bottoms out and begins to grow again (4th stage of business cycle)  
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Circular Flow of the Economy   show
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Product Market   show
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Factors Market   show
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Firms   show
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Households   show
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Leakages   show
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Injections   show
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Say's Law   show
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Flexible Prices   show
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Flexible Prices   show
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Classical Economics   show
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Price as Natural Stabilizer   show
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Demand-Side Economics (Keynesian Economics)   show
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Automatic Stabilizers   show
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show unemployment insurance (compensation), social welfare programs, graduated (progressive income tax)  
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Fiscal Policy   show
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show control interest rates by Central Banks/Federal Reserve Systems; lower interest rates to increase investment (I) with is business investment in new capital goods, inventory and new home purchases by households  
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show products that are available for sale  
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show used to reduce government spending or the rate of monetary expansion by a central bank to combat rising inflation (raising interest rates, increasing bank reserve requirements, and selling government securities)  
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show high rates of inflation and low GDP growth (high unemployment); caused by supply shocks  
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show intended to boost business investment and consumer spending by injecting money into the economy either through direct government deficit spending or increased lending to businesses and consumers  
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show additional tax paid on each additional dollar earned (lower marginal tax rates increases work and production due to lower cost for businesses)  
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show vertical phase; prices will continue to rise but production does not increase (in the graphic it is labeled highly steep range)  
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Recession Phase   show
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show prices begin the rise as the economy expands; producers react to higher prices by producing more products (upward sloping)  
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show as an economy expands wages will rise easily as prices rise and as prices rise so will wages  
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show keynesian belief that as the economy expands (GDP rises) wages will go up only slowly and prices will rise faster than wages  
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Supply Shocks   show
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Supply-Side Economics (Reaganomics)   show
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Phillips Curve   show
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Laffer Curve   show
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show reducing or eliminating government regulation on businesses (lowers the cost of production and increases aggregate supply)  
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show vertical representation of the aggregate supply curve (aka full employment GDP or potential GDP)  
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show a framework in which the central bank ensures that there is a large amount of excess reserves in the banking system; open market operation have limited effect on interest rates  
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show changes in the money supply have a significant impact on interest rates and the overall economy  
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