Chapter 6 - Measuring economic activity. After completing this unit, you should be able to: Explain the circular flow model, define gross domestic product, describe differences in GDP across countries and time,...
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Measuring Economic Activity
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Trang 2Ø Explain the circular flow model
Ø Define gross domestic product
Ø Describe differences in GDP
across countries and time
Ø Describe what business cycles are and how they occur
Ø Illustrate the workings of the aggregate demand/aggregate supply model
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After studying this chapter, you should be
able to:
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of income and spending between households and businesses in the economy.
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The circular flow model
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The circular flow model with government and
foreign sector
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foreign buyers
Ø Imports are the purchases of goods and services from foreign producers
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Foreign sector
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dollar value of all final goods and services produced
in an economy in a given time period
Ø “dollar value”
Ø “final goods”
Ø “in an economy”
Ø “in a given time period”
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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
Trang 7Ø The income approach uses incomes earned by
producers to measure GDP
Ø The value-added approach uses total sales minus the value of inputs to measure GDP
Ø The expenditures approach uses total expenditures
on final goods and services to measure GDP
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Measuring gdp
Trang 8Ø Income approach GDP = farmer’s income + miller’s income + baker’s income
GDP = $2 + $3 + $4 = $9 per period
Ø Value-added GDP = (farmer’s sale revenue -
farmer’s input cost) + (miller’s revenue - miller’s cost) + (baker’s revenue - baker’s cost)
GDP = ($2 - $0) + ($5 - $2) + ($9 - $5) = $9 per period
Ø The expenditures approach GDP = total
expenditures on final goods and service = $9
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Measuring gdp: An example
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Ø Private Investment (I) by businesses
Ø Net Exports (X – M)
GDP = C + I + G + (X – M)
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Four components of expenditure
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U.S Gross domestic product In 2011
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goods and services
Purchases of items like TVs, groceries, restaurant
meals, and doctor and lawyer services are counted in consumption
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Four components of expenditure
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spending on equipment used in production, spending
on construction, and changes in business inventories
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Four components of expenditure
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spending on wages for government employees,
government purchases of services, government
purchases of final goods, and government investment
in buildings and other capital
Public transfer payments not included (social
security, debt service, unemployment insurance, etc.)
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Four components of expenditure
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goods, we subtract off the value of imports (M) from total expenditure to ensure that it only includes
domestic production
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Four components of expenditure
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U.S gdp (1929 – 2009)
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International GDP Comparisons, 2010
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International GDP Per Capita Comparisons,
2010
Trang 18Ø Aggregate Demand (AD) is the demand for all goods and services in an economy, ceteris
paribus.
Ø Aggregate Supply (AS) is the supply of all
goods and services in an economy, ceteris
paribus.
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ad/as model
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ad/as model
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Shifts in AD and AS
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AD will shift AD curve.
Ø C
Ø I
Ø G
Ø X - M
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Factors That Shift AD curve
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Factors That Shift As curve
Trang 23Ø Business Cycles are recurring expansions and contractions in the level of aggregate economic activity.
Ø Business Cycle Expansions are periods of
increasing economic activity, rising production, and increasing employment.
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Business Cycles
Trang 24Ø Business Cycles are recurring expansions and contractions in the level of aggregate economic activity.
Ø Business Cycle Expansions are periods of
increasing economic activity, rising production, and increasing employment.
Ø Business Cycle Contractions or Recessions are periods of decreasing economic activity, falling production, and falling employment.
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Business Cycles
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Business Cycles
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Business Cycles in Ad/as model
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How will each of the following affect the GDP and the price level of the U.S economy?
a) The government drastically cuts its
spending on goods and services.
b) The UK bans all U.S imports.
c) The United States expands its military
operations after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.
d) A large group of oil-producing countries
band together to restrict output and raise oil prices.
The United States bans all imports from
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• Business cycle expansions
• Business cycle contractions
• Recessions