A)What does the GDP exclude? Answer:
B)Explain why when the economy goes into full gear, producing robustly, unemployment falls, but inflation tends to rise: Answer:
C)Explain why when the economy falls into a recession, or even slows down, producing less, unemployment tends to rise, and yet inflation eases: Answer:
A) GDP measures the value of the final goods and services produced within an economy in a given period of time. GDP only calculates those transactions that take place in the legal market. In order for something to be calculated in the GDP, it has to be something that is actually produced and not something that is used to produce something else. Also, the good has to be produced within the economy in the current period.
GDP excludes:
1) sales of used goods
2) sales of intermediate goods
3) sales of goods outside the domestic border.
4) transfer payments made by the government.
5) black market transactions
A)What does the GDP exclude? Answer: B)Explain why when the economy goes into full gear, producing...
A)Explain why when the economy falls into a recession, or even slows down, producing less, unemployment tends to rise, and yet inflation eases: Answer: B) Explain why Bradley International Airport in Hartford, CT, is a public good: Answer:
A Explain briefly why actual unemployment is never zero even when the economy is considered to be in a state of full employment. B why do economists and business investors expect inflation to accelerate when actual unemployment falls below the natural rate of unemployment (NAIRU)? C What is the current actual unemployment rate for the US economy? Do you think the current unemployment rate is less than, equal to or above NAIRU?Explain your answer.
18. Which of the following policies would come from a Marxist view of the economy? (a) government stabilization through changing spending, taxes, and interest rates since the economy will not automatically restore full employment. b) a socialist economy with government ownership of banks and businesses since economic instability is based on the exploitation of workers. (c) the need to regulate the banking system to avoid financial crisis. (d) laissez-faire or free market policies since the economy will tend towards full...
1. If the economy is at full employment, increases in government spending: A) have a multiplier effect on equilibrium output. B) have no effect on the aggregate price level. C) are primarily absorbed by price increases. D) reduce aggregate output. 2. Which of the following measures is NOT an example of discretionary fiscal policy? A) The unemployment compensation program pays out more money as unemployment rates rise. B) Tax rates are increased in the hope of slowing down the rate...
While over the long run, the economy grows about 2 to 3% per year on average, over the shorter term, the economy goes through business cycles. Think about the growth rate of GDP, the inflation rate, and the unemployment rate over the last 12 quarters. Once you’ve looked at the data, can you draw conclusions about the state of the economy? Would you describe the economy as booming, recovering, or in recession during the last few years? Why? Use the AD-AS model...
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Can someone please give me a 6-7 page on this addresses the following. 1a. Why is there unemployment even when the economy is at "full employment"? What are some "costs of unemployment? b. Is the CPI a biased measure of the inflation rate? Explain your answer. c. Explain how some government tax revenue and spending can depend on the state of the economy. d. Explain some limitations of using GDP as an indicator of standard of living (be sure to...
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Illustrate and briefly explain the beginning of a demand-pull inflation. 3. When answering parts a and b, draw the relevant Phillips curve. Using a short-run Phillips curve, what is the effect on the unemployment rate if the inflation rate unexpectedly rises. Using a long-run Phillips curve, what is the effect on the unemployment rate if the inflation rate rises and people expect the rise. Explain how your answer to part a about the unexpected rise in the inflation rate changes in...
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