Macroeconomics Topics Part One

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Course Outline

  1. GDP Measurement and Components
  2. Real GDP and Its Limits
  3. Consumer Price Index and Inflation
  4. Income Inequality Measures
  5. Productivity and Economic Growth
  6. Saving and Financial Markets
  7. Unemployment and Wage Setting
  8. Unions and Efficiency Wages
  9. Money Functions and Types
  10. Central Banks and Money Creation
  11. Classical Theory of Inflation
  12. Inflation Costs and Purchasing Power
  13. International Flows and Exchange Rates
  14. Open Economy Equilibrium
  15. Open-Economy Policy Effects
  16. Short-Run Economic Fluctuations
  17. Aggregate Demand and Supply
  18. Monetary Policy and Demand

1. GDP Measurement and Components

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1. What does gross domestic product measure?

2. Which situation is included in a country's GDP?

3. Which expression represents the expenditure decomposition of GDP?

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What is gross domestic product (GDP)?

The market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period.

What does GDP count regarding final and intermediary goods?

GDP counts final goods and services but counts intermediary goods only once.

Who can carry out domestic production counted in GDP?

Domestic production may be carried out by nationals or foreigners in firms owned by nationals or foreigners.

What is the formula decomposing GDP?

GDP is decomposed as Y=C+I+G+NXY = C + I + G + NX.

What does consumption include?

Household spending on goods and services except purchases of new housing.

What is investment in GDP terms?

Spending on capital equipment, inventories, structures, and household purchases of new housing.

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