Microeconomics vs. Macroeconomics

Microeconomics individual units that comprise the economy ex. a person choosing b/t taking a job in GA or FL ex. firm choosing to open another factory Macroeconomics the study of the broader economy ex. inflation ex. economic growth and productivity ex. unemployment Macro- broad outlook Micro- individual units

Ch. 10 The data of macroeconomics

microeconomics the study of how households and firms make decisions and how they interact in markets macroeconomics the study of economy-wide phenomena, including inflation, unemployment, and economic growth expenditure for an economy as a whole, income must equal _____ gross domestic product the market value of all final goods and Read more…

Principles of MacroEconomics chp 1-10

Economy How society manages it’s scarce resources – or all it’s resources Scarcity The limited nature of society’s resources Efficiency The property of society getting the most it can from its scarce resources Equality The property of distributing economic prosperity uniformly among the members of society Opportunity cost Whatever must Read more…

5.1: Introduction to Macroeconomics

The aim of study of macroeconomics is to examine the economy’s behavior. Which best describes why a government’s actions are important within macroeconomics Government can use policy to influence the economy. This is a graph showing price and total output in the short and long run. According to this graph, Read more…

Macroeconomics Chapter 38

Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) A method of comparing income by looking at the domestic purchasing power of money in differnent countries. Restructuring Changing the underlying economic institutions. Dual Economy The existence of two sectors: a traditional sector and an internationally oreinted modern market sector. Regime Change A change in the Read more…

AP Macroeconomics Exam

aggregate demand curve a curve depicting the relationship between real GDP demanded (i.e., expenditures) and the price level in the economy; the aggregate demand curve slopes downward from left to right. aggregate supply curve a curve defining the relationship between real production and price level. business cycles fluctuations in real Read more…

MacroEconomics Chapter 7-11 terms

Unemployment Occurs when a worker who is not currently employed is searching for a job without success Unemployment Rate (equation) Unemployed ____________ X100 labor force creative destruction occurs when the introduction of new products and technologies lead to the end of other industries and jobs structural unemployment unemployment caused by Read more…

Unit Review

What role does the Federal Reserve play? Check all that apply. 1,2,5 The most common measure of inflation is a statistic called the Consumer Price Index As a result of decreased production, David lost his job designing cars. Which terms can be used to describe David? Check all that apply. Read more…

AP Macroeconomics study guide

Okun’s Law For every 1% increase in unemployment there is a 2% decrease in GDP Unemployment rate plus inflation rate Misery Index What shifts aggregate demand Changes in C, I, G, Xn What shifts aggregate supply Changes in input costs or input availability Fiscal policy Fiscal policy is deficit spending Read more…

Macroeconomics Chapters 1-7

Microeconomics Study of how individuals choose to allocate the scarce resources available to them. Macroeconomics The study of how groups of individuals choose to allocate the scarce resources available to them. Aggregate “Total” Scarcity Lack of enough resources to satisfy all desired uses of those resources. Opportunity Cost The value Read more…

Introduction to Macroeconomics

Which best describes what occurs in the product market? the exchange of goods and services for money Macroeconomic equilibrium occurs when aggregate supply and aggregate demand meet. What does this indicate about society? Society’s supply and demand have stagnated. In microeconomics, what occurs when equilibrium is reached? c This is Read more…

Macroeconomics Study Guide

What is macroeconomics? The branch of economics that deals with the economy as a whole. It uses whole measures of output, income, prices, and employment. What is GDP? The dollar value of all final goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a given year. It’s a way to Read more…

Into to Macroeconomics

The aim of the study of macroeconomics is to examine The economy’s behavior Which best describes the purpose served by economic models within an economic system? Models identify patterns Why are imports, which bring goods into a country, considered a leakage factor? The money paid to producers of imports leaves Read more…

Chapter 6

Macroeconomics is mostly focused on: the economy as a whole. The two topics of primary concern in macroeconomics are: short-run fluctuations in output and employment and long-run economic growth. The business cycle depicts: short-run fluctuations in output and employment. The term “recession” describes a situation where: output and living standards Read more…

ECON CH. 10, Macroeconomics exam 2

Investment spending in macroeconomics refers to: adding to physical capital. National savings is the sum of private savings and: the budget balance. One difference between a closed and an open economy is that: in the latter, foreign savings complement domestic savings in financing investment spending. (Table: Investment Spending, Private Spending, Read more…

Macro: Ch.1

opportunity cost the value of the best alternative that is given up in order to do or get something a price ceiling means that? government is imposing a legal price that is typically below the equilibrium price the study of economics is primarily concerned with? choices that are made in Read more…