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Economics 101: Understanding Macroeconomic Concepts, Quizzes of Introduction to Macroeconomics

Definitions and explanations of key macroeconomic concepts, including mpc, mps, ad, as, and fiscal policy. Learn about the relationship between income, consumption, saving, and economic equilibrium.

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Uploaded on 10/31/2010

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TERM 1
What is MPC
DEFINITION 1
equal to change in consumption associated with a given
change to income.
TERM 2
What is MPS
DEFINITION 2
equal to change in saving associated with given change in
income
TERM 3
MPC + MPS =
DEFINITION 3
always equals one (1) or 100%
TERM 4
what is macroecon equillbrum simple
keynesian model?
DEFINITION 4
AE= C + I
TERM 5
Full Keynesain
Model
DEFINITION 5
I + G +X = S+T+M
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What is MPC

equal to change in consumption associated with a given change to income. TERM 2

What is MPS

DEFINITION 2 equal to change in saving associated with given change in income TERM 3

MPC + MPS =

DEFINITION 3 always equals one (1) or 100% TERM 4

what is macroecon equillbrum simple

keynesian model?

DEFINITION 4 AE= C + I TERM 5

Full Keynesain

Model

DEFINITION 5 I + G +X = S+T+M

what is aggregated demand (AD)

output of good and services (RGDP) demanded at different price levels TERM 7

Shape of the AD curve?

DEFINITION 7 Downward sloping. TERM 8

Components of AD

DEFINITION 8 consumption, investment, government spending, net exportsm total exports, total imports (AD= C+ I + G +( X - M ) TERM 9

factors that can shift AD

curve

DEFINITION 9 income and wealther, intrest rates, future expenditures, or consuer confidence, income taxes. TERM 10

what is Aggregated Supply?

DEFINITION 10 the RGDP that firms will produce at varying price levels, During depression the economy has alot of slack and the aggregated supply curve will be flat in the SRAS aggregated supply is positively sloped BC many imputs cose are slow to changem but in the LRAS aggregated supply curve is verticle at full employment has reached its capacity to produce.

recessionary gap

increase in AS needed to bring a depressed economy back to full employment equal to the GDP gap divided by the multiplier TERM 17

Expansionary gap

DEFINITION 17 short run equillibrum is higher than economy potential, government shoule reduce AD. This avoids the increase cost that happens when you use passive policy. TERM 18

Demand Pull Inflation

DEFINITION 18 results when AD expands so much that the equillibrum output exceeds full employment output and price levels rise. TERM 19

Cost Push Inflation

DEFINITION 19 results when a supply shock hits the economy reducing AS and reduces output and increasing the price level. TERM 20

what is the multiplier

DEFINITION 20 number thats multiplied by initial change in the autonoumus spending to obtail total change in AS

what will be the total change in AD with an

initial change in

consumption/investment/govt spending

the demand curve will shift. TERM 22

what is fical policy?

DEFINITION 22 influencing the economic activity through changes in federal government purchanes, transfers payments and or taxes TERM 23

Discreationary fiscal

policy?

DEFINITION 23 deliberant change in tax revenue or government spending to stabilize the economy TERM 24

Automatic stabilizer?

DEFINITION 24 change in tax revenue or government spending without any deliberate policy TERM 25

expansionary fiscal policy? when is it

used?

DEFINITION 25 involves increasing government spending, increasing transfer payment, or decreasing taxes to increase AD to expand output and the economy; required in Recession