ECON 1100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fiscal Multiplier, Seigniorage, Hyperinflation
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Chapter 4: gdp; measuring total production & income. Gdp: gross domestic product, (cid:373)easu(cid:396)e of e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)(cid:455)"s total production of goods & services. Business cycle: alternating periods of economic expansion and recession. Expansion: period during which total production & total employment are increasing. Recession: period during which total production & total employment are decreasing. Economic growth: ability of economy to produce increasing quantities of goods and services. Market value of all final goods and services produced in a country in one year. Measured by taking value (dollar worth) of all goods and services rather than quantity. Gdp = quantity of final goods&services x value. Final good/service: good or service purchased by a final user. Intermediate good: good or service that is inputted into another good/service. Only includes current production: that occurs during indicated time period. When measuring value of total production (gdp), also simultaneously measuring the value of total income (what is spent must end up as someones income)