ECO 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Black Market, Canada Pension Plan, Gdp Deflator
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Consider correlation without causation, omitted variables, and reverse causation as explanations: more highly educated people earn more, so education results in higher future earnings. Economists use models to study economic issues. Model: simplified representation of a more complicated reality. Assumptions: simplifies the complexity of world; easier to understand. The circular flow diagram - our first model. Shows how the dollar flows through market among household and firms. Households: owns factors of production & sell/rent them to firms in exchange for income. Inner loop - represents the flow of inputs and outputs. Outer loop - represents the flow of currency. What it omits, but which can be added. The govt - collects taxes, buys goods and services. The financial system - matches savers" supply of funds with borrowers. Importance of gdp and each of its components. Explains the equivalence of the expenditure and income approaches to valuing an economy.
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