ECON 305 Lecture Notes - Opportunity Cost, Commodity Money, Hyperinflation

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In the long-run, capacity to produce goods and services (productive capacity) determines the standard of living (gdp/person) (chpt 3,4,5) Gdp in the long-run depends on factors of production, amount of labor (l) and capital (k) and technology used to turn k and l into output. (physical capital- plant/equipment). Can use this with growth rates of gdp as well. Public policy can increase gdp in the long-run only by improving productive capacity of the economy. Increase national saving leads to larger capital stock. Increase efficiency of labor (education and increase technological progress) In the short-run, aggregate (total) demand influences the amount of goods and services that a country produces (chpt 9,10,13) Shocks to the system (business gets scared of spending, less i) Gdp= consumer spending (c) + investments (i) +government spending (g) + net exports (nx) In the short run, economy tends to fluctuate b/c of shocks.

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