ECON 1BB3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Gdp Deflator

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4 Sep 2016

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McMaster University

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Economics

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ECON 1BB3

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Bridget O' Shaughnessy

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Consumer price index measure of the overall cost of goods and services bought by a typical. Core inflation a measure of the underlying trend of inflation. There are three problems with measuring the cost of living: commodity substitution bias, when prices change, they do not all change proportionately a. i. when things get more expensive consumers generally go to by the cheaper substitute. And so when the cpi is calculated it will assume that people will keep buying the more expensive good and so it overstates the cost of living. Cpi is calculated on a fixed basket it does not account for the change: unmeasured quality change a. if the quality of the product changes so does the value of the dollar. Gdp deflator reflects prices of all goods and services produced domestically while cpi reflects prices of goods and services bought by consumers.

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There are many different types of market baskets that economists measure. For example, the market basket for consumers called the 'Consumer Price Index' tracks the prices associated with the typical consumer's purchases of goods and services. The 'Producer Price Index' tracks the prices that firms receive when selling their goods and services.

Indicate the appropriate market basket to use in each of the following instances.

Consumer Price Index:

a)	Measuring differences in the cost of living between different cities.
b)	Examining price changes that might affect businesses.
c)	Measuring the cost of living for a typical consumer.

Producer Price Index:

A)	Measuring differences in the cost of living between different cities.
B)	Examining price changes that might affect businesses.
C)	Measuring the cost of living for a typical consumer.

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An advantage of the personal consumption expenditures price index (PCE) over the consumer price index (CPI) as a measure of inflation is that the PCE

A) includes the prices of consumer goods, but not consumer services.

B) includes the prices of consumer services, but not consumer goods.

C) includes the prices of more consumer goods and services.

D) is a fixed market-basket price index that does not allow the mix of products to change each year

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1. The peak of the business cycle

a. usually occurs when the natural rate of unemployment is equal to its actual rate.

b. is the point where an expansion ends and a recession begins

c. is the minimum level of nominal GDP.

2. The consumer price index (CPI) reflects

a. the median annual expenditures of a typical single family of four on consumer goods

b. the average price of all goods and services computed from the ratio of nominal GDP to real GDP.

c. the changes in the prices of goods and services typically purchased by consumers.

3. The Consumer Price Index is NOT used

a. to measure the average price level of all final goods and services produced

b. to compute the U.S. inflation rate.

c. to measure changes in the cost of living

4. Which of the following is true of a price index that uses a fixed market basket?

a. It excludes new goods and services

b. It accurately predicts the impact of rising prices when purchases are made at superstores.

c. It overstates the importance of items that fall in price.

5. A quality-change bias in the construction of the CPI arises because

a. big box stores that carry electronic goods routinely run sales to reduce their inventories before stocking new models.

b. consumers also shop at superstores or outlet stores

c. newer versions of a product might be more expensive but could also be better than the older version.

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