CHAPTER 12 & 13 ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT TOTAL DOLLAR VALUE FINAL GOODS AND SERVICES NEW ONLY
GDP EXPENDITURE MEASUREMENT CONSUMER GOODS AND SERVICES PURCHASED + BUSINESS GOODS PURCHASED + GOVERNMENT GOODS + NET EXPORTS
GDP INCOME MEASUREMENT WAGES + INTEREST + RENTS + BUSINESS PROFIT
INFLATION RISE IN GENERAL PRICE LEVEL –DEFLATION?
CAUSES OF INFLATION DEMAND-PULL COST-PUSH WAGE-PRICE SPIRAL EXCESSIVE MONETARY GROWTH
EFFECTS OF INFLATION PURCHASING POWER DOWN SPENDING HABITS SPECULATION INCREASE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
MEASURING INFLATION CONSUMER PRICE INDEX –MARKET BASKET PRODUCER PRICE INDEX EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX INTERNATIONAL PRICE PROGRAM
Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand
BUSINESS CYCLE PEAK/BOOM CONTRACTION TROUGH EXPANSION
RECESSION vs. DEPRESSION
BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY EXTERNAL FACTORS PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
IN THE WORKFORCE LABOR FORCE –OVER 16 –LOOKING FOR JOB
NOT IN THE WORKFORCE DISABLED ILL HOMEMAKER RETIREE DISCOURAGED UNDEREMPLOYED
FIGURING UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ____________________ LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE
TYPES OF UNEMPLOYMENT FRICTIONAL –seasonal STRUCTURAL CYCLICAL
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Who is eligible?
Poverty Rate Income distribution Income gap Anti-poverty policies –Earned Income Tax Credit –Employment Assistance –Housing Assistance –Welfare Reform