ECON302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Savings Account, John Maynard Keynes, Compound Interest

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18 May 2016

School

University of Waterloo

Department

Economics

Course

ECON302

Professor

Nafeez Fatima

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Macroeconomics is the study of the overall or aggregate performance of an economy. An economy"s total output of goods and services is measured by the real gross domestic product (gdp) Gdp can be broken into four major components: consumption (c, gross private domestic investment (i, government consumption and investment (g, net exports of goods and services (nx) An economy"s quantities of goods or labour can be measured using the aggregates of employment and unemployment. A model can be a group of equations or graphs or a set of conceptual ideas. An economic model deals with two kinds of variables: endogenous variables determined within the model, exogenous variables determined outside of the model. Assuming the market is perfectly competitive, each buyer and seller is too small to affect the market price: each individual is considered a price-taker. For long-run analysis, a market-clearing framework is used to assume there is always pressure for the market price to adjust towards the equilibrium price.

Related Questions

An improvement in technology causes the production possibilities frontier (PPF) to

	shift to the right.
	pivot upward.
	shift to the left.
	pivot downward.

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Which of the following is not shown by the circular flow model?

	The flow of resources in one direction and money in the other
	The equality of aggregate spending and aggregate income
	The interaction of households, firms, and the government
	The total amount of goods and services the economy can produce

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Gross domestic product (GDP) is defined as

	the market value of all final goods and services produced in an economy in a given period of time.
	the market value of all consumption goods and services produced in an economy in a given period of time.
	the market value of all investment goods and services produced in an economy in a given period of time.
	the real value of all investment goods and services produced in an economy in a given period of time.

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Real GDP

	includes all domestic and foreign transactions.
	includes the dollar value of domestic transactions only.
	tries to isolate the effect of changing output, holding prices constant.
	measures GDP in terms of prices of goods and services produced.

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When economists talk about economic growth, they are usually referring to

	the percentage change in nominal GDP.
	the percentage change in real GDP.
	the percentage change in nominal investment.
	the percentage change in real investment.

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There are many economic models to explain the macro-economies function. Adam Smith started the classic economic thinking with his laissez-faire theory. The classical foundation for the role of money supply in an economy started in the mid-1700s. In classic macroeconomics, money is used for transactions. If there is more money or less money in circulation then it means that the prices are higher or lower. The classic model dominated microeconomics and macroeconomics of 1800 and 1900. In the classic macroeconomic model, the role of money is that it is used for transactions. The classic role of money can be understood through the quantity theory of money. The quantity theory of money states that if there are changes in the price level, then there will be corresponding changes in the money supply. The equation for the quantity theory of money is: M * V = P * Q

In this equation,

M = Nominal money supply

V = Velocity of money

P = Average price level

Q = Quantity of goods and services sold

The average price times quantity of goods and services sold represents the nominal GDP. The velocity of money is the number of times a currency is spent during a year.

Say's Law states that supply creates its own demand. It means that the income that is derived from producing some goods by an individual, allows him to purchase goods produced by some other individual. Since everyone has a need to purchase goods, they will produce some goods to earn income and buy what they want. So, the product markets will always be in equilibrium.

Show an empirical study that tests the relative inflation and growth rates on the nominal exchange rates.

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1. The multiplier helps explain

A. why a decrease in taxes causes real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to fall by more than the amount of the decrease in taxes.

B. why a fall in investment cause real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to rise by more than the amount of the decrease in investment.

C. why a rise in government expenditures causes real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to rise by more than the amount of the increase in government spending.

D. why an increase in disposable income causes real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to rise by less than the amount of the increase in disposable income.

2. If the marginal propensity to save (MPS) increases, the multiplier

A. decreases.

B. can either increase or decrease, depending on what happens to the marginal propensity to consume (MPC).

C. stays the same.

D. increases.

QUESTION 60

The investment function will shift when there is a change in

		A. the opportunity cost of retained earnings.
		B. firms' profit expectations.
		C. the cost of borrowing.
		D. the interest rate.

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QUESTION 61

In the Keynesian model, whenever planned saving exceeds planned investment,

		A. there will be unplanned inventory accumulation.
		B. real GDP will not be influenced.
		C. the interest rate will remain unchanged.
		D. there will be unplanned inventory depletion.

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QUESTION 62

In the Keynesian model, whenever planned saving is less than planned investment,

		A. there will be unplanned inventory depletion.
		B. the interest rate will remain unchanged.
		C. there will be unplanned inventory accumulation.
		D. real GDP will not be influenced.

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QUESTION 63

Government purchases

		A. are determined by the political process.
		B. are determined by the public.
		C. are influenced by interest rates.
		D. are determined by suppliers.

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QUESTION 64

If, at some level of output, total planned real expenditures are less than real Gross Domestic Product (GDP),

		A. real GDP will either fall or remain unchanged, depending on the MPC.
		B. real GDP will rise.
		C. real GDP remains unchanged.
		D. unplanned inventories will increase and real GDP will fall.

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QUESTION 65

When the economy is operating at the equilibrium level of GDP, we know that

		A. total planned real expenditures equal real GDP.
		B. real net exports equal inventory changes.
		C. planned real investment spending equals real net exports of zero.
		D. total planned real consumption expenditures equal real GDP.

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QUESTION 66

One divided by the marginal propensity to save (MPS) is the formula for

		A. the inverse of the multiplier.
		B. the multiplier.
		C. one minus the multiplier.
		D. autonomous consumption.

QUESTION 67

Thinking like an economist would, which is true of investment?

		A. Investment represents spending on capital goods.
		B. Investment is a stock concept.
		C. Investment is putting money into stocks and bonds.
		D. It is the portion of disposable income that is not used for consumption or saving.

QUESTION 68

Other things being equal, if input prices rise in a country, then there would be

		A. cost-push inflation.
		B. demand-pull inflation.
		C. cost-pull deflation.
		D. more production and a lower price level.

QUESTION 69

In the short run, if the price level rises, then the overall economy can temporarily produce beyond its nominal capacity. One reason for this is that

		A. existing capital equipment can be used more intensively.
		B. wage rates rise almost simultaneously with the price level.
		C. the unemployment rate usually rises dramatically along with the price level.
		D. workers can be switched from counted to uncounted production.

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