ECN 001A Lecture 9: Discussion 9- Externalities

Please go ahead and read:

http://www.huizenga.nova.edu/faculty-blog/index.cfm/2014/3/3/A-Bit-on-the-Bitcoin

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/09/10/ebays-paypal-embraces-anarchic-virtual-currency-bitcoin/

After you read the articles, use this discussion thread to try to answer the questions which were raised in that blog post.

The town of York produces three goods, Good A, Good B, and Good C. The following is information regarding York's production of these three goods and their prices over 3 years. Use 2015 as a base year (i.e., 2015 = 100).

Year 2014 Year 2015 Year 2016

Quantity of Good A: 3 4 5

Price of Good A: $10 $10 $11

Quantity of Good B: 10 10 10

Price of Good B: $2 $4 $6

Quantity of Good C: 2 4 6

Price of Good C: $5 $6 $7

GDP questions:

1) What is the total money value of Good A that's produced in 2015?

2) Calculate the nominal (or current dollar) GDP for 2014.

3) Calculate the real (or constant dollar) GDP for 2014.

4) Calculate the real (or constant dollar) GDP for 2015.

5) What is the real economic growth rate from 2014 to 2015?

6) What is the real GDP per capita for 2014, assuming the population equals 10 individuals?

7) Calculate the GDP deflator for 2014, 2015, and 2016.

Suppose that in 2013, the economy produced 10 shirts at $20 each and 5 hamburgers at $5 each. In 2014, the economy produced 15 shirts at $21 each and 10 hamburgers at $6 each. Calculate the nominal GDP in 2014. What is the value of real GDP produced in 2014 using 2013 as the base year?