Fundamentals of Macroeconomics D.A. Torrez ECO/372 October 25‚ 2012 Kirk Marangi Fundamentals of Macroeconomics What is economics? Economics is the study of what people do to coordinate their want and desires through production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services (Colander‚ 2010). To understand economics‚ one has to understand the basic fundamentals of economics. Economics is based on two groups’ macroeconomics and microeconomics. So what is macroeconomics? Macroeconomics is the
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Advance Macroeconomics 1. Why the rich become richer and poor become poorer? It is because of the rising in inequality. He rich have got richer‚ and the poor have become relatively poorer. It is not that the real incomes of the lowest paid have fallen (though in some cases real incomes have been stagnant) but‚ they have fallen behind higher income earners. The gap between the highest paid and lowest paid has increased. In the past couple of decades it feels like the ‘rich have got richer
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must meet two basic concepts of economics these are Microeconomics and Macroeconomics and to get to know these concepts is necessary to know which is the economy and economics is the science that studies human behavior and trade ‚ sales tax‚ receipt of wages‚ credit‚ is the science of the usual business of the above are some definitions that can be found in the economy as such. In this research we can differentiate macroeconomics microeconomics its relationship to the economy to serve both‚ we can
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MACRO ASSIGNMENT – 24/6/13 Section 3 – Group No. 5 The relation between Macroeconomics and the Great Depression The Great Depression The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations‚ but in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930s or middle 1940s.It was the longest‚ most widespread‚ and deepest depression of the 20th century. The popular belief is that the Great
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BASIC INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS‚ TOOLS AND TERMINOLOGIES By- Rhit Srivastava MBA –PM(05) IIHMR Economics • Economics is the social science that studies economic activity to gain an understanding of the processes that govern the production‚ distribution and consumption of goods and services in an exchange economy Types of economics • Macro economics : Concentrate on large picture of economy. • Microeconomics: • Microeconomics deals with behavior of individual market and the business‚ consumer
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics In order to accurately understand countries true economic outlook a person must consider many values. There is not just one value‚ although some may be better indicators than others. From purchasing of groceries‚ massive layoff of employees‚ to a decrease in taxes‚ each affects not only governments and businesses‚ but the general household as well. It is important for everyone to have a general understanding of how money flows within his or her economy from
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A First Look at Macroeconomics Economic Growth • Definition: the expansion of the economy’s PPF (outward shift) • Measured by the increase in real domestic product (also called real GDP) Costs Benefits Forgone current consumption Technological progress Slow growth rates = real costs (e.g. compromised health care‚ worse roads‚ less housing etc.) Greener environment (questionable) Fluctuations of Real GDP around Potential GDP: the Business Cycle The Okun Gap Definitions: • Actual GDP:
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ECS2730 ASSIGNMENT Question one a) Different sources had varying figures in terms of acquiring the macroeconomic variables. b) The following graph show the GDP growth rate‚ GDP per capita growth rate and the inflation rate of Nigeria. From the graph it is not easy to see the changes (in terms of figures) in the variables therefore‚ the table below shows how the above variables have changed over time. Year Real GDP growth rate (annual %) GDP per capita growth (annual %) Inflation
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics ECO/372 Macroeconomics October 23‚ 2012 Fundamentals of Macroeconomics The purpose of this paper is to describe the following terms: gross domestic product (GDP)‚ Real GDP‚ Nominal GDP‚ Unemployment rate‚ inflation rate‚ and interest rate. Then we have to describe how purchasing of groceries‚ massive layoff of employees‚ and decrease in taxes affects government‚ households‚ and businesses. Learning and understanding the terminology of economics and what really
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