periods of falling real incomes and rising unemployment Depressions: severe recessions (very rare) Short-run economic fluctuations are often called business cycles FACTS: 1. Economic fluctuations are irregular and unpredictable. 2. Most macroeconomic quantities fluctuate together. 3. As output falls‚ unemployment rises. The AD curve shows the quantity of all g&s demanded in the economy at any given price level. Y = C + I + G + NX When an increase happened to C‚I‚G‚(NX or EX) - the
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phrase ‘double-dip recession’ which now commonly used in the West. Macroeconomics is concerned with the study of aggregate economy‚ which embodies all nationally relevant economic indicators. The common indicators are the unemployment rate‚ the rate of inflation‚ the GDP per capita‚ economic growth‚ the economic cycle‚ and the labor force. Since 2003‚ Brazil’s economy has been growing steadily. It has been improving its macroeconomic stability despite a small crisis in 2008 which saw its growth rate
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Benson James ECO 372 Fundamentals of Macroeconomics 08 October 2013 The gross domestic product (GDP) is defined as the market value of all goods in any country at any specific time. The gross domestic product is frequently used to establish a country’s wealth or standard of living. Even though the GDP is supposed to determine a country’s economic health‚ many nonbelievers think the gross domestic product does not account for the underground economy. An underground
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Carrefour is one of the largest hypermarket chains that exist around the globe. It originated in France‚ Marcel Fournier‚ Denis Defforey and Jacques Defforey was the creators of Carrefour. Carrefour is the pioneer retailer in Europe and the second one around the world. This hypermarket has been expanding around Europe. It also spread elsewhere through its partners and franchisees‚ such as the stores that exist in Egypt. Entering Carrefour store means that you’ll get to experience top quality products
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Principles of Macroeconomics Coursework Rodoula Makri ECON101-EN Question 1: a) Price of substitute good falls - As seen on the diagram above when price of substitute product A rise‚ then demand for substitute product B rises accordingly. Positive relationship between the two. Shift to the right. b) Taste shifts away from the good - Whe the taste shifts away from the good it becomes less desirable‚ making its demand for it decrease. Shift to the left. c) Price of complimentary good
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Macroeconomics Assignment: Unemployment Unemployment Data for August of 2013 Employment (rose/fell/remained unchanged)‚ and the unemployment rate edged (up/down/stayed unchanged) to (?) percent in the last month. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 169‚000 in August‚ and the unemployment rate was little changed at 7.3 percent‚ the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in retail trade and health care but declined in information. The jobless rate had
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ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 Course Outline Semester 2‚ 2013 Part A: Course-Specific Information Students are also expected to have read and be familiar with Part B Supplement to All Course Outlines. This contains Policies on Student Responsibilities and Support‚ Including Special Consideration‚ Plagiarism and Key Dates. It also contains the ASB PROGRAM LEARNING GOALS. Table of Contents 1 STAFF CONTACT DETAILS 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 1.1 Communications with
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• Micro vs. Macro • Microeconomics – the study of how individual households and firms make decisions and how they interact with one another in markets. • Macroeconomics – the study of the economy as a whole. – Its goal is to explain the economic changes that affect many households‚ firms‚ and markets at once. • The Two Groups of Economists • Macroeconomists • Focus on the economy as a whole. • Spend much time analyzing how total income changes and how changes in income cause changes in
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The Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Before being able to grasp what economics has to offer it is important to understand the terms and concepts that are frequently used in economic. This paper will consist of two parts‚ part one will explain six terms; gross domestic product (GDP)‚ real GDP‚ nominal GDP‚ unemployment rate‚ inflation rate‚ and finally interest rate. Part two will consist of describing how three economic activities‚ such as purchasing of groceries‚ massive layoff of employees‚ and
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to eliminate business cycles. (d) wages and prices don’t adjust quickly‚ so the economy is slow to return to equilibrium. Answer: B 4. (4 points) The country of Old Jersey produces milk and butter‚ and it has published the following macroeconomic data‚ where quantities are in gallons and prices are dollars per gallon. | |2003 | |2004 | |Good |Quantity |Price | |Quantity
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