capital and labour can be utilised at greater than normal rates‚ at least for a time‚ a country’s actual output can exceed its potential output. Identify two factors that might cause a change in the level of potential output. For each factor briefly explain why they can affect potential output. (2 marks) Unfavourable weather conditions‚ such as severe drought‚ could reduce potential output growth in an economy such as Australia’s‚ or a decline in technological innovation might also reduce potential
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Part B – Macroeconomics Question 10: a) Which of the following are final goods and services and which are intermediate goods and services? Please explain why in your answer. i) A windscreen purchased by a motor vehicle spare parts supplier; Intermediate goods – by national accounts (GDP) windscreen primary production value has already been accounted. It is being resold at a deflated value as second hand goods. ii) A new bulldozer to be used by a construction
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Business Cycles Business Cycles ► The value of real GDP over time shows periodic fluctuations in its movement ► The business cycle refers to the periodic fluctuations of economic activity about its long term growth trend ► The Business cycle is the more or less regular pattern of expansion (recovery) and contraction (recession) in economic activity around the path of trend growth. At cyclical peak‚ economic activity is high relative to trend At a cyclical trough‚ the low
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GDP purchasing power parity. Uruguay’s economy is in an expansionary peak phase of the Business Cycle as evidenced by the fact that GDP (purchasing power parity) was $44.029 billion in 2009 due to the world-wide economic crisis as a result of the United States’ Great Recession. Therefore the 2013 Uruguay rGDP of $56.27 billion shows a strong rebound from a low 2009 $44.029 billion amount. Also‚ Uruguay’s projected rGDP by the end of 2014 is over $60 billion. Uruguay’s rGDP grew 3.5% in 2013 and that
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BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND PERFORMANCE DURING DIFFICULT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS For the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) John Kitching Robert Blackburn David Smallbone Small Business Research Centre‚ Kingston University Sarah Dixon School of Management‚ Bath University June 2009 URN 09/1031 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i 1. INTRODUCTION‚ RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AND METHODS 1 2. RESEARCH CONTEXT 1 2.1 Defining Difficult
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Introduction. The business cycle or economic cycle refers to the ups and downs seen somewhat simultaneously in most parts of an economy. The cycle involves shifts over time between periods of relatively rapid growth of output (recovery and prosperity)‚ alternating with periods of relative stagnation or decline (contraction or recession). These fluctuations are often measured using the real gross domestic product. To call those alternances "cycles" is rather misleading‚ as they don’t tend to repeat
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Introduction In this macroeconomic analysis divided into four assignments‚ we will try to give a full description of the economic situation in Germany for the last forty years and argue on the possible macroeconomic factors and events that have possibly contributed to it. Germany has experienced a steady growth in the post World War II era and it keeps developing with positive growth rates. Fluctuations are of course present‚ but they can mainly be explained with by various events through the
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Economics Group X Submitted by : Jameela Sogue Mark Anthony Ventura Girlie Cinense Joanna Mishia Matias Submitted to : Mrs. Rommel G. Rivera Macroeconomics Issues; Inflation and unemployment Macroeconomics Macroeconomics (from the Greek prefix makro- meaning "large" and economics) is a branch of economics dealing with the performance‚ structure‚ behavior‚ and decision-making of an economy as a whole‚ rather than individual markets. This includes national‚ regional‚ and global
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BUSINESS CYCLES Trend and cycle of the business cycle Phases of the cycle Pro‐cyclical‚ counter‐cyclical‚ and a‐cyclical variables Lead‚ lagged‚ and contemporary variables Stylized facts and cyclical behavior of key macroeconomic variables 2 BUSINESS CYCLES Over time GDP grows but not in a linear way GDP 2006 constant prices (in logs) 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.5 3 BUSINESS CYCLES Time Series Components 1. 2. 3. 4. Trend (long‐run) Cycle (short‐run)
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remarkable progress in macroeconomic management. Acceleration of economic growth‚ gradual decline of budget deficit‚ high rate of export and import growth‚ steady rise of foreign currency reserve at a satisfactory level are some of the major achievements that Bangladesh attained during the past few years until FY2007-2008. Success in achieving these significant milestones is largely attributable to a set of policies and reforms implemented in order to attain macroeconomic stability accompanied by
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