Macroeconomic Indicators: GDP Measurement, Growth Assessment and Business Cycles

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What is the marketplace value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time?
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Which of the following is included in the calculation of GDP?
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What types of activities are excluded from GDP calculations?
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What measures the total value of final goods and services produced in a year by a country's nationals?
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What is the term for GDP that values production at constant prices and is adjusted for inflation?
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What is the term for GDP that values production at current prices and is not adjusted for inflation?
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What describes the amounts of real output buyers collectively desire at each possible price level?
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What describes the levels of real domestic output at each possible price level for the whole economy?
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What is a good that is not used as an ingredient in another good and is sold for the first time?
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What term describes an increase in the ratio of capital to labor?
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What is a prolonged economic contraction lasting two or more quarters called?
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What is an especially long or severe recession called?
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What is an unexpected change in an economic variable that occurs outside the economy?
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How is nominal GDP converted to real GDP?
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Is GDP completely accurate in measuring the economic well-being of a society?
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What are some limitations associated with GDP as a measure of economic activity?
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What are two ways of measuring GDP?
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What approach counts all the money spent on goods using the output expenditure model C+I+G+(X-M)?
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What are the components of the output expenditure model C+I+G+(X-M)?
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What approach requires counting the amount of money the entire country earns, including business profits and wages?
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What category of spending accounts for the largest portion of GDP?
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What are the phases of the Business Cycle?
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What is a period of economic growth as measured by a rise in real GDP called?
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What is the point when GDP stops rising and the economy is at the height of its economic expansion?
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What is a period of economic decline marked by falling real GDP called?
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What is the lowest point of economic decline, when real GDP stops falling?
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What historical event saw real GDP fall by almost a third and unemployment rise to 1 in 4 Americans?
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What government initiative provided employment and increased federal spending during the Great Depression?
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What variables affect the business cycle?
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How do business decisions affect the business cycle?
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How do interest rates and credit availability affect the business cycle?
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How do consumer expectations influence the business cycle?
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What are the three types of economic indicators?
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What type of economic indicators tend to rise or fall before a change in economic activity?
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Which of the following are examples of leading economic indicators?
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What type of economic indicators provide information about the current state of the economy?
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Which of the following are examples of coincident economic indicators?
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What type of economic indicators reflect historical performance and tend to rise or fall after a change in economic activity?
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Which of the following are examples of lagging economic indicators?
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What effect would rising GDP have on inflation and unemployment?
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