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7663239368Gross Domestic Product (GDP)the total value of all goods and services produced within a country during a given year.0
7663241749Net Domestic Productgross domestic product minus depreciation1
7663244044Multiplierthe increase in equilibrium real GDP divided by the increase in autonomous expenditure2
7663244045Nominal GDPthe production of goods and services valued at current prices3
7663244046Real GDPthe value of final goods and services evaluated at base-year prices4
7663248510Price Indexa number that compares prices in one year with some earlier base year5
7663248511Business CycleAlternating periods of economic expansion and economic recession6
7663250988Unemployment Ratethe percentage of the nation's labor force that is unemployed *people not looking for a job are not counted towards unemployment rate7
7663250989Expected Rate of Returnreturn we expect on the investment use weighted average of the outcomes8
7663254994Frictional Unemploymenta type of unemployment caused by workers voluntarily changing jobs and by temporary layoffs; unemployed workers between jobs. Also called search and wait unemployment9
7663254995Structural Unemploymentunemployment of workers whose skills are not demanded by employers, who lack sufficient skill to obtain employment, or who cannot easily move to locations where jobs are available, last longer than frictional10
7663257536Cyclical Unemploymentunemployment that rises during economic downturns and falls when the economy improves11
7663257537Natural Rate of Unemploymentthe normal rate of unemployment around which the unemployment rate fluctuates12
7663261056GDP GapDifference of actual and potential GDP occurs due to cyclical unemployment13
7663263568Okun's Lawfor every 1% increase in unemployment, there is a 2% loss of potential GDP14
7663263569Demand-Pull Inflationexcess demand bids up the prices of the limited output15
7663268382Cost-Push Inflationinflation resulting from an increase in the cost of production16
7663273723Rule of 70time to double = 70/R (R= rate of growth)17
7663273724APCconsumption/income18
7663273725APSsaving / income19
7663273726MPCchange in consumption/change in income20
7663276249MPSchange in savings/change in income21

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