Measuring GDP

Chapter 11: Interpreting Real Gross Domestic Product ? -The difference between real GDP and nominal GDP -Why real GDP is the appropriate measure of real economic activity ? GDP: a measure of the size of the economy represents increase in prizes of goods and services rather than an increase in output provides a good way to compare the size of different economies but not a good measure of the economy?s growth over time can grow to economic expansion or just inflation Real GDP: measures actual changes in aggregate output/ adjusted for price changes total value of all final goods and services produced during a given year calculated using the prices of a selected base year (assumed prices stay constant)

?? Chapter 10: The Circular Flow and Gross Domestic Product ? National income and product accounts/National accounts: keep track of the flows of money between different sectors of the economy/ keep track of the spending of consumers, sales of producers, business investment spending, government purchases, and a variety of other flows of money among different sectors of the economy The Simple Circular Flow Diagram: Simple economic diagram with households and firms, omits a number of real-world complications in the interest of simplicity Household: consists of either an individual or a group of people who share their income Firm: is an organization that produces goods and services for sale and employs members of households