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Fixed Exchange Rates
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Change:fianacefinance directly. to maintain the exchange rate at times when there's shortage of pound reduce imports by new tariffs and imports quotas subsidize US exports But this reduces the volume of world trade and efficiency Domestic macroeconomic adjustments: Use of monetary and fiscal policy
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Key Facts about the US in the international economy
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Apr 28 2008, 8:05 AM EDT |
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Change: otherits US's second most important trading partner. Other Asian economics are also active in international trade. International trade (and finance) link world economies. Through trade, changes in economic conditions in one place can quickly affect other places. International trade is often at the center of debates over economic policy.
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Comparative Advantage
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Apr 28 2008, 7:59 AM EDT |
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Change: producers. Increased competition from foreign exporters force domestic firms to achieve least-cost production, to increase product quality and production methods; subsequently increasing economic growth. Wider range of product choices for consumers. Links in national interests may break down animosities between countries. Countries may now comsume beyond their real GDP
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Unit VI - Is International Trade and Finance good or bad for a country?
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AP Econ in the News
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Apr 28 2008, 6:21 AM EDT |
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Change:Japan and India are very much different in the cultures but may be united by international trade. Prime Minister Shimzo Abe of Japan will meet
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Taxation and Aggregate Supply
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Apr 10 2008, 9:21 AM EDT |
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Change:(not in AD) are anthe main active force in determining interestthe rates,level of inflation, unemployment rates, and GDPeconomic growth. Taxes impede productivity growth and slow the expansion of long-run aggregate supply How hard people work depends on the amounts of additional after-tax earnings from their efforts
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AP Econ in the News - Macro Unit IV and V: Inflation, Unemployment, and Economic Growth
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Apr 10 2008, 9:19 AM EDT |
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Change:August 28, 2006. Although the U.S. economy has enjoyed sustained economic growth since 2000, the situation has not resulted in higher real wages for American workers. This is the first period of strong and consistent growth since World War II that has not raised real wages for most workers. People
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The Phillips Curve: Unemployment / Inflation relationship
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Apr 10 2008, 8:49 AM EDT |
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Change:resulting in an increase in input cost (The Phillips Curve shifts outward) Adverse Aggregate Supply Shocks: Sudden large increases in resource costs and push short-run aggregate supply leftward (such as OPEC in the '70s and '80s) These shocks distort the usual inflation-unemployment relationship:
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From Short-run to Long-run Aggregate Supply
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Apr 10 2008, 8:40 AM EDT |
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Change:(and other input prices) do not respond to price level changes; workers are not immediately aware of the extent inflation changed real wages many workers have fixed-wage contracts The SR curve is based on three basic assumptions The Initial price level is P1 Firms and workers
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Monetary Policy, Real GDP, and the Price Level
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Mar 17 2008, 11:06 AM EDT |
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Change:checkable deposits increase=>Federal funds falls => Money Supply increases => interest rate falls => InvestmenInvestment increases => Aggregate Demand increases (because investment is determinentdeterminant of AD)=> Y rises, UE falls, PL rises.Effects of a restrictive monetary policy: Overheated Economy/Runaway Inflation-- Fed sells
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Targeting the Federal Funds
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Mar 17 2008, 11:02 AM EDT |
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Tools of Monetary Policy
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Change: ( Passive fluctuate with Federal Funds Ratio) -The interest rate the Federal Reserve Banks charge on loans they grant to commercial banks. - Borrowing from the Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks increases the reserves of commercial banks and enhances their ability to extend credit-Lower rate rates=increased
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Macro Unit 3 AP Economics in the News:
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Mar 17 2008, 10:41 AM EDT |
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Change:In a country where about half the population lives on less than a dollar (BDT 69) a day, it is safe to assume that the
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Macro Unit II AP Econ in the News
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Feb 28 2008, 9:58 PM EST |
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Change:This article talks about the rising oil prices and its effects on China's economy, remember Mr.Welker once talked about the trucks all lining up infront
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The Multiplier Effect
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Feb 28 2008, 9:51 PM EST |
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Change:save which stays the same for every person percentage wise, the amount spent in each cycle is less and less.Multiplier = change in real GDP/ initial change in spendingRationale: Based on two facts: The economy supports repetitive, continuous flows of expenditures and income Any change
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Equilibrium and Changes in Equilibrium
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Feb 28 2008, 9:49 PM EST |
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Change:contracts:contracts: difficult to profit from cuts of product prices without cutting wage rates; wages are usually inflexible downward b/c many laborers are under contracts prohibiting wage cuts Morale, effort, and productivity: Efficiency wages: wages that elicit max. work effort and minimize labor costs per unit of output
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Aggregate Demand
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Change:of Aggregate Demand AD// AD shiftersNote: Changes in aggregate demand involve changes in spending, which are magnified through the multiplier effect Consumer spending: (C) Consumer Wealth: Consumer wealth includes both financial assets and physical assets. A sharp
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Macro Unit 1 AP Econ in the News
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Change:economy in the short term. In the company that my father works in, one of it's factory roof fell off due to the snow, and its annoced that the total loss was around a million dollars. It would take a while for the company or the whole China to recover.
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Shortcomings of GDP
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Feb 14 2008, 7:26 AM EST |
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Change:eg.eg. a $200 dollar phone costs the same as a $200 dollar phone 10 years ago technological improvements such as greater memory capacities, viewing screens, and enhanced capabilities is not included in GDP The Underground Economy ("black market"): Embedded in the economy is
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Gross Domestic Product
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Feb 14 2008, 7:18 AM EST |
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Change:EXCLUDED from the GDP because secondhand sales don't contribute anything to the current production. the monetary transaction was already counted in the GDP of the year the item was produced Ex. Selling your 1965 Ford Mustang to a friend (this
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