Macro Economics

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Mind Map on Macro Economics, created by adelinaarintha on 15/03/2014.
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Macro Economics
  1. Key Economic Indicators
    1. Healthy economy - 4 macro goals
      1. sustained economic growth
        1. actual
          1. GDP
            1. GDP = value of all final goods and services produced within a given country during a given period of time
              1. methods of calculation
                1. product approach
                  1. adding up the final value of everything produced in the country during the year
                  2. income approach
                    1. adding up all the incomes for households in the form of wages, profits, rent and interest, generated by the production of goods and services
                    2. expenditure approach
                      1. adding up all expenditure on final output. = C + I + G + (X-M)
                      2. must always give the same answer
                        1. fundamental identity of national income accounting : national product = national income = national expenditure
                      3. uses
                        1. measure economic growth
                          1. gauge economic strength of different countries
                            1. determine contribution from various sectors of economy
                              1. show distribution of income between wage,rent,interest and profit
                                1. guide for formulation policies
                                2. limitations
                                  1. in accurately measuring national output
                                    1. in measuring standard of living
                                      1. in comparing countries
                                  2. potential
                                    1. an increase in the production capacity of the economy
                                  3. low inflation
                                    1. inflation = a situation where there is a sustained increase in the general price level
                                      1. % rate of increase in the CPI/period
                                        1. keep price stable - aid the process of economic decision making
                                        2. low unemployment
                                          1. unemployment of labour = situation where people who are available for work and are actively seeking for work cannot find jobs
                                            1. unemployment rate
                                            2. sustainable balance of payments
                                              1. BOP = record of a country's international transactions, i.e. between its residents and the rest of the world
                                            3. The circular flow of income
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