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THINGS TO KNOW FOR TERM EXAM #2


1. Chapter 5


  • What is GDP, real GDP, nominal GDP?

  • Different ways to calculate GDP

  • What is the CPI and GDP deflator? (differences/similarities)

  • What are the growth rate, GDP deflator, gross investment, net exports, national income formulas?

  • Economic goals, growth rate benchmarks, omissions from GDP/well being measure

  • What is personal income, personal disposable income, savings, how calculated


2. Chapter 6


  • What is the CPI, what calculated, what does it measure, problems with CPI with the way it is calculated

  • Uses of the CPI measure

  • How to correct economic variables for effects of inflation

  • Real and nominal interest rates


3. Chapter 7


  • Why discrepancy in economic growth rates between nations (rich and poor)

  • What is standard of living, productivity?

  • How productivity calculated, determinants of productivity?

  • Relationship between savings, investment, productivity

  • Government policies to change productivity

  • Factors affecting productivity, production function