1. Macroeconomics Section 3.1 & 3.2 What is the difference between Macroeconomics and Microeconomics? List some key terms you’ve heard that refer to Macroeconomics: - - - -
5. total and per capita3.2 Introduction to development * Definitions of economic growth and economic development * Differences in the definitions of the two concepts * Gross Domestic Product (GDP) vs. Gross National Product (GNP) as measures of growth * Limitations of using GDP as a measure to compare welfare between countries * Allowance for differences in purchasing power when comparing welfare between countries * Alternative methods of measurement * Problems of measuring development PowerPoint Made by Jason Welker
6. Macroeconomics Micro vs. Macro Intro to Macroeconomics: What is Macroeconomics? Blog post: "Trying to see the forest through the trees" Micro concept >>>>>> Macro equivalent Market Demand Supply Price Quantity Decrease in demand Increase in demand Decrease in supply Increaese in supply Excise (indirect) tax Subsidy National Economy Aggregate Demand Aggregate Supply Price level National Output/Income (GDP) Recession and unemployment Inflation Supply shock, stagflation Economic growth Income (direct) tax Government spending
8. Macroeconomics The circular flow of income - macro version Revisiting the circular flow: The macro circular flow model includes household saving and firm investment, government taxation and spending on G&S, and foreigners who buy exports and sell imports. Injections:Investment and purchase of exports Expenditures / revenue Product market Goods/Services Taxes Taxes Government Firms Households Goods/services Goods/services Factors of productin Resource market Income Leakages: Savings and purchase of imports Leakages:The money that leaves the circular flow because it is not being spent on domestic G&S. Injections: Spending that enters the circular flow from external sources i.e. foreign investors and consumers.
9. Macroeconomics The Macroeconomic Objectives In Microeconomics, the objectives are: ·firms aim to maximize profits ·consumers aim to maximize utility ·efficient resource allocation in competitive markets ·the correction of market failure through government intervention These can be thought of the goals of microeconomics In Macroeconomics, the objectives are: Full - employment: Does NOT mean every single person has a job. Means that most people who want to work are working. Some unemploymenet will exist in a healthy economy. 1) Stable prices: This refers not to the prices of individual products, but to the price level in the economy as a whole. A rise in the overall price level is called inflation, a fall is called deflation. 2) Economic growth: The most talked about macroeconomic goal, growth occurs when the total amount of goods and services an economy produces increases from year to year. 3) 4) Income distribution: A nation's income should be somewhat equally distributed between the upper and lower "classes" in society. Some tax systems are designed to achieve more equitable income distribution.
10. Macroeconomics Measuring national income Gross Domestic Product:GDP is the monetary measure of the total market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in one year. Can be thought of as: national income or national output or national expenditures GDP= primary output + secondary output + tertiery output GDP=W+R+I+P GDP=C+I+G+(X-M) Why is GDP important? >>It tells us something about the relative size of different countries' economies >>It is a monetary measure, so it tells us how much income a country earns in a year (assuming everything that is produced is sold). >>When we divide GDP by the population, we get GDP per capita, which tells us how many goods and services the average personconsumes in a country. >>When real GDP grows more than the population, that tells us that people on average, have more stuff than they did before. >>If you believe that having more stuff makes people better off, then GDP per capita tells us how well off people in society are. IMPLICATIONS: GDP is the most important macroeconomic measurement!
11. Macroeconomics Section 3.1 & 3.2 Of the following things, what would be included in Peru’s GDP? - Building of roads - Buying a used book off of Amazon.com - Social security payment to the elderly - A mother at home raising her children - Cutting down trees to make paper - Rebuilding after an earthquake - Cleaning up an oil spill - Buying pizza at Papa John’s - Hiring an empleada - Ocean pollution caused by building a new Malecon
12. Macroeconomics Measuring national income What's included and not included in GDP? GDP includes: ·GDP includes only final products and services ·GDP is the value of what has been produced within the borders of a nation over one year, not what was actually sold. GDP Excludes "nonproduction transactions": ·Purely financial transactions are excluded. >>Public transfer payments, like social security or cash welfare benefits. >>Private transfer payments, like student allowances or alimony payments. >>The sale of stocks and bonds represent a transfer of existing assets (However, the brokers’ fees are included for services rendered.) ·Secondhand sales: If I buy a used car in 2008, that sale does not count towards 2008's GDP, because the car was not made in 2008! The price of the car was originally included in the year's GDP when it was produced.
13. Macroeconomics Measuring national income Gross National Product: the total income that is earned by a country's factors of production regardless of where the assets are located. GNP = GDP + net property income from abroad The value of the cars made in a Honda factory in the US count towards Japan's GNP and America's GDP. Bank of America's operations in Japan count towards US GNP and Japan's GDP. Nominal GDP and Real GDP: Nominal GDP measures the money value of a nation's output. To measure the REAL value of the nation's output, the value of money must be taken into account. Inflation erodes the value of money and therefore the nation's output. REAL GDP = Nominal GDP adjusted for inflation.
14. Macroeconomics Measuring national income How do we determine Real GDP? We will assume that we live in an economy that produces only one thing, Pizza.. 1. Find Nominal GDP for each year 2. Determine a price index for each year (using the price index formula), 3. Adjust the nominal GDP figures by dividing by the price index (in hundredths). What is a price index? A price index is a measure of the price of a specified collection of goods and services called a, “market basket” in a given year as compared to the price of an identical basket of goods and services in a reference year. Price of a "market basket" of goods in a specific year X 100 = Price index for a given year Price of same "basket" in the base year Nominal GDP Real GDP = Price index (in hundredths)
15. Macroeconomics Measuring national income Example: 2008: 10 pizza's @ $10/pizza. Nominal GDP = $100 2009: 12 pizza's @ $12/pizza. Nominal GDP = $144 What is the REAL GDP in 2009? Ppizza 2009 = $12 Ppizza 2008 = $10 Price index= =1.2 x 100 = 120 Nominal GDP in 2009 = 12 x $12 = $144 Real GDP in 2009 = $144 1.2 = $120 Conclusions:Because the price of pizza's increased by 20% (inflation rate was 20%), the nominal GDP growth of 44% was over-stated. After adjusting for inflation, the nations' growth rate is only 20%
23. What is the difference between gross national income and net national income?
24. What is the difference between gross national income and gross domestic income?
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26. What is the difference between total and per capita, in regards to national income figures?
27. Describe how gross domestic product is calculated using the expenditure method.
28. Describe how gross domestic product is calculated using the income method.
29. Describe how gross domestic product is calculated using the output method.
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31. Macroeconomics Evaluating GDP Shortcomings of GDP:GDP is reasonable and useful in measuring how well or poorly the economy is performing but it has some shortcomings: ·certain important work is left out of accounting (homemakers, labor of carpenters who make own homes because GDP measures only the MARKET VALUE of output. GDP therefore is understated. ·Our accounting system does not take reflect that we work less hours than in past years (1900 avg was 53 hours) and that we have more leisure time ·Does not reflect improved product quality ·Does not include the underground economy ·GDP does not put a market value/cost on the environment. Higher GDP may be accompanied by negative externalities, which are NOT subtracted from GDP. ·GDP does not tell us if the best combo of G and S are produced, weighs G and S equally, a rifle and encyclopedias are assigned equal weight. ·Nor does it measure how GDP is distributed in among the population ·GDP does not measure the total well being, happiness, a reduction of crime or better relationships with society, with other countries, etc...
32. Macroeconomics Measuring national income GDP: How is it measured?Two methods are used for measuring GDP Expenditures approach: Measures all the spending on final goods and services that has taken place during a year. This includes: Personal Consumption (C): the purchase by households of all goods and services ·Including non-durables: bread, milk, toothpaste, t-shirts, socks, toys, etc... ·and durables: TVs, computers, cars, refrigerators, etc... ·and services: dentist visits, haircuts, taxi rides, accountants, lawyers, etc... Gross Private Domestic Investment- (Ig) ·All final purchases of machinery, equipment, and tools by businesses. ·All construction (including residential). ·Changes in business inventory. >>If total output exceeds current sales, inventories build up. >>If businesses are able to sell more than they currently produce, this entry will be a negative number.
33. Macroeconomics Measuring national income Components of GDP, continued... Government Purchases (of consumption goods and capital goods) - (G) ·Includes spending by all levels of government (federal, state and local). ·Includes all direct purchases of resources (labor in particular). ·This entry excludes transfer payments since these outlays do not reflect current production. Net Exports- (Xn) ·All spending on goods produced in the U.S. must be included in GDP, whether the purchase is made here or abroad. ·Often goods purchased and measured in the U.S. are produced elsewhere (Imports). ·Therefore, net exports, (Xn) is the difference: (exports - imports) and can be either a positive or negative number depending on which is the larger amount. Summary:GDP = C + I + G + Xn (X-M)
34. Macroeconomics Measuring Economic Goals Discussion Questions: 1) How can you get paid 5% more this year than last year, but actually experience a fall in real wages? Explain. 2) Because policymakers understand so much about macroeconomics, modern economies will always experience economic growth. True or false, explain.