measuring the wealth of the nation
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Measuring the Wealth of the Nation. Chapter 12. What is GDP?. Gross Domestic Product The total dollar value of all final goods and services a nation’s industries produce within its borders in one year. Quantity of goods produced in a year X price of each item = GDP. Nominal GDP. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Measuring the Wealth of the Nation
Chapter 12
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What is GDP? Gross Domestic Product The total dollar value of all final goods
and services a nation’s industries produce within its borders in one year.
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Quantity of goods produced in a year X price of each item = GDP
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Nominal GDP Dollar values (reported as is) – the way
the government reports GDP
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Real GDP GDP adjusted for inflation from a base
year.
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Final Goods measure GDP Final goods and services – sold to
ultimate users Intermediate goods – those used in the
production of other goods.
Tire example: may be either final or intermediate depending on who sells it.
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Unsold inventories are counted in GDP- dealer is considered the final purchaser.
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GDP includes only goods produced in the specified calendar year.
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GDP measures only domestic production, things produced in the U.S.
Toyota Tundra made in Texas?
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Recap: 4 concepts used to determine GDP
1. Quantity of Goods X Price 2. Only final goods & services 3. Only goods produced during the
calendar year. 4. Only includes domestic production.
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How to Measure GDP
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GDP has to be estimated. Add all purchases in the four basic
economic groups: › Households› Businesses› Government› foreign buyers
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Household Consumption Households account for the greatest
portion of the nation’s total purchases: $9,224.5 billion in 2006.
Consumer Services – haircuts, education
Consumer Durable Goods: life expectancy more than one year
Consumer Non-durable Goods: wears out or used up in less than one year.
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Trash bags Car stereo Suntan lotion Flip flops Prom dress Laundry detergent Home theater
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Business Investment Gross Private Domestic Investment
(GPDI)- business investment Sum of all business spending on captial
investment and unplanned inventories.
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Government Spending In 2006, Government spending
accounted for about one-fifth of the GDP.
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Net Exports Consider the amount of goods a nation
sells to other countries. Then subtract the amount that nation
buys from other countries. That gives you the Net Exports. The U.S. has had a negative trade
balance every year since the 1970s. (We buy more from other countries than we sell.)
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GDP = C + I + G + NX
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Problems with GDP Measurement
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Purpose of GDP – tell government officials and economists how productive the economy has been at any given time.
GDP is an estimate and is NOT precise.
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Unrecorded Transactions – barter transactions, do-it-yourself activities, black market activities
Counterproductive Items – pollution, environmental damage
Inflation- GDP doesn’t recognize the true dollar value of production. Economists adjust for inflation to a base year = REAL GDP
Changes in population – per capita GDP, wealth per person
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Real GDP/total population = per capita real GDP
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Foreign Trade
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Trade Deficit Negative balance of trade – buy more
from foreign countries than you sell.
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Trade Surplus Positive balance of trade – Sell more to
foreign countries than you buy.
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Since 1976 the U.S. has run trade deficits.
Trade deficits mean jobs leave the U.S. and go overseas where countries are producing more.
Trade deficits indicate a decline in U.S. manufacturing.
Trade deficits show that other countries are able to produce better or less costly products.
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Reasons for Trade Deficits
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Reasons for Trade Deficits
1. Domestic inability to produce some goods.
2. Better quality of some foreign goods. 3. Cheaper foreign materials. 4. Lower foreign wages. 5. Lower foreign capital costs. 6. Foreign subsidies – Gov’t pays
producers to help with manufacturing costs.
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Trade Policy: Protectionism vs. Free Trade
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Protectionists Try to protect domestic manufacturing
and jobs.
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Protectionists Support trade quotas which limit the
quantity of goods that can be imported.
Support tariffs which make imports more expensive and domestic products more competitive.
Unintended Consequence: Costs rise for the American consumer causing a reduced demand for products.
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Free Trade Advocates Believes free markets will offer the best
opportunities. Consumers are important to
productivity. Say protectionism is similar to
mercantilism (how?) Quotas and tariffs cause shippers and
boatmen to lose jobs due to fewer imports.
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Free Trade Advocates If foreigners prosper from trade, they
are able to purchase American products.
Protectionist laws favors some businesses and industry and hurts others. (redistribution of unemployment)
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Winners & LosersProtectionism Non-competitive
firms win Limits buyers
choices Raises prices
Free Trade Solid businesses
may suffer Gives buyers more
choices Lowers prices
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GDP Review What is it? Why is it important? What must be taken into
consideration?