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Macroeconomics Exam 1 Study Guide: GDP, Unemployment, Inflation, and Economic Growth

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Expenditure Approach for Measuring GDP

Detailed Explanation of GDP Components

Nominal GDP and Real GDP

Shortcomings of GDP

Labor Force and Unemployment

Types of Unemployment

Unemployment: Minimum Wage Laws and Efficiency Wages

Inflation and Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Using CPI to Adjust for Inflation

Problems with the Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Nominal Income and Real Income

Nominal Interest, Real Interest, and the Fisher Equation

Who is Affected by Inflation?

Costs of Inflation: Shoe-leather Costs and Menu Costs

Long-Run Economic Growth

Productivity and the Per-Worker Production Function

Growth Rates and the Rule of 70

Institutions that Promote Economic Growth

Investment, Savings, and the Financial System

Savings Equal Investment

Market for Loanable Funds

Shifts in the Market for Loanable Funds

Business Cycles and Their Characteristics