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Measuring a Nation’s Income
Chapter 10
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Microeconomics
Microeconomics is the study of how individual households and firms make decisions and how they interact with one another in markets.
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Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics is the study of the economy as a whole.
Its goal is to explain the economic changes that affect many households, firms, and markets at once.
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Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics answers questions like the following:
Why is average income high in some countries and low in others? Why do prices rise rapidly in some time periods while they are more stable in others? Why do production and employment expand in some years and contract in others?
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The Economy’s Income and Expenditure
When judging whether the economy is doing well or poorly, it is natural to look at the total income that everyone in the economy is earning.
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The Economy’s Income and Expenditure
For an economy as a whole, income must equal expenditure because:
Every transaction has a buyer and a seller.Every dollar of spending by some buyer is a dollar of income for some seller.
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Gross domestic product (GDP) is a measure of the income and expenditures of an economy.It is the total market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.
Gross Domestic Product
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The Circular-Flow Diagram
The equality of income and expenditure can be illustrated with the circular-flow diagram.
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The Circular-Flow Diagram
Firms Households
Market for Factors
of Production
Market for Goods
and Services
SpendingRevenue
Wages, rent, and profit
Income
Goods & Services sold
Goods & Services bought
Labor, land, and capital
Inputs for production
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The Measurement of GDP
GDP is the market value of all final goods and services
produced within a country in a given period of time.
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The Measurement of GDP
Output is valued at market prices.It records only the value of final goods, not intermediate goods (the value is counted only once).It includes both tangible goods (food, clothing, cars) and intangible services(haircuts, housecleaning, doctor visits).
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The Measurement of GDP
It includes goods and services currently produced, not transactions involving goods produced in the past.It measures the value of production within the geographic confines of a country.
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It measures the value of production that takes place within a specific interval of time, usually a year or a quarter (three months).
The Measurement of GDP
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What Is Counted in GDP?
GDP includes all items produced in the economy and sold legally in markets.
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What Is Not Counted in GDP?
GDP excludes most items that are produced and consumed at home and that never enter the marketplace.It excludes items produced and sold illicitly, such as illegal drugs.
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Other Measures of Income
Gross National Product (GNP)Net National Product (NNP)National IncomePersonal IncomeDisposable Personal Income
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Gross National Product
Gross national product (GNP) is the total income earned by a nation’s permanent residents (called nationals).It differs from GDP by including income that our citizens earn abroad and excluding income that foreigners earn here.
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Net National Product (NNP)
Net National Product (NNP) is the total income of the nation’s residents (GNP) minus losses from depreciation.Depreciation is the wear and tear on the economy’s stock of equipment and structures.
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National Income
National Income is the total income earned by a nation’s residents in the production of goods and services.It differs from NNP by excluding indirect business taxes (such as sales taxes) and including business subsidies.
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Personal Income
Personal income is the income that households and noncorporate businesses receive.Unlike national income, it excludes retained earnings, which is income that corporations have earned but have not paid out to their owners. In addition, it includes household’s interest income and government transfers.
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Disposable Personal Income
Disposable personal income is the income that household and noncorporate businesses have left after satisfying all their obligations to the government.It equals personal income minus personal taxes and certain nontax payments.
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The Components of GDP
GDP (Y ) is the sum of the following:Consumption (C)
Investment (I)Government Purchases (G)Net Exports (NX)
Y = C + I + G + NX
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The Components of GDP
Consumption (C):The spending by households on goods and services, with the exception of purchases of new housing.
Investment (I):The spending on capital equipment, inventories, and structures, including new housing.
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The Components of GDP
Government Purchases (G):The spending on goods and services by local, state, and federal governments.Does not include transfer payments because they are not made in exchange for currently produced goods or services.
Net Exports (NX):Exports minus imports.
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GDP and Its Components (1998)
Total(in billions of dollars)
Per Person(in dollars) % of Total
Gross domestic product, Y $8,511 $31,522 100 percent
Consumption, C 5,808 21,511 68
Investment, I 1,367 5,063 16
Government purchases, G 1,487 5,507 18
Net exports, NX -151 -559 -2
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GDP and Its Components (1998)
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GDP and Its Components (1998)
Consumption68 %
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Investment16%
GDP and Its Components (1998)
Consumption68 %
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Consumption68 %
Government Purchases
18%
GDP and Its Components (1998)
Investment16%
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Net Exports-2 %
GDP and Its Components (1998)
Consumption68 %
Investment16%
Government Purchases18%
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Real versus Nominal GDP
Nominal GDP values the production of goods and services at current prices.Real GDP values the production of goods and services at constant prices.
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Real versus Nominal GDP
An accurate view of the economy requires adjusting nominal to real GDP by using the GDP deflator.
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GDP Deflator
The GDP deflator measures the current level of prices relative to the level of prices in the base year.It tells us the rise in nominal GDP that is attributable to a rise in prices rather than a rise in the quantities produced.
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GDP Deflator
100GDP Real
GDPNominal=deflator GDP ×
The GDP deflator is calculated as follows:
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100X )deflator (GDP)GDP (Nominal =GDP Real
20xx
20xx20xx
Converting Nominal GDP to Real GDP
Nominal GDP is converted to real GDP as follows:
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Real and Nominal GDP
YearPrice ofHot dogs
Quantity ofHot dogs
Price of Hamburgers
Quantity ofHamburgers
2001 $1 100 $2 50
2002 $2 150 $3 100
2003 $3 200 $4 150
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Real and Nominal GDP
Calculating Nominal GDP:
2001 ($1 per hot dog x 100 hot dogs) + ($2 per hamburger x 50 hamburgers) = $200
2002 ($2 per hot dog x 150 hot dogs) + ($3 per hamburger x 100 hamburgers) = $600
2003 ($3 per hot dog x 200 hot dogs) + ($4 per hamburger x 150 hamburgers) = $1200
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Real and Nominal GDP
Calculating Real GDP (base year 2001):
2001 ($1 per hot dog x 100 hot dogs) + ($2 per hamburger x 50 hamburgers) = $200
2002 ($1 per hot dog x 150 hot dogs) + ($2 per hamburger x 100 hamburgers) = $350
2003 ($1 per hot dog x 200 hot dogs) + ($2 per hamburger x 150 hamburgers) = $500
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Real and Nominal GDP
Calculating the GDP Deflator:
2001 ($200/$200) x 100 = 1002002 ($600/$350) x 100 = 1712003 ($1200/$500) x 100 = 240
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(Periods of falling real GDP)
Real GDP in the United States
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 19953,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
Billions of 1992 Dollars
2000
8,000
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GDP and Economic Well-Being
GDP is the best single measure of the economic well-being of a society. GDP per person tells us the income and expenditure of the average person in the economy.
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GDP and Economic Well-Being
Higher GDP per person indicates a higher standard of living.GDP is not a perfect measure of the happiness or quality of life, however.
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GDP and Economic Well-Being
Some things that contribute to well-being are not included in GDP.
The value of leisure.The value of a clean environment.The value of almost all activity that takes place outside of markets, such as the value of the time parents spend with their children and the value of volunteer work.
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GDP, Life Expectancy, and LiteracyCountry Real GDP per
Person (1997)LifeExpectancy
AdultLiteracy
United States $29,010 77 years 99%
Japan 24,070 80 99
Germany 21,260 77 99
Mexico 8,370 72 90
Brazil 6,480 67 84
Russia 4,370 67 99
Indonesia 3,490 65 85
China 3,130 70 83
India 1,670 63 53
Pakistan 1,560 64 41
Bangladesh 1,050 58 39
Nigeria 920 50 59
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Summary
Because every transaction has a buyer and a seller, the total expenditure in the economy must equal the total income in the economy.Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures an economy’s total expenditure on newly produced goods and services and the total income earned from the production of these goods and services.
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Summary
GDP is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.GDP is divided among four components of expenditure: consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports.
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Summary
Nominal GDP uses current prices to value the economy’s production. Real GDP uses constant base-year prices to value the economy’s production of goods and services.The GDP deflator--calculated from the ratio of nominal to real GDP--measures the level of prices in the economy.
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Summary
GDP is a good measure of economic well-being because people prefer higher to lower incomes.It is not a perfect measure of well-being because some things, such as leisure time and a clean environment, aren’t measured by GDP.
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Graphical Review
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The Circular-Flow Diagram
Firms Households
Market for Factors
of Production
Market for Goods
and Services
SpendingRevenue
Wages, rent, and profit
Income
Goods & Services sold
Goods & Services bought
Labor, land, and capital
Inputs for production
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GDP and Its Components (1998)
Net Exports-2 %
Consumption68 %
Investment16%
Government Purchases18%
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Real GDP in the United States
(Periods of falling real GDP)
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 19953,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
Billions of 1992 Dollars
2000
8,000