exam prep

exam info

  • 10-15 multiple choice not more then 15

  • 4-5 short-answer questions

  • do worksheets and problems

  • GO BACK TO MINI QUIZES

  • memorize key formulas like calculating inflation rate

  • one page cheat sheet only formulas no examples or concepts

main topics in exam

  • whats GDP, real GDP, calculating using the SPENDING METHOD/ APPROACH (EXPENDITURE APPROACH) ONLY

  • inflation will ask to calculate CPI and inflation

  • multiple choice ask about effect, links between unemployment and inflation

  • understand 3 types of unemployment , structural, fi

  • impact unemployment has

forumlas

  • Gross national product (GNP). GNP= GDP+ net income from abroad

    • this is the only time we will use net income from abroad, beyond the borders of a country. measurers production by countries citizens no matter where they are located

  • Net national product (NNP. NNP= GNP- Depreciation

    • accounts for wearing out of capital equipment (capital is things like: factories, buildings )

  • Net domestic product (NDP). NDP = GDP - depreciation

    • accounts for wearing out of capital equipment (capital is things like: factories, buildings )

  • Gross domestic prodcut: GDP= C + I + G +_X_- Im

  • Rule of 70: 70/x

    • x is growth rate

depreciation:

  • if depreciation > new investment → capital stock is shrinking

  • if deprecation < new investment → capital stock is increasing

  • business inventory counts as investments

  • you don’t count deprecation in GDP if were looking for just GDP only using it for net DP

okun’s law

  • for every additional 1% increase of the unemployment rate, real GDP declines by 2%

rule of 70

  • numbers of years it will take to double the value of the variable: 70/x with x being the growth rate

national account