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Review beginning of Ch 22 GDP vs. GNP GDP collected by BEA CPI collected by BLS “growth rate” , “inflation rate” , “price level” Indexation, COLA Problems with CPI (Substitution bias, quality change…etc..)
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Review beginning of Ch 22 • GDP vs. GNP • GDP collected by BEA • CPI collected by BLS • “growth rate” , “inflation rate” , “price level” • Indexation, COLA • Problems with CPI (Substitution bias, quality change…etc..) • Assume you are saving money: If nominal interest rates are 10% and inflation is 3%, then you would expect to have 10% more dollars but only 7% more (purchasing power, goods)