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October 7– Do you think the Great Depression could have been prevented? Why?. Measuring the Great Depression. Definitions. What is inflation? --a general upward movement in price of goods and services in an economy What is deflation?
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October 7– Do you think the Great Depression could have been prevented? Why?
Definitions • What is inflation? --a general upward movement in price of goods and services in an economy • What is deflation? --a general downward movement in the price of goods and services in an economy • What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)? --A statistic reported monthly and indicates annual percentage changes in price levels
Defintions • What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? • Market value of all final goods and services produced in an economy in a given year • What is nominal GDP? • GDP that has not been adjusted for inflation • What is real GDP? • GDP adjusted for inflation • What is the unemployment rate? • the number of unemployed as a percentage of the labor force which is reported monthly
Definitions • What is the definition of unemployed? • Civilian persons 16 years of age or older are classified if they do not have jobs, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks and are currently available for work.