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PART II CONCEPTS AND PROBLEMS
IN MACROECONOMICS
Measuring National
Output and
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National
Income
Prepared by:
Fernando & Yvonn Quijano
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PART II CONCEPTS AND PROBLEMS
IN MACROECONOMICS
Measuring National
Output and
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National
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Income CHAPTER
Gross Domestic Product
OUTLINE
Final Goods and Services
Exclusion of Used Goods and Paper
Transactions
Exclusion of Output Produced Abroad by
Domestically Owned Factors of
Production
Calculating GDP
The Expenditure Approach
The Income Approach
Nominal versus Real GDP
Calculating Real GDP
Calculating the GDP Deflator
The Problems of Fixed Weights
Limitations of the GDP Concept
GDP and Social Welfare
The Underground Economy
Gross National Income per Capita
Looking Ahead
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Gross Domestic Product
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Gross Domestic Product
Final Goods and Services
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To arrive at GDP, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) counts:
a. The value of total sales, including sales to suppliers and
sales to consumers.
b. The value of final sales.
c. The value of intermediate goods and final goods.
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To arrive at GDP, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) counts:
a. The value of total sales, including sales to suppliers and
sales to consumers.
b. The value of final sales.
c. The value of intermediate goods and final goods.
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Gross Domestic Product
Final Goods and Services
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Gross Domestic Product
Exclusion of Used Goods and Paper Transactions
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Gross Domestic Product
Exclusion of Output Produced Abroad by Domestically Owned Factors
of Production
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Which of the following is counted in GDP?
a. The output produced by U.S. citizens abroad.
b. The profits earned abroad by U.S. companies.
c. The output produced by foreigners working in U.S.
companies abroad.
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Which of the following is counted in GDP?
a. The output produced by U.S. citizens abroad.
b. The profits earned abroad by U.S. companies.
c. The output produced by foreigners working in U.S.
companies abroad.
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Calculating GDP
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Calculating GDP
The Expenditure Approach
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Calculating GDP
The Expenditure Approach
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For the year 2004, the percentages of C, I, G, and (EX – IM) in
U.S. aggregate expenditure were roughly as follows:
a. 70%, 16%, 19%, and –5%.
b. 40%, 18%, 25%, and 17%.
c. 24%, 35%, 45%, and –4%
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For the year 2004, the percentages of C, I, G, and (EX – IM) in
U.S. aggregate expenditure were roughly as follows:
a. 70%, 16%, 19%, and –5%.
b. 40%, 18%, 25%, and 17%.
c. 24%, 35%, 45%, and –4%
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Calculating GDP
The Expenditure Approach
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The largest component of Personal Consumption Expenditures (C)
is:
a. Durable goods.
b. Nondurable goods.
c. Services.
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d. Residential Investment.
e. Imports.
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The largest component of Personal Consumption Expenditures (C)
is:
a. Durable goods.
b. Nondurable goods.
c. Services.
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d. Residential Investment.
e. Imports.
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Calculating GDP
The Expenditure Approach
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Calculating GDP
The Expenditure Approach
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Calculating GDP
The Expenditure Approach
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Calculating GDP
The Expenditure Approach
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Calculating GDP
The Expenditure Approach
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Which of the following statements about exports and imports is
correct?
a. Exports must be subtracted out of GDP to obtain the correct
figure.
b. Imports must be subtracted out of GDP to obtain the correct
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figure.
c. The difference between exports and imports is negative when
the country is a net exporter.
d. Before 1976, the United States was generally a net importer.
Only after 1976, exports began to exceed imports.
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Which of the following statements about exports and imports is
correct?
a. Exports must be subtracted out of GDP to obtain the correct
figure.
b. Imports must be subtracted out of GDP to obtain the
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correct figure.
c. The difference between exports and imports is negative when
the country is a net exporter.
d. Before 1976, the United States was generally a net importer.
Only after 1976, exports began to exceed imports.
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Calculating GDP
The Income Approach
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Calculating GDP
The Income Approach
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Which of the following statements is/are correct about the
components of GDP using the income approach?
a. Compensation of employees is the largest item in national
income.
b. Proprietor’s income refers to the profits earned by
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corporations.
c. Net interest refers to interest paid by households, business
firms, and the government.
d. Rental income is a major component of national income.
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Which of the following statements is/are correct about the
components of GDP using the income approach?
a. Compensation of employees is the largest item in
national income.
b. Proprietor’s income refers to the profits earned by
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corporations.
c. Net interest refers to interest paid by households, business
firms, and the government.
d. Rental income is a major component of national income.
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Calculating GDP
The Income Approach
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Calculating GDP
The Income Approach
Dollars
(Billions)
GDP 13,841.3
Plus: Receipts of factor income from the rest of the world + 817.5
Less: Payments of factor income to the rest of the world 721.8
Equals: GNP 13,937.1
Less: Depreciation 1,686.6
Equals: Net national product (NNP) 12,250.5
Less: Statistical discrepancy 29.4
Equals: National income 12,221.1
Source: See Table 6.2.
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Calculating GDP
The Income Approach
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Calculating GDP
The Income Approach
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The difference between gross national product (GNP) and net
national product (NNP) is:
a. Net exports.
b. The surplus of government enterprises.
c. Net interest.
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d. Depreciation.
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The difference between gross national product (GNP) and net
national product (NNP) is:
a. Net exports.
b. The surplus of government enterprises.
c. Net interest.
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d. Depreciation.
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Calculating GDP
The Income Approach
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Calculating GDP
The Income Approach
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Nominal versus Real GDP
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Nominal versus Real GDP
Calculating Real GDP
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Nominal versus Real GDP
Calculating Real GDP
fixed-weight procedure.
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The difference between nominal GDP and real GDP comes from:
a. Changes in the level of income.
b. Changes in purchasing power of the dollar caused by
changes in the exchanger rate.
c. Changes in prices.
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The difference between nominal GDP and real GDP comes from:
a. Changes in the level of income.
b. Changes in purchasing power of the dollar caused by
changes in the exchanger rate.
c. Changes in prices.
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Nominal versus Real GDP
Calculating the GDP Deflator
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Nominal versus Real GDP
The Problems of Fixed Weights
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Limitations of the GDP Concept
GDP and Social Welfare
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Limitations of the GDP Concept
Gross National Income per Capita
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Limitations of the GDP Concept
The Underground Economy
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Legalizing all forms of illegal activities would:
a. Reduce both the underground economy and GDP.
b. Increase both the underground economy and GDP.
c. Increase the underground economy but reduce the value of
GDP.
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Legalizing all forms of illegal activities would:
a. Reduce both the underground economy and GDP.
b. Increase both the underground economy and GDP.
c. Increase the underground economy but reduce the value of
GDP.
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Limitations of the GDP Concept
The Underground Economy
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FIGURE 6.1 Per Capita Gross National Income for Selected Countries, 2006
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REVIEW TERMS AND CONCEPTS
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