Economic growth (OCR A-Level Economics): Flashcards

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GDP definition

Total value of output by factors of production in a period

Nominal GDP

Total output in current prices, not adjusted for inflation

Real GDP

Total output adjusted for inflation

GDP per capita

Average level of GDP per head of population

Short Run Economic Growth

An increase in actual GDP

Long Run Economic Growth

Increase in productive capacity in an economy

4 stages of economic cycle

Expansion, peak, contraction, trough

Technical definition of recession

Two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth

Key difference: Nominal vs Real GDP

Real GDP accounts for inflation, Nominal does not

Economic growth rate formula

GDPcurrent−GDPpreviousGDPprevious×100\frac{GDP_{current} - GDP_{previous}}{GDP_{previous}} \times 100

GDP per capita formula

GDPPopulation\frac{GDP}{Population}

Short run growth on AD/AS diagram

Rightward shift in AD curve

Long run growth on AD/AS diagram

Rightward shift of LRAS curve

Long run growth on PPF diagram

Outward shift of PPF curve

GDP per capita limitation

Does not reflect distribution of income among residents

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