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macro economics
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Economics
Undergraduate 2
11/19/2012

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hyperinflation
Definition
extraordinary high rate of inflation
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classical
Definition
developing the quantity theory of money
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nominal variables
Definition
variables measured in monetary units
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real variables
Definition
variables measured in physical units
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classical dichotomy
Definition
the separation of of real and nominal variables
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monetary neutrality
Definition
the irrelevance of monetary changes for real variables
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velocity of money
Definition
the rate at which money changes hand
V= price x quantity/ money supply
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inflation tax
Definition
when government raises revenue by printing money
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fisher effect
Definition
adjustment of the nominal interest rate to the inflation rate, gov increases the rate of money growth, long run of high inflation and high nominal interest
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inflation fallacy
Definition
when prices rise, buyers pay more for goods with the less purchasing power of the dollar
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shoeleather cost
Definition
cost of reducing your money holdings, the time and convenience you must sacrifice by going to the bank
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menu cost
Definition
costs of price adjustment, frequently
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capital gain
Definition
the profit made by selling an asset for more than its purchase price
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trade surplus, net exports positive
Definition
exports are greater than imports
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trade deficit
Definition
net exports negative, imports are more than exports
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net capital outflow
Definition
purchase of foreign assets by domestic residents and the purchase of domestic assets by foreigners
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appreciate
Definition
exchange rate at which the dollar can buy more of foreign money
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real exchange rate
Definition
person can trade goods and services at one country for the goods and services of another
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purchasing power parity
Definition
theory at which at an exchange rate whereby a unit of any given currency should be able to buy the same quantity of goods in all country
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law of one price
Definition
goods must sell the same price in all allocations
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parity
Definition
equality
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Tariff
Definition
Tax on imports
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import quota
Definition
a limit on quantity of imports
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Trade policy
Definition
a govt policy that directly influences the quantity of g&s that a country imports or exports
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capital flight
Definition
large and sudden movement of funds out of a country
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