Title: SURVEY OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
1SURVEY OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
- LECTURE 14
- MACROECONOMIC MEASURES
2SURVEY OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
- LECTURE 14
- MACROECONOMIC MEASURES
MACROECONOMIC QUESTIONS
HOW DOES AN ECONOMY PROVIDE FOR CYCLICAL
STABILITY? HOW DOES AN ECONOMY PROVIDE FOR
ECONOMIC GROWTH?
3CIRCULAR FLOW OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
FIRMS
HOUSEHOLDS
4CIRCULAR FLOW OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES
FIRMS
HOUSEHOLDS
5CIRCULAR FLOW OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES FIRMS REVENUE
FIRMS
HOUSEHOLDS
WAGES, SALARIES,PROFITS, RENT FIRMS COSTS OR
FACTOR PAYMENTS
6CIRCULAR FLOW OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES FIRMS REVENUE
FIRMS
HOUSEHOLDS
WAGES, SALARIES,PROFITS, RENT FIRMS COSTS OR
FACTOR PAYMENTS
7CIRCULAR FLOW OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
PAYMENTS FOR GOODS SERVICES FIRMS REVENUE
LABOR,CAPITAL,LAND ENTREPRENEURIALSHIP
FIRMS
HOUSEHOLDS
REAL GOODS SERVICES
WAGES , SALARIES,PROFITS, RENT FIRMS COSTS
8CIRCULAR FLOW OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
PAYMENTS FOR GOODS SERVICES FIRMS REVENUE
LABOR,CAPITAL,LAND ENTREPRENEURIALSHIP
FIRMS
HOUSEHOLDS
REAL GOODS SERVICES
WAGES, SALARIES,PROFITS, RENT FIRMS COSTS OR
FACTOR PAYMENTS
SUBSIDIES
SUBSIDIES
GOVT
TAXES
TAXES
9Aggregation in Economics
- In their principles of economics text, Baumol and
Blinder make the following somewhat surprising
statement. - An economic aggregate is nothing but an
abstraction that people use to describe some
salient features of economic life. - For example, while we observe the prices of
gasoline, telephone calls and movie tickets
everyday, we never actually see the price level
10- So the concept of the gross domestic product
which we will discuss in greater detail shortly
is really an abstraction used to represent the
total production of a nation. - Its as if we were discussing a product that
represents the output of society. Equilibrium in
the goods market determines the level of
aggregate product and the price level.
11Aggregate Supply
Aggregate Demand
12Aggregate Supply
Aggregate Demand
Equilibrium GDP
13Aggregate Supply
ONE PRICE
Equilibrium Aggregate Price Level
ONE QUANTITY
Aggregate Demand
Equilibrium GDP
14ISSUES MACROECONOMIC GOALS AND MEASURES
15CYCLICAL STABILITY ISSUES
16ISSUE 1 UNEMPLOYMENT
Unemployment lines in the 1930s
17- ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES LOSS OF POTENTIAL OUTPUT
- SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES (social stability)
- HUMAN TRAGEDY
PUBLIC GOODS
Dust bowl family
PRIVATE GOODS
Unemployed worker in 1930s
18- UNEMPLOYMENT
- ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
- SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
- HUMAN TRAGEDY
PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING AND ABLE TO WORK ARE NOT
BEING PRODUCTIVELY EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC GOODS
PRIVATE GOODS
19THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
- THE RATIO OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS SEEKING
EMPLOYMENT (SOUGHT WORK IN THE FOUR WEEKS PRIOR
TO THE BLS SURVEY) TO THE TOTAL LABOR FORCE. - TOTAL LABOR FORCE EQUALS THE NO. OF PERSONS
EMPLOYED PLUS THE NO. OF PERSONS UNEMPLOYMENT. - DISCOURAGED WORKERS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE LABOR
FORCE.
20UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
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22OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
- UNEMPLOYMENT IS PERSISTENT-- NEVER FALLING TO
ZERO. - THE LEVEL OF UNEMPLOYMENT FLUCTUATES
DRAMATICALLY. - THERE ARE MARKED DIFFERENCES IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE AMONG DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE AND
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. NOT PICTURED IN DIAGRAM.
23FORMS OF UNEMPLOYMENT
- SEASONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
- FRICTIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
- STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT
- CYCLICAL UNEMPLOYMENT
24- Seasonal unemployment Unemployment due to the
end of the agricultural season or holiday season. - Frictional unemployment Unemployment
attributable to changing jobs out of work moving
between jobs. - Structural unemployment Unemployment due to
changes in technology or foreign trade
agreements long-term shifts in the structure of
the economy. - Cyclical unemployment Unemployment due to
deficiencies in aggregate demand.
25ISSUE 2 INFLATION
Continental Dollars
26- INFLATION IS A SUSTAINED INCREASE IN THE GENERAL
LEVEL OF PRICES. - INFLATION RATE IS THE RATE AT WHICH THE GENERAL
LEVEL OF PRICES INCREASE. - HYPERINFLATION IS A RATE OF INFLATION EXCEEDING
50 PERCENT PER MONTH.
27MEASURING INFLATION
- THE PRICES OF DIFFERENT GOODS RISE AT DIFFERENT
RATES DURING A GIVEN PERIOD SOME PRICES MAY
EVEN FALL. - TO DETERMINE THE CHANGE IN THE GENERAL LEVEL OF
PRICES , ECONOMISTS CALCULATE A WEIGHTED AVERAGE
PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN PRICES. - THE PRICE INDEX MEASURES THE PRICE LEVEL IN ANY
GIVEN YEAR RELATIVE TO A COMMON BASE YEAR.
28CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AN EXAMPLE
- THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX TELLS US HOW MUCH MORE
THE MARKET BASKET OF GOODS COSTS IN THIS
(CURRENT) PERIOD IN COMPARISON TO A BASE PERIOD.
29EXAMPLE OF A PRICE INDEX
30CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AN EXAMPLE
- THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX TELLS US HOW MUCH MORE
THE MARKET BASKET OF GOODS COSTS IN THIS PERIOD
IN COMPARISON TO A BASE PERIOD.
COST OF MARKET CONSUMER
PRICE BASKET
INDEX 1993 857
857/ 857 1.00
2001
1174 1174 / 857
1.3698
1.37
THE CPI ROSE 37 PERCENT BETWEEN 1993 AND
2001.
31CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AN EXAMPLE
- THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX TELLS US HOW MUCH MORE
THE MARKET BASKET OF GOODS COSTS IN THIS PERIOD
IN COMPARISON TO A BASE PERIOD.
COST OF MARKET CONSUMER
PRICE BASKET
INDEX 1993 857
857/ 857 1.00
2001
1174 1174 / 857
1.3698
1.37
THE CPI ROSE 37 PERCENT BETWEEN 1983 AND
2001.
BASE YEAR
CURRENT YEAR
32- IF THE MARKET BASKET COST 412 IN 1983 , THEN WE
COULD COMPARE 1983 WITH THE BASE YEAR 1993 .
COST OF MARKET CONSUMER
PRICE BASKET
INDEX 1993 857
857/ 857 1.00
1983
412 412 / 857
0.4807
.48
THE CPI WAS 52 PERCENT LOWER IN 1983 THAN IN
1993.
33- IF THE MARKET BASKET COST 412 IN 1983 , THEN WE
COULD COMPARE 1983 WITH THE BASE YEAR 1993 .
COST OF MARKET CONSUMER
PRICE BASKET
INDEX 1993 857
857/ 857 1.00
1983
412 412 / 857
0.4807
.48
THE CPI WAS 52 PERCENT LOWER IN 1983 THAN IN
1993.
BASE YEAR
CURRENT YEAR
34STATISTICS ON THE RATE OF INFLATION
Disinflation
WWI
WWII
Deflation
Recession
Panic of 1907
Great Depression
35OBSERVATIONS ON THE INFLATION RATE
- PRICES WERE RELATIVELY STABLE FOR MUCH OF THE
CENTURY i.e., WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PERIODS
AROUND WWI , WWII , AND 1973-1981. - WE HAVE EXPERIENCED PERIODS OF DEFLATION. THAT IS
, THE GENERAL LEVEL OF PRICES CAN FALL - RECESSION OR DEPRESSION PERIODS
- PERIODS OF DEBT DEFLATION
- THERE HAVE BEEN PERIODS OF RAPID PRICE INCREASES.
36WHY IS FIGHTING INFLATION SUCH A HIGH
MACROECONOMIC PRIORITY ?
- INFLATION CAN CAUSE PERVERSE REDISTRIBUTION OF
INCOME.( NOTE THE RUSSIAN-MEXICAN EXPERIENCES) - INFLATION INTERFERES WITH THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN DEBTORS AND CREDITORS . - IN GENERAL, RAPID AND UNPREDICTABLE CHANGES IN
THE VALUE OF MONEY DISTORT ECONOMIC DECISIONS.
37LONG-TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH ISSUE
38ISSUE 3 GROWTH
- IF AN ECONOMY IS TO COMPETE EFFECTIVELY AND GROW
RAPIDLY , IT MUST USE ITS RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY
AND IT MUST INVEST IN INCREASING ITS PRODUCTIVE
POTENTIAL.
39ILLUSTRATION OF GROWING PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY
CAPITAL GOODS
3
2
1
SOCIAL CHOICES
CONSUMPTION GOODS
40ILLUSTRATION OF GROWING PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY
CAPITAL GOODS
SOCIAL CHOICES
1
CONSUMPTION GOODS
41ILLUSTRATION OF GROWING PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY
CAPITAL GOODS
2
SOCIAL CHOICES
1
CONSUMPTION GOODS
42ILLUSTRATION OF GROWING PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY
CAPITAL GOODS
3
2
SOCIAL CHOICES
1
CONSUMPTION GOODS
43How can we increase economic growth in the future?
- Economic growth is a function of the
technological innovation and the amount and
quality of labor and capital in the economy - As more people are employed, the amount of
capital increases, education levels increase, the
quality of capital changes, or the technology
increases, the productive capacity of the economy
increases. Therefore, the economy can increase
its output giving consumers more disposable
income, promoting an increase in consumption
spending, and providing resources for business to
use for further investment and government to use
to provide public goods and services. - Increased labor force participation increases
output. Expanded, improved education creates more
productive workers. Business and government
spending on research and development enhance our
abilities to produce and allow each worker to
become more productive, increasing incomes for
all. - Finally, to achieve a higher level of GDP in the
future, consumers need to limit consumption
spending and increase savings today, permitting
businesses to invest more in capital goods. If
resources are invested into building an economy
now, future generations will enjoy a higher level
of economic growth our businesses will produce
more goods and consumers can purchase more goods.
Expansion of output at rates faster than our
population growth is what gives us the
opportunity to enjoy higher standards of living.
44MEASURING AGGREGATE OUTPUT
45MEASURING OUTPUT
- GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) IS THE SUM OF THE
MONEY VALUE OF ALL FINAL GOODS AND SERVICES
PRODUCED BY THE RESIDENTS OF A NATION DURING A
SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD. - GDP IGNORES INCOME RECEIVED FROM AND PAID TO
FOREIGN INTEREST. THESE ITEMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE
GNP.
46What is the Difference Between GNP and GDP ?
- GNP is the total output produced with capital,
labor, and other inputs owned by U.S.residents. - GDP is the output produced with capital, labor,
and other inputs located inside the U.S.
47NOMINAL AND REAL GDP
- NOMINAL GDP UNADJUSTED, MONEY() GDP.
- REAL GDP THE MONEY VALUE OF ALL GOODS AND
SERVICES PRODUCED BY THE ECONOMY DIVIDED BY A
MEASURE OF THE PRICE LEVEL -- A PRICE INDEX
48- REAL GDP NOMINAL GDP / PRICE INDEX
- ( P Q) / P Q
- THE PRICE LEVEL MEASURE IN THIS CASE IS THE GDP
DEFLATOR . THAT IS , WHAT IT COSTS TO PURCHASE
THE TOTAL MIX OF GOODS AND SERVICES COMPOSING THE
GDP TODAY AND WHAT IT COST IN THE BASE YEAR.
49STATISTICS ON THE GDP
Recession
Recession
Recession
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51OBSERVATION ABOUT THE GDP
- POTENTIAL GDP WHAT THE ECONOMY COULD PRODUCE IF
LABOR AND CAPITAL WERE USED TO THEIR FULL
CAPACITY. - OUTPUT DOES NOT GROW SMOOTHLY AND ACTUAL OUTPUT
HAS FALLEN BELOW POTENTIAL OUTPUT AT TIMES. ( A
RECESSION IS DATED BY A FALL IN GDP FOR AT LEAST
TWO CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS.) - RECESSION MEANS THAT AGGREGATE OUTPUT IS
BELOW POTENTIAL.
52Recession Statistics
53Definition of GDP in More Detail
- Definition of Gross Domestic Product
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is one measure of
economic activity, the total amount of goods and
services produced in the United States in a year.
It is calculated by adding together the market
values of all of the final goods and services
produced in a year. - It is a gross measurement because it includes the
total amount of goods and services produced, some
of which are simply replacing goods that have
depreciated or have worn out. - It is domestic production because it only
includes goods and services produced within the
U.S. - It measures current production because it only
includes what was produced during the year. - It is a measurement of the final goods produced
because it does not include the value of a good
when sold by a producer, again when sold by the
distributor, and once more when sold by the
retailer to the final customer. We only count the
final sale. - Changes in GDP from one year to the next reflect
changes in the output of goods and services and
changes in their prices. To gain a better
understanding of what actually is occurring in
the economy, real GDP is also calculated. In
fact, these changes are more meaningful, as the
changes in real GDP show what has actually
happened to the quantities of goods and services,
independent of changes in prices.
54Explanations of GDP and its Components
- GDP C I G NX where NX Exports (X)
Imports(M) - Consumption spending (C) consists of consumer
spending on goods and services. It is often
divided into spending on durable goods,
non-durable goods and services. These purchases
accounted for 68 percent of GDP in the third
quarter of 2001. - Durable goods are items such as cars, furniture,
and appliances, which are used for several years.
(10) - Non-durable goods are items such as food,
clothing, and disposable products, which are used
for only a short time period. (20) - Services include rent paid on apartments (or
estimated values for owner occupied housing),
airplane tickets, legal and medical advice or
treatment, electricity and other utilities. (38)
Services are the fastest growing part or
consumption spending.
55- Investment spending (I) consists of
nonresidential fixed investment, residential
investment, and inventory changes. Investment
spending accounts for 19 percent of GDP, but
varies significantly from year to year. - Nonresidential fixed investment is the creation
of tools and equipment to use in the production
of other goods and services. Examples are the
building of factories, the production of new
machines, and the manufacturing of computers for
business use (15). - Residential investment is the building of a new
homes or apartments. (4) - Inventory changes consist of changes in the level
of stocks of goods necessary for production and
finished goods ready to be sold. (Less than 1)
56- Government spending (G) consists of federal,
state, and local government spending on goods and
services such as research, roads, defense,
schools, and police and fire departments. This
spending does not include transfer payments such
as Social Security, unemployment compensation,
and welfare payments, which do not represent
production of goods and services. (17)
57- Net Exports (NX) is equal to exports (X) minus
imports (M). Exports are items produced in the US
and purchased by foreigners . Imports are items
produced by foreigners and purchased by US
consumers. Currently, the US imports more than
it exports so that net exports are negative,
about -4 of the GDP.
58Revisions in GDP Announcements
- Real GDP for each quarter is announced three
times. The month following the end of the quarter
is described as the advance GDP the second
announcement or revision is described as the
preliminary announcement and the third month is
the final. While labeled as the final version,
even it will eventually be revised after the
final data for a year are published. An example
of previous revisions, the three announcements
for the annual rates of change in 2000-01 are
shown on the next slide.
59- Annual rates of change in Real GDP
- Advance
Preliminary Final - Second Quarter, 2000 5.2 5.3 5.6
- Third Quarter, 2000 2.7 2.4 2.2
- Fourth Quarter, 2000 1.4 1.1 1.0
- First Quarter, 2001 2.0 1.3
60- Revisions in inventory investment and the
international trade data are often the cause of
changes in the GDP figures. Because changes in
inventories and international trade date make up
significant portions of the current report, one
should be particularly cautious in using the
"advance" figures.
61Are estimates of GDP accurate measures of our
well-being?
- GDP fails to account for many forms of production
that improve a person's well-being. For example,
if you make a meal at home, the labor is not
included. However, if you were to go out to a
restaurant and consume that same meal, the labor
is included in GDP. Unpaid work at home or for a
friend and volunteer work is not included and
thus GDP does not reflect production of all we
produce. - External effects of production, such as
pollution, are not subtracted from the value of
GDP. Although two countries may have similar GDP
growth rates, one country may have significantly
cleaner water and air, and therefore is truly
better off than the other country. If as economic
growth accelerates, producers begin to employ
production techniques that create more pollution,
the effects of the growth are overstated. - GDP includes police protection, new prisons, and
national defense as goods and services. It is not
always clear that if we have to devote increased
resources for such purposes that we are better
off as a result. - GDP includes the effects of price changes. An
increase in GDP due solely to inflation does not
signal an improvement in living standards. Real
GDP is a better measure. Nor does GDP reflect
population growth. Changes in the income
distribution are not measured. It is also
difficult to compare rates of growth for
different countries, as countries use different
means of estimating income and price levels in
their economy. - There are a variety of other weaknesses and
inaccuracies, but GDP accounting is the best that
we have. Real GDP does provide sound signals as
to the direction of change of a selected large
part of what we produce each year. Government
statisticians and academics are constantly
working to improve its accuracy and its ability
to reflect our well-being.
62MEASURING THE AGGREGATE PRODUCT
From Stiglitz, Economics, pp. 660 - 666
63MEASURING GDP THE VALUE OF OUTPUT
- FINAL GOODS APPROACH
- VALUE -ADDED APPROACH
- INCOME APPROACH
64FINAL GOODS APPROACH
- FINAL GOODS ARE THOSE SOLD TO THE ULTIMATE
CONSUMER . REMEMBER THE VALUE OF FINAL GOODS
INCLUDE THE VALUE OF INTERMEDIATE GOODS . - THE FINAL GOODS APPROACH TO GDP ADDS UP THE TOTAL
DOLLAR VALUE OF GOODS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN A
GIVEN YEAR --CATEGORIZED BY THERE ULTIMATE USER .
65CATEGORIES OF FINAL GOODS WHERE FINAL GOODS GO
- CONSUMPTION
- INVESTMENT
- GOVERNMENT
- NET EXPORT
66NOTATION
- C AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION
- Cd DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF
- CONSUMPTION GOODS
- Mc IMPORTS OF CONSUMPTION GOODS
- Xc EXPORTS OF CONSUMPTION GOODS
- ALLOCATION OF THE DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF
CONSUMPTION GOODS - Cd Xc ( C - Mc ) C ( Xc - Mc )
67- I AGGREGATE INVESTMENT
- Id DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF
- INVESTMENT GOODS
- MI IMPORTS OF INVESTMENT GOODS
- XI EXPORTS OF INVESTMENT GOODS
- ALLOCATION OF THE DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF
INVESTMENT GOODS
- Id XI ( I - MI ) I ( XI - MI )
68- G TOTAL GOVERNMENT
- EXPENDITURES
- Gd DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF
- GOVERNMENT GOODS
- Mg IMPORTS FOR GOVERNMENT
- EXPENDITURES
- Xg EXPORTS OF GOVERNMENT GOODS
- ALLOCATION OF THE DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF
GOVERNMENT GOODS
- Gd Xg ( G - Mg ) G ( Xg- Mg)
69AGGREGATE OUTPUT GDP
- GDP Cd Id Gd
- ALSO , X Xc XI Xg
- M Mc MI Mg
- GDP Xc C - Mc XI I - MI Xg G - Mg
70AGGREGATE OUTPUT GDP
- GDP CDd Id Gd
- ALSO , X Xc XI Xg
- M Mc MI Mg
- GDP Xc C - Mc XI I - MI Xg G - Mg
Cd
71AGGREGATE OUTPUT GDP
- GDP CDd Id Gd
- ALSO , X Xc XI Xg
- M Mc MI Mg
- GDP Xc C - Mc XI I - MI Xg G - Mg
Id
72AGGREGATE OUTPUT GDP
- GDP CDd Id Gd
- ALSO , X Xc XI Xg
- M Mc MI Mg
- GDP Xc C - Mc XI I - MI Xg G - Mg
Gd
73AGGREGATE OUTPUT GDP
- GDP CDd Id Gd
- ALSO , X Xc XI Xg
- M Mc MI Mg
- GDP Xc C - Mc XI I - MI Xg G - Mg
GDP
Gd
Id
Cd
74- REARRANGE THE TERMS
- C I G ( Xc XI Xg ) - ( Mc MI Mg )
75- REARRANGE THE TERMS
- C I G ( Xc XI Xg ) - ( Mc MI Mg )
X
M
76- REARRANGE THE TERMS
- C I G ( Xc XI Xg ) - ( Mc MI Mg )
X
M
GDP C I G ( X - M )
77- REARRANGE THE TERMS
- C I G ( Xc XI Xg ) - ( Mc MI Mg )
X
M
GDP C I G ( X - M )
OUTPUT
78- REARRANGE THE TERMS
- C I G ( Xc XI Xg ) - ( Mc MI Mg )
X
M
GDP C I G ( X - M )
OUTPUT
TOTAL SPENDING FOR FINAL GOODS
79VALUE-ADDED APPROACH
- THIS APPROACH STUDIES THE INTERMEDIATE GOODS
DIRECTLYi.e., VALUE - ADDED AT EACH STAGE OF THE
PRODUCTION PROCESS. - VALUE - ADDED FIRMS REVENUE MINUS COST OF
INTERMEDIATE GOODS. - GDP SUM OF THE VALUE ADDED FOR
- ALL FIRMS IN THE ECONOMY
80INCOME APPROACH SUM OF THE FACTOR PAYMENT
- THIS APPROACH FOCUSES ON THE INCOME GENERATED BY
SELLING THE FIRMS PRODUCTS. - FIRM REVENUES WAGES INTEREST PAYMENTS COST
OF INTERMEDIATE GOODS TAXES PROFITS - REVENUES MINUS COST OF INTERMEDIATE GOODS
VALUE-ADDED
81- GDP SUM OF THE VALUE-ADDED
- WAGES INTEREST PAYMENTS
- TAXES PROFITS